Recently, while on vacation, the kids and I spied a
\nlittle shop called Sin Sations.<\/p>\n
Fresh baked donuts immediately sprang to mind and I
\ndrove over, but for the life of me I could not
\nreconcile what I saw with the vision of glazed goodies
\ndancing in my wee brain. Sin Sations is an adult
\nshop and has nothing to do with bear claws and
\n\u00e9clairs.<\/p>\n
I’m not as worldly as I thought. Not by a long shot.
\nThen, the kids started asking questions.<\/p>\n
“Ma, what’s that shop?”<\/p>\n
“It’s not appropriate.”<\/p>\n
“It says ‘toys’.”<\/p>\n
“Yes, but not for kids.”<\/p>\n
“What is sex?”<\/p>\n
“Who wants a Happy Meal?” At least I know I can count
\non what I anticipate when I see golden arches.<\/p>\n
Which reminds me\u2026recently, the kids and I were gift
\nbuying and my son and I stepped into a shop with
\nflashy lights, lava lamps and t-shirts with attitude
\nin the window. We couldn’t see the other items they
\noffered until we stepped inside.<\/p>\n
My son quickly announced that the store was not
\nappropriate for us. A father of three little ones had
\nreached the same conclusion and was quickly leading
\nhis children back out the door.<\/p>\n
Once outside my son asked, “Did you see that one
\nt-shirt?”<\/p>\n
Was that all he saw? Thank you, God, for that!
\n“Isn’t there a McDonald’s around here?” I asked,
\nfalling back on my tried and true change of topic.<\/p>\n
It’s getting so that I look for the golden arches as
\nmy savior for these types of situations. And it must
\nbe rubbing off on the kids.<\/p>\n
Flipping through the television stations the other
\nnight a very inappropriate ad for wild young people
\nappeared and was quickly changed. And, like Pavlov’s
\ndog, all the kids piped up: “Can we get a McFlurry?”<\/p>\n
You know what this means, don’t you?<\/p>\n
It means I’m going to be spending a whole lot of money
\nat McDonald’s as the kids mature. For some there are
\nthe birds and bees. For me, it’s double
\ncheeseburgers and milkshakes.<\/p>\n
Once upon a time Dad and Mom met at McDonald’s and we
\nordered two double quarter-pounders with cheese\u2026and,
\nbecause we loved each other very much, they gave us
\nfive little cheeseburgers to boot!<\/p>\n
I’m sure that lesson will be clear as ketchup.<\/p>\n
Seriously, though, the kids already know where
\ncheeseburgers come from. They also know all about
\ncondiments, too, thanks to Health Ed.<\/p>\n
I just want them to wait until they find a good
\ncorn-fed patty on a wholesome whole-grain bun before
\nthey start thinking about making cheeseburgers. And
\nI think they will. Thanks to my analogies, the older
\nones will never look at a cheeseburger the same again.<\/p>\n
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