Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Dear Santa... What were you thinking?

Dear Santa,
Thank you for your midnight Christmas visit to the new Nielsen home. 
We are relieved you found us in our new house
Thank you for the Buzz Light Year which has been a big hit with our 
overly-Toy-Story-obsessed-two-year-old. 
Thank you for the repeatedly requested fishing pole, for the oversized coloring books, and markers.
And thank you for the stockings stuffed with everything from hot wheels to underpants.
Thank you!
But Santa, it seems you've made a mistake.
This Hot Wheels Tricycle with lights and sounds... its just not working.
Santa, we understand.  You must have heard the constant bickering between three rowdy brothers over who gets to ride the two available bikes. Or perhaps you saw the pouty lip on our youngest who was always left bikeless while brothers rode to their hearts' content. So the perfect solution... a third (nearly identical) bike. Right?
Wrong!
Bless your heart, Santa, but really... what were you thinking?
This new three-wheeler has been the cause of so much quarreling, shoving, and tantrum throwing. You see, your gift has created more toddler fights in the last 72  hours than 
the two previously ridden did in the last year. 
So Santa, if it's not too much to ask, we'd like to return your generous yet completely off-target gift. If this is too much to ask, a refund in the amount of  $100 will suffice.
No hard feelings, Santa. Though next time around... lets get it right.

Till next year,
The Nielsen


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