Today I got to sleep in then I went job hunting. I'm not really sure how well it went. I also managed to completely procrastinate once again and manage to not get ANYTHING done on my REM assignment. Which I should really get going on, but I'm probably not going to touch it until Tuesday night, which is a bad idea. I should also be studying for finals. Which I am doing tomorrow with a friend after class. While I was procrastinating I was watching TV and I saw a Walmart ad and it got me thinking.
Growing up we had all our delusions about things like Santa and the Easter Bunny. Now you turn on the TV around those times of the year and there are loads of commercials advertising for companies like Walmart advertising cheap Easter chocolates or Christmas related things. While that shouldn't be an issue, the way that the commercials are presented make it quite clear that there really isn't a magical being that breaks into your house to leave you gifts or chocolate. Which I find completely depressing. Why is it so bad for children to live in their world of childhood fantasy. If they aren't going to believe in those things, isn't it up to the child's parents as to when they should find out about the identity of this magical provider?
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