children | Simply Me

Don’t get me wrong, I love Apple Jacks! But what are we teaching our children? I mean, the cinnamon stick has an eyebrow piercing! Yes, we live in the 21st century and yes, piercings are fine once your a teenager. But little kids are munching on the cereal too! Little kids hold cereal box characters as heroes and ro-models! Are they going to start getting tattoos and piercings the “Cinnamon Stick Man” said it was okay? I don’t know about you, but I’m taking this very seriously. Even the Apple Jack commercials are violent! I don’t think little children as young as my sister need eyebrow piercings and to tell you the truth, the Apple Jacks Company is setting a horrible example! Give me a wholesome cereal box, please!

~ Daisy

I love Dr. Suess! There is something about his timeless rhymes and illustrations that I will keep with me forever. His book, The Butter Battle came to mind with all of this talk of World War 2 and the Holocaust. The book is about two sides of people separated by a wall. (Much like the Berlin Wall.) One side likes their butter on top of the bread and the other on the bottom. Personally, I think we could all care less, right? But the point of the book was to address the circumstances of the Cold War. I know a lot of you are like, “Who cares Mady!” I don’t know… I guess what I’m trying to get at, is that it was pretty cool of Theodore Geisel to express his feelings about the war through rhyme and through his books. His books have reached out to many children and this one in particular touched the adults as well. So thank you Dr. Suess! Make sure to celebrate Dr. Suess Day or March 2nd even if you’re not a big fan of green eggs and ham!

~ Daisy
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