The Greatest Baby Toy Ever

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We, like many parents out there, have spent hours, maybe even days, mauling over what seems like an extremely important decision.  We want L Rizzy to have the best, most exciting, most educational toys ever made.  We want his toys to entertain him for countless hours, teach him Calculus, console him when he's fussy, feed him when he's hungry, take him on long walks on the beach, and show him what love really means.  We want L Rizzy to develop a special bond with his toys... maybe even start a special "No Parents Allowed" club and make a fort out of pillows.  We'd love it if his toys could drive and would pick him up from soccer practice.  Maybe they'd take him for a milkshake if he's had a bad day.  The toys would lecture him when he's done something wrong, and congratulate him when he has succeeded.  We would love his toys to rub his feet after a long day at preschool and let him know that what little Fred called him is not true... that little Fred is a punk, and that little Fred is just angry that at 3 years old he already knows his future is in flipping burgers at the local Wendy's.  Perhaps his toys could pick out his clothes for Kindergarten, and make a delicious yet nutritious meal to put in his Ohio State Lunchbox.  It would be great if his toys could help L Rizzy make a Solar System Model for 2nd grade, and a Colonial Times Diorama for 4th grade.  Imagine if his toys could help him learn his lines for the 7th grade play and talk him off a ledge when Susie declines his inquiries about the 9th grade Homecoming Dance.  It would be amazing if his toys would cheer him on during his first game on the varsity soccer team as a 10th grader, and wake up early with him before he takes the SAT's to make him caffeine loaded tea.  And what if his toys were there when he crossed the stage to graduate from High School, and drove us all home from the ceremony, only to slow down next to Susie and her family to laugh at her lack of a diploma.

We want toys that go the "extra mile."  We want toys that never give up and never say die.  We agonized in the toy section.  We evaluated pros and cons.  We read (translated) the instructions and we discussed our favorites.  We wanted the best baby toy ever.  We thought we had found these toys.  And when we gave L Rizzy the toys, we found he'd rather play with...

Apparently.... The Greatest Baby Toy Ever

Tastes good...

Tastes real good.

It makes L Rizzy really happy.

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