Child's Doll Treated, Groomed Better Than You

For all the eye-rolling we do when we consider how children of a certain class are spoiled these days — kept at bay from the hazards of life in ways we never were, even when our own upbringings were considerably more cushioned than those of the generations before us — it’s probably not a terrible thing to do to take a step back and examine where this exasperation comes from: Are we envious? Angry at ourselves for wishing we were handled so delicately during our own youth? More importantly, we need to remember that however easy it is on these kids right now their future mostly involves running from fires. So if they get treated to a $150 spa day for their dolly is that really the worst thing in the world? At least it’ll be a pleasant memory for them when they’re hiding in the hole and trying to keep silent while the killer robot drones swarm overhead.