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FROZEN: It’s time to LET IT GO

A consequence of parenting is your desire to buy every toy there is available to enhance your child's intellectual, social, motor and any other catch phrase skill the manufacturer has used. Not only do you need to buy toys for your kids, you also need to buy presents for other kids and so trips to the toy stores become a frequent event. As anyone who has reproduced, or has been reeling from the effects off undertaking this life long bungee jump will tell you, that we have been caught in storm of Frozen and its after effects.  While the movie was a fun watch and a refreshingly modern, and fun tale about two spirited sisters, the merchandise mania that followed has become tiring now. Frozen gowns, tiaras, bags, shoes, capes, clips, bowls and spoons, night dresses and underwear, the characters have taken over the lives and homes of millions of parents. The fear of God and law enforcement have kept them from letting go of their minds and kids, but three years later, I still see lit