"Mommy, Can I play with my plush poo & pee please?"

I have a fraternal twin sister named Emily and as different as we may look the one thing we have always had in common is our sense of humor. What we find funny an average joe may have found funny when they were five years old. For instance, people slipping and falling down will never once get old and when I randomly utter the word "poop" to Emily I instantly hear giggles. It doesn't matter what context it is used in.

About two months ago I come home and go to drop some things off in my room and I see something sitting on my pillow. As I take a closer look it is a pamphlet with the words pee & poo across the top and two plush looking toys. One is bright yellow in the shape of a tear drop and one a medium brown color with eyes. I hesitated for a second and then started laughing and ran downstairs to see where she might have found such a disturbing thing. Emily had gone to a trade show and this was produced by a Swedish vendor.

Now I understand that every country has its own culture but pee & poo toys??? Are they serious? What kind of message does that send children? That it's ok to play with your poo & pee....hmmm there's something very unsettling about this. I can't imagine parents going to tell their kids to go play with their poo & pee dolls. This may lead to some confusion amongst the young folk in today's society. Are kids expected to name these toys like Patti the poop? Do you tell your kids to wash their hands after playing with the dolls? I don't know where this blog is going but I wanted to express my opinion and the fact that when I googled pee & poo dolls today there were over 100 links!