Cute Animated Animals and Women: A Match Made in Heaven

What is it with women and cute? Why is it that someone like me, a person who prides themselves on not being a "girlie-girl", still melts at the sight of some stupid animated baby animal? Is it just locked in my DNA or something? I can go into a zoo and look at a baby koala climbing on the back of its mother and I'll just say "Ah, that's interesting", but if I pass a gift shop with a t-shirt featuring a cute, animated alligator I'll stop in my tracks and go "aaawwww". Seriously, alligators are not cute. They could eat me. Yet if you give it big eyes and a smile, yep, let me give it a hug.



I bring this rant up because I found something evil on the internet the other day. I was looking online for baby shower stuff as I'm in charge of planning a friend's baby shower. I went on this site that sell's packets of product based around baby shower themes that features everything you need for your party, from napkins to plates to favors. Anyway, I went on their theme page and they had... ummm... just about every cute, baby animal theme you could think off. The moment I came upon the page I could feel the change come over me. I assume it's what the Grinch felt when his heart grew four-fold that Christmas morning.



Furthermore, it wasn't just cute baby animals, it was cute baby animals with their parents. An animated owl and child... I was done. I had to remind myself that I was buying this for my friend and not for me. I'm sure my husband would not have been pleased when a 64-piece owl baby shower set arrived at our front door for no apparent reason.



And by the way: why is it that owls have such a strong hold over us women? Have you ever seen them at the zoo? They are by far one of the most boring animals you can watch. I mean, they are fine, they just aren't, you know, worthy of praise. But put them in an animated pose, add a few hearts and a phrase like "Whooo loves you?" and suddenly they become a must have purchase. I mean they kill field mice with their sharp claws for goodness sake!



So anyway, yeah, I don't know what comes over us. I ended up buying my friend the alligator themed card. You know, the same ones that eat baby gazelles. The animated ones are too damn cute, though.



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Kim Green loves to help her friends find the perfect baby shower themes for their parties.