Toy Packaging Be Damned!
I wish that…toy packaging was more sensible, less dangerous and less wasteful! I often dread buying my children new toys. This is especially true around Christmas when Santa is nice enough to deliver all the toys on the huge wish list that each of them so diligently and enthusiastically wrote up. As I get ready to remove the toy packaging, I remind myself to take the proverbial chill pill, and I try to focus on the happiness my kids will feel when they finally get... Read More
‘Kids. Stop It Right Now!’
I wish that…my kids would just get along and not fight or bicker. They fight over everything, all the time. It drives me CRAZY. This “Wish of the Week,” which many of us share, was submitted by Rachele who blogs about her life and family at: More Fun Than Allowed…With Kids (mftawk.com). Unfortunately, what Rachele is describing is typical, widespread and, yes, “normal.” Sibling rivalry has been around forever, and, within certain limits, is considered... Read More
Homework?! Mommy Doesn’t Have Time To Do It!
I wish that… I had more time, and that teachers would not assign huge homework projects to young kids. This winning “Wish of the Week” was submitted by Jen, who blogs about life over at redheadranting.com. Jen suggested that teachers shouldn’t assign projects that require all sorts running around to a kid who isn’t old enough to drive, to design the project on his/her own and to assemble it without assistance. Alternatively, Jen adds, the teacher could just... Read More
Mirror, Mirror On The Wall…
“I wish I had a perfect complexion.” This wish was sent in by Cardiogirl (www.cardiogirl.net), who vividly remembers playing “The Choosing Game” in middle school. That’s the game where girlfriends ask each other what they would change about their looks. ”Would you ‘choose’ to have perfect hair over perfect skin, or vice versa?” ”Would you rather be taller or have gorgeous hair?” We’re not quite... Read More
‘E.T. Call Home.’ I Relate!
I wish that… my family was always just around the corner. This winning “Wish of the Week” was submitted by Nidhi Singh. Nidhi told us that living closer to her family would help her feel more confident in general and, at times, less lonely. Today, we live in a society where it has become normal, to almost expected, that we will all “move away.” Increasingly more and more aspiring college students go abroad to pursue their studies, leaving their friends and... Read More
If I Were A Rich (Wo)man…
I wish that… I could travel the world, learning about different cultures, without having to worry about the financial costs involved. This winning “Wish of the Week” was submitted by one of our readers, Kyrah. Travel is getting more and more expensive, even with all the travel bargains that have popped up since the economy went south. Given increasing ticket prices, gas prices and the increasing cost of hotel accommodations, it is no surprise that fewer and fewer... Read More
Tray Tray Go Away
I wish…that airline meal trays would be cleared away faster! It’s bad enough that airline food is barely edible, without us also having to stare at the remains of the day (or night) for what seems an eternity, while the trays keep us trapped in our seats. Why can’t the airline industry develop a system that allows for meal trays to be removed promptly after passengers have finished eating?... Read More
Let Kids Be Kids
I wish…that our kids could safely play on the streets again, the way that I did when I was growing up. This winning “Wish of the Week” was submitted by Alice of www.mycotorra.com. Alice lamented that she has lost that sense of neighborhood that she had growing up, and that now-a-days playtime for kids is all about play dates. She asks, “What happened to running wild all day and just checking in at meal times?” Studies... Read More
Vive La Baguette!
I wish… there were a French bakery on every street corner. Having fresh, “just out of the oven” pastries and breads within a few steps of ones home is a pleasure known to all French people and to very few Americans. The French have strategically placed a bakery on almost every street corner. Most Americans need to get into their cars either to find a bakery or to drive to the supermarket to buy bread. En route, they are likely to fight traffic,... Read More
Make A Wish!
The “i Wish” section on Commentarista features wishes on topics that interest us, and that we feel might also be important or fun for you. We believe that wishing is the most boundless from of commentary. When you wish, you are not only looking to the future, you are also making a statement about the present (likely about an absence of an object or condition in today’s world). So make a wish in the “leave a comment” section below and maybe... Read More
