{"id":85,"date":"2008-06-11T09:17:15","date_gmt":"2008-06-11T13:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/2008\/06\/11\/and-so-begins-my-daughters-true-education\/"},"modified":"2008-10-20T23:12:53","modified_gmt":"2008-10-21T03:12:53","slug":"and-so-begins-my-daughters-true-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/06\/11\/and-so-begins-my-daughters-true-education\/","title":{"rendered":"And so begins my daughter&#8217;s TRUE education&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\">When you are raising a very young child, you always want to keep a few things in mind when purchasing toys. First, you want to be sure the toy is safe. Second, you should ensure some of their toys have educational value. When I say educational value, I don&#8217;t mean academic education, like &#8220;book smarts&#8221;. I mean real life, need-to-know, common sense kind of education. Y&#8217;know, the kind of stuff that people really\u00a0use in life. In the pursuit of giving my 2 year old daughter the best upbringing, I made it my mission to get fun, safe, and truly educational toys. I believe I&#8217;ve reached the pinnacle of that mission. Sadly, from here on out I believe I&#8217;ve &#8220;jumped the shark&#8221; when it comes to vitally important teaching toys.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">I proudly present my daughters new educational toys&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/child_toys.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"My daughter's toys\" width=\"520\" height=\"345\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">From here we&#8217;ll begin educating her on some important principles that will guide her throughout life. These toys can teach her important things such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\">Truth, Justice and the American Way.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\">With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\">Criminals are a Superstitious, Cowardly Lot.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\">It&#8217;s Against My Programming to Impersonate a Deity.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\">and most importantly &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\">Together We Can Rule the Galaxy as Father and Daughter!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\">It&#8217;s very gratifying when you can educate the youth of today on truly important matters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Tell the world about ONCE UPON A GEEK:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-85\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/06\/11\/and-so-begins-my-daughters-true-education\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-85\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/06\/11\/and-so-begins-my-daughters-true-education\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/06\/11\/and-so-begins-my-daughters-true-education\/?share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/06\/11\/and-so-begins-my-daughters-true-education\/?share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-85\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/06\/11\/and-so-begins-my-daughters-true-education\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you are raising a very young child, you always want to keep a few things in mind when purchasing toys. 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