WWotD - 5 April 2012

When it comes to one Park Slope park, the parents have banded together to ban ice cream and gelato "pushers" from their kiddie park. Really? As Nancy Reagan taught us back in the '80s:

JUST SAY NO!!!

The funny thing to me is, part of the enjoyment of an ice cream was the, to quote Dr Frank N Further, "antici...paation." Hearing the ice cream truck chime through the neighborhood was the anthem of summer, of freedom. But that sound wasn't a guarantee that we would soon be chomping down on Bullet Pops any time soon.

I think we may be robbing children of their enjoyment if we indulge their every whim. Waiting, anticipating, wishing, hoping...these are a part of the enjoyment experience as much as attainment and fulfillment. I say this with the safety of not having a child of my own screaming at me for something, so add a few grains of salt to my argument :D.

av·id

 adj \ˈa-vəd\

Definition of AVID

1

: desirous to the point of greed : urgently eager : greedy<avid for publicity>

2

: characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit <avidreaders>

— av·id·ly adverb

— av·id·ness noun
from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avid