Or So They Say

As one grows older some of the things one used to hold so dear lose their appeal and can mean something entirely different from what they used to represent say 15 years ago. Like the New Kids on the Block's big comeback. Though I was never a fan, I can just imagine what they meant to the countless fans who were responsible for buying about 80 million of their records. Yesterday we went to Disneyland, the happiest place on earth, or so they say. For adults it could easily represent something that breaks the bank for everything there could cost you an arm and a leg. As children enjoy the shows, the rides and the different treats, their parents stress out about the littlest things like waiting in line for a good hour or so to watch a show or to ride a ride only their kids enjoy. Ordering food is not any better, aside from the queue that people have no choice but to bear with, amusement park food is not cheap! So the parents walk around with a plastered smile on their faces feigning perpetual happiness and bliss while strolling the streets of the happiest place on earth. The children are none the wiser, exhausted, but still oblivious to the reality of amusement park-related stress. The parents drive home with two things in mind, a hot bath and a warm bed. But hey, the kids are happy, and that's the only the thing that matters...or so they say