Trauma in the Target Toy Department

The setting: Saturday, Target toy department
The time: hours before a six-year-old girl's birthday party

Text I sent to E: "What kind of stuff is M into?"
(meanwhile...)
Call I get from Lovey: "Hey, while you're out, will you pick up a gift for M?"
Me: "Yes, I've already texted E"
Lovey: "M likes Dora the Explorer'

Text comes in from E: "hannah montana"

Hmmmmm.

(after looking at dozens of Hannah Montana items)
Text from me to E: "dress up stuff, doll stuff, stuff that makes lots of noise?"

Text from E: "(Lovey) know what to get"

Dial, dial dial from me: "Yeah, Lovey said Dora".

Moral: Never trust a man with second-hand gift information for a girl!

A nice lady (who turned out to be a teacher) guided me through the confusion of the toy department and showed me the Neopets (had never heard of them) that luckily turned out to be the right gift. Just couldn't bring myself to add to the monetary juggernaut which is Hannah.

Wow! Who knew how difficult it would be to pick something in a toy department? Barbie would be so ashamed of me.