Tamagotchi

Okay, here’s something that I will NEVER do: babysit my kids’ electronic pets. I see Japanese mothers all the time these days pushing those little buttons to “play with” or “feed” or “medicate” their kids’ tamagotchis while the owners are at school or whatever. Today at the pool, there were two mothers with about four tamagotchi toys each. I suppose the mothers may secretly like playing with the things, but I’m glad that my kids haven’t shown much interest in them so far.