Miscellany 21 Jan 2007 08:25 pm
Pet Peeve
Around here we go through quite a lot of little Dove chocolates. Annoyingly though, these little medications enjoyments are named “Dove Promises”. I think they should be renamed to “Dove Commandments” or “Dove Admonishments” because that’s what they actually do. Unlike a fortune cookie, that would say something like, “this year you’ll be blessed with friends”, Dove’s offer little scoldings and orders like, “Believe in those you love”, “Celebrate with your friends”, and “take time by a lake”. Yeah, okay, nothing bad but not “promises” either.
People often sit down to a bag of chocolate (in my dh’s case) or squirrel them away to ration over a week’s time (in my case) because they a: taste good and b: offer a tiny respite, a treat, from an otherwise hectic day. No one wants a little guilt with their candy. When I’m hiding in the closet from the kids taking a moment to enjoy a piece of chocolate, I don’t want some little wrapper telling me I ought to instead, “pamper yourself with a long bath”, rubbing it in that I have no such time and my hot water tank would probably only fill the tub halfway.
Yes, this really has bugged me for a couple of years. 
I feel so much better now that I’v said it! 
on 21 Jan 2007 at 9:33 pm 1.SmallWorld said …
That reminds me of a fortune that J. once received in a cookie at a local restaurant: “Eating carrots might prevent cancer.” How weird is that? Who wants to think about that while you’re finishing your eggrolls?
on 22 Jan 2007 at 11:13 am 2.dalimama said …
Thanks for getting that off your chest! I think if I read one of those on a bad day, I’d probably tell it to f-off… quietly in the closet, of course.