Mama and I have pretty much finished up the gift registries for Daniel, so we’re ready for you to buy us stuff.

Just kidding. But seriously, if you look at them you’ll notice a lack of something in particular: toys. When Mama and I went to scope them out at the store, we were shocked to discover that not a one of them was made in this country.

At this point in time, a small-to-medium percentage of Chinese imports are simply unsafe, and we ask that you not buy anything from China that can’t be washed and detoxified. We have pretty high confidence that everything on the wish list–Chinese or otherwise–can be rinsed or aired out well enough, but we simply don’t have the same confidence in those toys and other things that will spend a lot of time in the little guy’s mouth. Most of them are probably fine, but we won’t risk his safety and so we decided not to accept toys made in countries where human rights are largely ignored. 

We have no intention of depriving Daniel of his fun, but we’ve decided to buy only high quality toys for him. Thanks so much for your understanding.

– Papa