'Lion King': Bedazzlement Is in the Lair

From: The Washington Post | Date: June 7, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

For a moment, put down your paper or turn away from your screen, and gaze into the wide, beseeching eyes of the adorable little boy or girl at your knee. "Please, please, please," those innocent eyes seem to be imploring, "take me to see 'The Lion King.' " And so you shall. You'll take the tots to "The Lion King" because, apart from the fact your competitive next-door neighbors already have tickets, it is your solemn duty as a red-blooded parent, aunt, uncle or guardian to indulge the children by any means necessary, including the pillaging of the family 401(k).

You'll take them because ...

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