I was glancing thru a catalog this morning when I came across this ad.  And it got me to thinking....see if you have an answer to the mystery.....

Look at this picture.  A mother and her daughter--both FEMALE.  Not a mother and her SON--a mother and her DAUGHTER. 

Both are smiling.  Mom is looking at the brownies while holding her daughter.  Smiling.

One again, Mom is looking at a pan of brownies.  BROWNIES equal.....

CHOCOLATE!!!

So here are the questions....

We already know why Mom is smiling at a pan of brownies-I mean LOOK!  It's just her and her LITTLE girl, who can't possibly eat much.  Chocolate equals bliss, and if Mom's daughter can only eat one brownie---one and a half TOPS---then there is A LOT of bliss left over for Mom.  Oh HAPPY DAY!!!

Next, I'm not sure if the daughter's smile is genuine....so.....is she really happy that she has a pan full of brownies in front of her, hoping she can scarf down the record-breaking(her own record, that is) one and a half brownies, or is Mom whispering in her ear..."Look Baby....chocolate.....a whole pan of chocolate brownies......mmmmm............chocolate........choc.........o..........late...........mmmmmmmmmm................"?

Now, let's imagine that this scene is being replayed all over the world.  I know it is in America, for sure!  Mothers cutting up brownies, daughters standing close by....

Now!!!  Help me come to a conclusion.....

Everybody knows that women have a reputation for loving chocolate, right?  What I want to know is.....

Is it in our genes, or are we brainwashed???