AUSTRALIAN PARENTS: EVEN MORE RIDICULOUS THAN AMERICAN PARENTS?
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(Thanks to DavCat)
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June 08, 2008
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Posted by: nora | June 08, 2008 at 09:11 AM
I hope they're not stupid enough to include their full names, addresses, and phone numbers. You want to keep that stuff private. What business does a two year old do anyway besided eating, sleeping and crapping?
Posted by: Margaritaville | June 08, 2008 at 09:12 AM
Also their MySpace page. Oops, these are concerned parents, I'll bet they're on Facebook.
Posted by: nora | June 08, 2008 at 09:16 AM
"Ethan's mother Nicole hopes the cards will help her son build a strong friendship network."
I've been building a strong friendship network for years. And to think, I didn't even have "friendship" cards. Heh!
Posted by: eilbeback | June 08, 2008 at 09:48 AM
Let's do tantrums!
Posted by: CJrun | June 08, 2008 at 09:52 AM
Anyone else thinkin' what I'm thinkin'? Umm, 2 year olds can't read....
Posted by: Bnatral | June 08, 2008 at 11:38 AM
Bnatral, exActly!
Unless they're Pokemon cards, it's not the kids who are using them. And age two? At age two, my kids would have been more interested in the wrapper than the contents.
Posted by: Cat R | June 08, 2008 at 11:47 AM
1) One dollar per card!!!??! Go to VistaPrint and get free ones!
2) Oops, that won't work because these parents get parent-street-cred for spending big bucks on unnecessary items.
3) Think of the clutter of trying to store, sort, and winnow these cards.
4) By the time that these kids can even *read* a business card we won't even be using paper business cards any more.
/RANT
Posted by: ScottMGS | June 08, 2008 at 12:06 PM
"mom, crayon scott in for a play date at the climbing thing at mcdonald's."
"no , not when the little hand is on the two!, i'm taking a major dump then!"
Posted by: insomniac | June 08, 2008 at 01:03 PM
ok. the ozzies win. these folk have too much money and free time.
Posted by: queensbee | June 08, 2008 at 02:10 PM
First words, "Hey thats great, lets do sandbox sometime. Ciao Baby."
Anyone else expecting Stewie Griffin to have cards?
Posted by: Alfred | June 08, 2008 at 02:24 PM
SNORK @ insom, then they'll put it on the kid's Outlook calendar.
Posted by: Layzeeboy | June 08, 2008 at 02:29 PM
for 200 bucks per 50 cards, I'll print cards on drool-proof cardstock.......... **sits in corner contemplating newfound wealth-to-come**
Posted by: azred | June 08, 2008 at 03:44 PM
This is insane. It's only a matter of time before the helicopter-playdate parents of America catch on to this. Arrrgh!
Posted by: Suzy Q | June 08, 2008 at 04:13 PM
You think that's bad, check out the Japanese parents. (Hope I can get this hyperlinking thing to work; it's been a while . . .)
Posted by: Renee (the First) | June 08, 2008 at 10:15 PM
A link on the first story leads to another story about Aussie parents buying zip-up, black leather, high heeled "follow me home boots" for their toddlers. That is a whole other kind of sick.
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Posted by: Wally Ballou | June 09, 2008 at 08:27 AM
If you really think this is the whole Australian population then you are an idiot.
Posted by: Mike | June 10, 2008 at 09:16 AM