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SonadoraSonadora member
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Can we petition for a change to the board description?

The bit about spoiling your one and only is seriously awful.

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  • bluejettabluejetta member
    I agree - it implies we do and others don't.  We are 98% sure we are done with one.
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  • ChaiMommaChaiMomma member
    Thanks for saying this.  I looked at that description and thought ick...I don't want the spoiled stereotype to apply to my kid.
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  • robynlesleyrobynlesley member

    I agree!   While I admit to overindulging a bit, I do my best not to "spoil" my son.

     

    Maybe just get rid of the word "spoiling" and change to:

    "Love being a parent to your little one and only? This is the board for you!"

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  • mnewleemnewlee member

    Yes, please!

    I'm glad I'm not the only one who found that annoying. 

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  • luckymrs718luckymrs718
    Agreed.  We may be one and done but we don't spoil our daughter anymore than we would if we had another.  Very distasteful IMO.
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  • SonadoraSonadora member

    imageEllaHella:
    For real.  Please tell me one person with no oversight picked that.  Otherwise, there was a room full of idiots and this was their best idea.

    I'd like to think the former, but would have to say it's more likely the latter.

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  • Bump JackieBump Jackie member

    Hi everyone! Sorry -- we're changing it to:

    Are you raising an only child? This board is for you!

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  • robynlesleyrobynlesley member
    imageBump Jackie:

    Hi everyone! Sorry -- we're changing it to:

    Are you raising an only child? This board is for you!

     

    MUCH better!  Thanks! 

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  • Ms.JadeMs.Jade member
    I agree. That description is awful.
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    imageBump Jackie:

    Hi everyone! Sorry -- we're changing it to:

    Are you raising an only child? This board is for you!

    Thank you so much! The "spoiled" comments make me cringe - it's never positive. 

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  • missymomissymo member

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    Am I the only one that doesn't find it offensive? I would love to have more children but Hadley is it for us.... but being able to spoil her is one of the few benefits of having only one.

    I just hate thinking of my child as being "spoiled."  It makes me think of rotten milk.  My BIL is spoiled, and he is definitely rotten milk.  My little lady is a sweetheart. 

    It's also a myth that only children are spoiled because they are only children.  It has nothing to do with being an only child, and everything to do with parenting choices, you know? 


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  • notkateanymorenotkateanymore member
    I personally spoil the crap out of my daughter, but it was a silly description.
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