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Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
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thebump, IRL
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Took the boys to the train table at Barnes & Noble.
Two parents were there, each with their respective daughter. Both girls were about 4-5 years old.
The conversation went something like this:
Parent1: "Well, we definitely limit TV time! The only channel she watches is Sprout, because I know it's quality TV."
Parent2: "I agree. She only watches the Disney Channel if something special is on. You just don't know about these cartoons these days!"
Parent1: "I know! In the afternoons, it's terrible! Her favorite show is Calliou. I like it too. It teaches such good messages!"
(at this point, I had to rummage in my diaper bag so I didn't bark-laugh out loud. That whiny biitch Calliou has good messages?)
P2: "She also loves Calliou. (pause) But she knows about other shows from pre-school. The things she learns there!" (horrified face)
P1: "Oh, I KNOW! The other day Precious came home and was talking about (mumble mumble mumble, I didn't catch it because I was busy pulling a train out of the mouth of an 11 month old. My own.)
I picked it back up with:
P1: "Well, we only use organic vegetables and fruits to make her juice. Precious! Do you want some juice?" (pulls out nagalene container of juice. Precious mutely shakes head and continues to play) (parent laughs). Can't be too careful these days, what with bpa and pesticides!"
P2: "We haven't given her any juice yet," (ooh, BURN, I thought.) "She hasn't seemed to mind."
At this point, my older kid made a beeline for the exit, so I gathered the rest of us up and left. But MAN that conversation had me giggling. It was like listening to thebump in person. Judging, one-up-man-ship, all the hot topics ... lmao. All that was missing was RF/FF and time machines. 
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Re: thebump, IRL
Wow, that had to be surreal. I would've probably asked if they were from here because I've never heard anyone IRL talk like the girls on this board. Everyone I know gives their children juice, FF at 1, doesn't know the first thing about organic, gives hot dogs in moons, etc.
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I should've clarified that we were in the "ritzy" part of town where there are a ton of pop up mansions, everyone drives an expensive car, and competition for pre-school and daycare is fierce.
They have the nicest train table, even if the other moms wear Prada while we're there.
dude. there was a whole diane sawyer expose on Appalachia in which they discovered mt. dew in sippy cups. true story.
Do you live in my town?
I do NOT live in a Graco world.
I live in a VERY hippy area. Organic foods, no juices, very few people with strollers, lots of "older" parents (Cornell is here, a lot of professors with kids, etc.). Lots of NIP too (I was thankful for that). CD's do not get a side-eye.
Of course, in this town, the kids wouldn't be in daycare, they would be in Waldorf preschool, and they would have a my-kids-watch-less-tv-than-thou sparring match.
Me too.
no, but that parent called the girl "Precious" the whole time. BARF.
in nyc that was my community. then i moved ::weep:: among my friends and family here though, it's still very much like that - just not run of the mill.
No doubt. By Bump standards, I'm a sub-par mom, but 'round these here parts, I'm stellar.
FYI: Nalgene makes BPA-free bottles. I'm drinking out of one right now.
Ditto the barf. But this makes this story that much more enjoyable.
i would have busted out my most hick-like living under a rock accent and started asking asenine questions just to annoy them.
"don't y'all give them soda yet? oh baby tim joe loves him some soda. i buyed that new kind of pepsi with the real sugar though. so don't you worry about me givin him too many chemicals"
"oh tim joe, wanna snack? i've got fruit roll ups and koolaid!"
bwahaha. you seriously just nailed dh's cousin and i can't. stop. laughing.
rofl Yep, same here!
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Awesome. LOL at the whole conversation
Hahahaah Totally me too!
Caillou Or however it is spelled is so boring. I don't get it, and why doesn't the kid have more hair? My niece how is 2 and half LOVES that show. I tried to get DS to watch it and he looked at me like I was nuts. So I turned YGG back on. Buahahaha
Same here. A lot of the moms I meet are actually crazier than people on the bump. True story.