We're on a road to nowhere!

sparkleneelysparkle:

rosasparks:

I am currently listening to a conversation about purchasing brand name clothing for kids. Because, y’know, kids needs UGGS and fancy clothes, especially when they grow out of them in 4 months.

It is so inane and mind-numbing, my brains are slowly seeping out of my ears.

YUCK.

you guys know that theres a kitson kids right? where people can spend $40 on an ugly embellished tee shirt for their son that says “future ms. rossdale” or some other bullshit right? and that people DO this? right? and that by doing this? these people are perpetuating a culture of blind materialism that starts SO YOUNG that these kids want diamond encrusted iphones before they even know how to do long division (if they still teach that…i dont know…im old). and the parents could say no…but they’ve started these kids down this road to credit card debt so young that they’ve essentially created little monsters decked out in $200 jeans and chloe purses and 14 year olds have things like “YSL ELLE PUMPS” on their fucking christmas lists.

listen, there is nothing wrong with children being interested in their fashions. however, there is something deeply wrong with the parent who buys them a $74 petit bateau romper for a goddamn playdate where that child will inevitably spill fruit punch all over themselves and then guess what? you just flushed $74 down the drain because you just wanted your kid to be the coolest 3 year old around.

i dont have kids. i dont know very many kids. and its been a long ass time since i WAS a kid. but you know what? kids are messy. and clumsy.  and they grow like weeds. and even if they aren’t the kinds of kids who play tackle football at lunch, they’re still going to somehow manage get that shit stained. and they dont really care that you spent $100 on those shoes for them. BECAUSE THEY’RE KIDS. and if you continue to buy them expensive things because you want their lives (and yours by proxy) to look like a fucking episode of gossip girl? you’re just setting them up for a world of hurt and massive debt. and you have no one to blame but yourself. because you wanted an accessory. not a fucking kid.

so to those parents who think that this sort of thing is ok? get a fucking grip. it will do you and your kids a WORLD of good.

Preach it, lady.