Bad news, Cookie readers: Crabmommy is gone. A result of hard economic times, the magazine's blogger, who crabbed at smug mommies, family dinners and even a mom who likes her kid," was laid off.
At the same time, editors launched a new food blog. So instead of easing your frustrations with a mom who has been there, you can gorge on braised shortribs and vegetable croquettes. Fair trade? Hmmmm. In any case, we'll miss Crabmommy (though you can still read her personal blog, where her rants against Mormons, Octomom and vaccine opponents will be published unfiltered).
Now, onto the printed page of this month's Cookie!
One of the rants we -- and many readers -- launch into when thumbing through Cookie is focused on all the freaking expensive featured products. Three hundred dollar sweaters for 4-year-olds, nurseries that cost more than a year's worth of mortgage payments, family vacations you'll never, ever take. So this month's editor's note was interesting. There, Pilar Guzman talks about how punk she was when she was pregnant. She didn't giggle at baby showers. She didn't go to the high-end baby boutiques to stock the baby's room. Even when the nesting urge kicked in to high gear, we don't get the impression she went all high-modern to get the nursery just so.
Noting this, the pregnancy guide raised our eyebrows. Suggested rocker is nearly $2,000. The bassinet $425. Even the paint is $50 per gallon. And yes, included in the baby's layette is the obligatory cashmere sweater, this one clocking in at $240. Not included in the pregnancy guide is a growth chart and poop stain removal tips, which we think should be printed like a Surgeon General's warning on cigarettes whenever these guides are assembled. Because you'll want to rip your hair out with tiny baby nail clippers the first time Precious has a blowout in her $51 Milleraies of Earth 100 percent-organic romper (white).
There's also plenty to spend on for mom. The front cover promises to show you how to update the mom uniform "from $36." Sadly, those $36 are for Liz Claiborne sunglasses that you should also be pairing with $350 Tory Burch sandals and the Boulevard shopper, Kate Spade's $195 tiny plaid purse. In fairness, editors have also assembled a decent make-up bag plus make-up for only $69. So there's that.
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(Where's a plate of braised shortribs when you need them?)
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