Strollerderby
I Want "Baby’s First Year" Paper Dolls
I’m both attracted and repulsed by the Pregnant Paper Dolls.
At first, it seemed like a minor sign of genius. And I was seconds away from buying 4 dozen just to have on hand for showers, birthdays and weddings.
Then I got a closer look at some of the outfits, where mom-to-be goes from a skinny hipster to a round bride and a schleppy new mom. Which isn’t untrue, I guess. But aren’t paper dolls supposed to be aspirational rather than realistic? I mean, when I was 42-weeks pregnant in the middle of a July heatwave, the last thing I wanted to play with was an accurate representation of how I felt.
That’s if I could have gotten my swollen fingers to work well enough to cut them out.
It just strikes me as more fun — and a better sales tool — to give a new mom a fantasy to indulge in, rather than a glimpse of the sweatpants to come. Maybe that’s just me — and you are all skinny hipsters ready to get your mitts on this book.
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4 Comments
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amI hate to admit it, but I’ve been spending a lot more time in sweatpants now, though that is mostly due to the fact that I am now too small for my maternity clothes but still too big for my prepregnancy clothes, and have yet to find time to buy new ones. I really want to wear grown-up clothes!
I agree about the paper dolls. Give moms-to-be (and new moms) hope, darn it! As Lizawithazee points out, there is something in between returning to skinny hipsterhood (if you were ever there to begin with) and turning into schlumpy sweatpants mom.
cryitout commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amI’m always on the lookout for a good pair of paper doll mom pants.
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amWhoah, not all mommies turn into sweatpants-wearing schlumps. I’m far from a skinny hipster, but it’s not either/or.
leahsmom commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 am“Sweatpants to come”? Shoot, I was wearing sweatpants even before. This is why I will never be cool, though, so YMMV.
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