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Re: I don't know what I will do

  • I just said "What the fvck?" out loud, just so you know.

    And I also remembered that I had a friend in high school who had cards like this (sans child's name).  That was just one of the many reasons she was an idiot, but it's there.


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  • My grandmother had a bunch of "calling cards" printed up for me when I was about 8 or so. They had balloons around the edge and had my name and address on them. I don't think I ever used one. I mean, why the hell would I?

    Those are bizarre and pretentious.

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  • Most of me thinks those are ridiculous, but a small part thinks it must come in handy if you're at the playground or something and your kid hits it off with someone else's kid.  Then you can just hand them that to keep in contact and set up future playdates.  I would never in a billion years pay for what can be achieved through digging through my purse for a pen and gum wrapper though.
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  • imagePDXPhotoGrl:

    My grandmother had a bunch of "calling cards" printed up for me when I was about 8 or so. They had balloons around the edge and had my name and address on them. I don't think I ever used one. I mean, why the hell would I?

    Those are bizarre and pretentious.

    I HAD THE EXACT SAME ONES. I think my mom still has one. They just had my name on them. I begged for them after Laura Ingalls Wilder told me they were all the rage. You know, in pioneer times. 

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  • Further evidence that playdates aren't really about the kids.
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  • When your whole identity is wrapped up in your kids, these seem natural. I think they are pretentious, and I know from pretentious.
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  • imagesalimoo:

    I HAD THE EXACT SAME ONES. I think my mom still has one. They just had my name on them. I begged for them after Laura Ingalls Wilder told me they were all the rage. You know, in pioneer times. 

    Thank you.  I was sitting here trying to figure out what these reminded me of.

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  • imageHappyTummy613:
    imagesalimoo:

    I HAD THE EXACT SAME ONES. I think my mom still has one. They just had my name on them. I begged for them after Laura Ingalls Wilder told me they were all the rage. You know, in pioneer times. 

    Thank you.  I was sitting here trying to figure out what these reminded me of.

    Will you guys make fun of me if I tell you how devastated I am that I am only now learning of this?

    http://www.heritagehillgb.org/calendar/laura-ingalls-wilder-days/188

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    Husbands should be like Kleenex: Soft, strong, and disposable.
  • Get in the car. You can be in Cincy by tomorrow. We can be to Wisconsin by Friday. I want to see the fashion promenade!
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  • Can we also enter the Almanzo and Laura look-alike contest?
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  • Sure. Let's dress Owen up. He's sure to win.
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  • I bet he can pull off the farmer boy look!

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    Also, we're going to this in 2012, okay? http://beyondlittlehouse.com/laurapalooza/

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    Husbands should be like Kleenex: Soft, strong, and disposable.
  • You got it. As long as we get to Prince Edward island soon to do some Anne of Green Gables stuff.
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  • I got calling cards when I was 8 from a little folk festival in my hometown. When I was little it was called the Grass Festival and sometime when I was older it was changed to Festival on the Lawn. I came across them the other day, they were letter-pressed with a bird holding an envelope. I was sad I never got to use them. I guess now I can.

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    Further proof the weird naming trend is not new. 

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    "The meek shall inherit the earth" isn't about children. It's about deer. We're all going to get messed the fuckup by a bunch of cloned super-deer.- samfish2bcrab

    Sometimes I wonder if scientists have never seen a sci-fi movie before. "Oh yes, let's create a super species of deer. NOTHING COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG." I wonder if State Farm offers a Zombie Deer Attack policy. -CaliopeSpidrman
  • I met a lady who had some of these cards.  At first I thought it was a bit weird, but she has 5 active kids and she said it was easier than having to find pens and paper when meeting parents of other kids, and because of the cards it was easier to arrange car pools.

    I remember the Little House episode with the calling cards, I wanted them after seeing that, but my mom wouldn't let me.

  • I'd rather not identify as "Jo's mom" on any sort of business card. I love that child, but really, Jo's mom.

     Hey MC's mom and Maggie's mom, this is Jo's mom, did you want to get the kids together for a playdate? 

     

    nooooo thank you.

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  • While my MIL was in town she took Will to the playground a few times and they ran into a boy there both times. The second time she gave my MIL one of those cards and told her to have me call her to set up a playdate. I had no idea this was a thing.

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  • I'm going to get these printed up for Mabel.  Then, the owner of every dog whose asss she sniffs gets a calling card. 

    Sincerely,

    Mabel's Mom

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