PLEASE explain those "family" stickers on the backs of minivans and SUVs...

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Anonymous wrote:I want to see a single woman with about 20 cats. That would be awesome.

OMG I totally want to do that!!

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Do they have stickers for dead pets too?

BTW, no one has answered OP's question yet...I don't count the fact that some people think they are "cute". If you have these stickers, fess up: what's the appeal?

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I saw an SUV in Mclean that had a single person, a women with a briefcase. I liked it

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Do they have stickers for dead pets too?

BTW, no one has answered OP's question yet...I don't count the fact that some people think they are "cute". If you have these stickers, fess up: what's the appeal?

First, let's be honest. OP didn't really have a question. She's just being a catty bitch & making fun of people with stickers on their cars, for lack of anything better to do.

But second, you don't believe anyone thinks they're cute, so then what answer would satisfy you? Obviously some people like the way they look or they wouldn't put them on their car - seems pretty straightforward to me. You're not buying it?

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I'll confess I have these stickers, and I'm not a cutesy person. We are a military family, and they are military-themed stickers, with the flag of the birth state of our children under each one. We also have our pets. Our kids wanted to do this, because for one, they see it as pride in their dad's service, and for another, they got to choose what their stick figure looked like, so our family's representation is hilarious to them.

I'm sure our other bumper stickers are mystifying to other drivers, but I'm used to it. To each his own. I'm on vacation with my pacifist, vegetarian, organic-food-only, 1-2-3 Magic, allergy-ridden, environmentalist, M.D. ILs, and they've survived looking at the back of our car. So far. It's only Day One, though.

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Anonymous wrote:I love these stickers. I laugh so hard every time I see them - especially the ones where the dad has the golf club and mom has the shopping bags. I can only imagine how mortified the kids must be riding around in these vehicles. Gag.

Me too! Gives me people to goof on.

I know someone who put a "Baby on Board" sign on her car. You know what I'm talking about - the old school yellow sign from the 80s. But it wasn't a joke.

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They sell the stickers at A.C. Moore if anyone feels compelled to go out and get some.

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I have the stickers too. My kid really wanted to put them & I let her put them on the car. Contrary to what's been posted here, I'm not a SAHM, I'm not fat, I don't have 11 kids & feel the need to brag about my ability to procreate, and I don't wear quilted jackets or puffy beadazzled sweatshirts. If you met me & didn't see my car, you might even think I was just a nice, normal person. . Though that would change as soon as you saw the car, and then you'd - justifiably, of course - judge and possibly even hate me for my little stick people.

It makes me sad that some of you express such vitriol over something as innocuous as little stickers on someone else's car. Petty mean-spirited comments like how someone with stickers on their car must have no life other than their kids or must be overweight - this whole thread is kind of a sad commentary on DCUM if you ask me.

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Dad here. We have a brand new sticker (the old one wore off) and enjoy having it on our minivan. For one, we are very proud of our (large) family and we believe the stickers make a positive, pro-family statement. Secondly, as the primary driver, I have noticed that risky drivers tend to back-off a bit when they see that there are probably kids in the van. This is a totally unintended, however positive, benefit.

...Btw, we do not fit any of the sterotypes/assumptions posted here -- we are highly educated w/ a HHI over $500K.

I really like DCUM, but it's threads like this that make me think twice about the site. I feel hurt by many of the statements about simple stickers that are overwhelmingly positive. I thought, for a second, that perhaps I should peel ours off. Then I thought again. No, I'm not the one that needs to change...

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Anonymous wrote:Dad here. We have a brand new sticker (the old one wore off) and enjoy having it on our minivan. For one, we are very proud of our (large) family and we believe the stickers make a positive, pro-family statement. Secondly, as the primary driver, I have noticed that risky drivers tend to back-off a bit when they see that there are probably kids in the van. This is a totally unintended, however positive, benefit.

...Btw, we do not fit any of the sterotypes/assumptions posted here -- we are highly educated w/ a HHI over $500K.

I really like DCUM, but it's threads like this that make me think twice about the site. I feel hurt by many of the statements about simple stickers that are overwhelmingly positive. I thought, for a second, that perhaps I should peel ours off. Then I thought again. No, I'm not the one that needs to change...

Now I feel really bad. Bad llama.

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Anonymous wrote:They are SO annoying and I can't imagine who would put these on their vehicle (none of my friends) and yet I see them all over. If nothing else, it's a safety issue letting people know how many people live in your house, how many kids you have, etc.

I don't know about you, but anybody can know how many kids I have by either watching me drive by or counting the number of car seats (if the car is parked). People who want to harm your family will be watching you for days, they'll know when you leave in the morning, when you come back, what your family pattern is like, who is most likely to be home on a Saturday, what time the whole family is home, when you leave town for long holidays, you get the idea. Anybody can know how many people you have in your family, before they even realize you have a sticker.

You're describing someone who really wants to harm you personally and you're right, sticker or no sticker, they're going to get you. I'm talking about crimes of opportunity--someone happening along and seeing your stupid stickers and knowing just how many kids you have. Didn't anyone see the Dexter episode where the serial killer uses the stickers to target a family? Now that family was even more stupid and had the names of the kids with the stickers, which I've never seen anyone in real life use the poor judgment to do.

Anyway, potentially dangerous or not, the stickers are just stupid. Why anyone wants to advertise their family size and composition on their mode of transportation is baffling.

Apparently you and I are the only Dexter fans, because I did see that episode. And I have seen cars with the peoples' names under them (and in at least one instance, I know it was their real names because I know the kids).

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Just remember when you make fun of the stickers. Those damn things made someone extremely wealthy.

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Anonymous wrote:I saw an SUV in Mclean that had a single person, a women with a briefcase. I liked it

This coupled with the HBIC license plate I saw in the District would be awesome.

(NP who also think stickers are LAME!!! I am judging all sticker displayers and proud of it)

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Anonymous wrote:Dad here. We have a brand new sticker (the old one wore off) and enjoy having it on our minivan. For one, we are very proud of our (large) family and we believe the stickers make a positive, pro-family statement. Secondly, as the primary driver, I have noticed that risky drivers tend to back-off a bit when they see that there are probably kids in the van. This is a totally unintended, however positive, benefit.

...Btw, we do not fit any of the sterotypes/assumptions posted here -- we are highly educated w/ a HHI over $500K.

I really like DCUM, but it's threads like this that make me think twice about the site. I feel hurt by many of the statements about simple stickers that are overwhelmingly positive. I thought, for a second, that perhaps I should peel ours off. Then I thought again. No, I'm not the one that needs to change...

Now I feel really bad. Bad llama.

Do highly educated people w/ a HHI over $500K really give a rat's ass about DCUM posts about vehicle stickers?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dad here. We have a brand new sticker (the old one wore off) and enjoy having it on our minivan. For one, we are very proud of our (large) family and we believe the stickers make a positive, pro-family statement. Secondly, as the primary driver, I have noticed that risky drivers tend to back-off a bit when they see that there are probably kids in the van. This is a totally unintended, however positive, benefit.

...Btw, we do not fit any of the sterotypes/assumptions posted here -- we are highly educated w/ a HHI over $500K.

I really like DCUM, but it's threads like this that make me think twice about the site. I feel hurt by many of the statements about simple stickers that are overwhelmingly positive. I thought, for a second, that perhaps I should peel ours off. Then I thought again. No, I'm not the one that needs to change...

Now I feel really bad. Bad llama.

Do highly educated people w/ a HHI over $500K really give a rat's ass about DCUM posts about vehicle stickers?

Exactly how does one pull in 500K a year and be such a delicate flower who "feels hurt" by comments on an anonymous message board. Sounds like a chick to me.