Stickfigure stickers on cars - why?
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Anonymous
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hi everyone,
I am not from here originally, so maybe just do not understand the basic concept behind it. Why do people put these stickers of their families on the back window of their car? You know, stickfigures of Dad, Mom, First kid, second kid, third kid, dog, cat etc? It is sort of cute, but I also find it slightly irritating. Why do people think the person sitting in the car behind you wants to know how many kids you have? I am really curious why these families think anyone else other then themselves would care... |
Anonymous
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I wonder if it is kid-driven? Sort of like the "my kid made the honor role at X school"--I would normally never put a sticker like that on, but if my kid was a certain age and came home with that sticker, I'd put it on.
So maybe little Larla picked out the stick figures and begs mom to buy it and put it on? Anyone with stick figures on their car, tell us, how did it come about? |
Anonymous
| I think the stickers are silly, but I assume they’re for the owner’s amusement and not mine. But I do enjoy the DINK sticker with the bag of cash. |
Anonymous
I am anti bumper sticker or anything at all on cars, so take my cynical view with a grain of salt. There is a certain type of person who likes this aesthetic. They're a mega mom! Maybe a Mompreneur who sells oils and skincare and leggings and needs people to know she has precious cargo on board. All look out, there is a FAMILY here. Also reflected on stenciled sayings in the house. "Bless this mess!" It's just another way to lean in as a mom mom. MOM. No one behind you does care. People also don't care if you're kid is on the Honor Roll or what college they attend. It all seems like posturing of insecure people to me. The parodies are funny though! |
Anonymous
your not you're. |
Anonymous
OP here - what is a DINK sticker? what does that mean? |
Anonymous
DINK = Double Income, No Kids. Two working adults without children, who are likely to have lots more disposable income and free time. |
Anonymous
Double income no kids. |
Anonymous
| These things are a bit dated at this point — they seemed to be fairly common around four years ago or so, as I recall, but they still pop up. It’s basically privileged white people, usually (think north Arlington or McLean) sending out a signal—see my stick figures next to my anti-Trump decal and school decal and college decal and know that I am “normal.” And there might be some of the MegaMom thing to it too, as someone else indicated. |
Anonymous
| The decals are vaguely pathetic, and the parodies even more so. |
Anonymous
| The best and probably saddest one I saw was in a Disney World parking lot. There was an outline where the dad figure used to be. Clearly he had been peeled off, but the rest of the family was intact. |
Anonymous
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They're stickers. Stickers on a car. It's like wearing a t-shirt with a dumb saying.
People who spend time making assumptions about those who put stickers on their car probably don't have more important things to think about. |
Anonymous
| My DD has been begging us to put stick figures up on our car. Where do we get them? For us, it’s kid-driven. |
Anonymous
| People do all sorts of things to create a sense of identity and belonging. Some more and some less meaningful. This isn't my choice -- I prefer our car to be as innocuous as possible -- but it's pretty benign too. Stickers are much easier to undo than a bad tattoo. |
Anonymous
That's too funny- haven't seen that sticker yet. |