Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Raising a bunch of Basic B’s. Stanley cups, Lulus, Starbucks, Drunk elephant. Yawn…teach your daughters to not be materialistic crowd followers.
Hating things because other people like them is elitist, tiresome, petty and also really not desirable. Raise your kids not to be contrarian ass hats.
Don't hate these things.
Don't respect people who buy them.
The idea that your respect for another person is based off of whether they buy a Stanley is asinine.
No, fair point. Crowd followers. Like the people walking around DC in 40 degree weather in their Canada Goose parka.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We have regular stainless water bottles from Costco. They keep ice forever too. And cost a fraction of the Stanley. And no cups in the teen's room.
Look, I get the teen "coolness" factor. And it's fine as we've all been there. And I certainly don't begrudge it as a Christmas gift or whatever. I just kind of feel like . . . just say that then. Because you don't need a "Stanley" to keep water cold or hot.
Why such a dumb controlling rule? No cups in your bedroom? What?
Anonymous wrote:We have regular stainless water bottles from Costco. They keep ice forever too. And cost a fraction of the Stanley. And no cups in the teen's room.
Look, I get the teen "coolness" factor. And it's fine as we've all been there. And I certainly don't begrudge it as a Christmas gift or whatever. I just kind of feel like . . . just say that then. Because you don't need a "Stanley" to keep water cold or hot.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Raising a bunch of Basic B’s. Stanley cups, Lulus, Starbucks, Drunk elephant. Yawn…teach your daughters to not be materialistic crowd followers.
Hating things because other people like them is elitist, tiresome, petty and also really not desirable. Raise your kids not to be contrarian ass hats.
Don't hate these things.
Don't respect people who buy them.
The idea that your respect for another person is based off of whether they buy a Stanley is asinine.