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You beat me to it. What the hell is “something cool in the kitchen?” I have the raddest old cast iron pan. Is this vintage awesomeness? And let me brag about my water distiller… You’re not cool if you don’t have a water distiller! On Wednesdays, my friends and I distill water, wearing pink.

Oh, aren't you edgy? Next, you'll learn how to properly quote.

But you got the point didn't you?

I'm wondering if anyone is ever going to explain what it would be "cool" to have in the kitchen, because I genuinely have no idea.

Really? Are you new to Google? I see you managed to navigate a message board.

Google will tell me things I can buy for my kitchen, but that doesn't really answer the question. What are you buying for your kitchen that you bought to fit in with the cool kids?

I’m not sure why you’re struggling so much with this. The ‘fit in’ comment was directly tied to a question about clothes. The rest were tied to fads.

I'm not sure why you're struggling to give a simple answer. What did you buy for your kitchen because it was a fad? I couldn't answer this question, but you seem to think it's obvious, so give us your answer.

I bought my daughter a waffle maker that makes heart-shaped waffles and a homemade donut maker for Christmas. She made it all with friends after a sleepover, and they thought it was all fun and cool. So, go ahead and pick that apart to continue your ironic bullying campaign on this minor point.

That sounds like something you bought because you thought it was fun to own and use. How is that like buying a cup because otherwise you'll be bullied?

Why is every fad, trend, etc. being conflated with bullying? We all take part in it the phenomenon. OP's kid wants a water bottle that's currently trendy. Part of that (but not all) involves a bullying element.

OP's kid wants a water bottle that's not "trashy" and for which she will not be "judged." That's ultimately about status and the threat of bullying. "I saw this and it looks (fun/cute/whatever)" is a different thing. I'm saying they're different, don't conflate them. When an adult buys a fun kitchen toy, they're not engaging in a "trend" in the way OP's daughter wants to.

In other words, it also describes something that is trendy.

Still waiting to hear what kitchen gadget you bought because it was cool and all the cool girls had one.

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You beat me to it. What the hell is “something cool in the kitchen?” I have the raddest old cast iron pan. Is this vintage awesomeness? And let me brag about my water distiller… You’re not cool if you don’t have a water distiller! On Wednesdays, my friends and I distill water, wearing pink.

Oh, aren't you edgy? Next, you'll learn how to properly quote.

But you got the point didn't you?

I'm wondering if anyone is ever going to explain what it would be "cool" to have in the kitchen, because I genuinely have no idea.

Really? Are you new to Google? I see you managed to navigate a message board.

Google will tell me things I can buy for my kitchen, but that doesn't really answer the question. What are you buying for your kitchen that you bought to fit in with the cool kids?

I’m not sure why you’re struggling so much with this. The ‘fit in’ comment was directly tied to a question about clothes. The rest were tied to fads.

I'm not sure why you're struggling to give a simple answer. What did you buy for your kitchen because it was a fad? I couldn't answer this question, but you seem to think it's obvious, so give us your answer.

I bought my daughter a waffle maker that makes heart-shaped waffles and a homemade donut maker for Christmas. She made it all with friends after a sleepover, and they thought it was all fun and cool. So, go ahead and pick that apart to continue your ironic bullying campaign on this minor point.

That sounds like something you bought because you thought it was fun to own and use. How is that like buying a cup because otherwise you'll be bullied?

Why is every fad, trend, etc. being conflated with bullying? We all take part in it the phenomenon. OP's kid wants a water bottle that's currently trendy. Part of that (but not all) involves a bullying element.

OP's kid wants a water bottle that's not "trashy" and for which she will not be "judged." That's ultimately about status and the threat of bullying. "I saw this and it looks (fun/cute/whatever)" is a different thing. I'm saying they're different, don't conflate them. When an adult buys a fun kitchen toy, they're not engaging in a "trend" in the way OP's daughter wants to.

In other words, it also describes something that is trendy.

Still waiting to hear what kitchen gadget you bought because it was cool and all the cool girls had one.

Anonymous wrote:Being a first generation immigrant, i just don't get it. 8th grade DD goes all day without drinking water even though her dermatologist and her doctor told her she needed to. She said any other water bottles aside from a Stanley Cup is "trashy" and she would be judged by "people in the hallway". She would rather go for 7 hours without a drop of liquid and it's clearly taking a toll on her skin and overall health. Her close friends are kind although all of them have the "right" sneakers and "right" water bottles. She's in a MoCo public school, which has both FARMS kids and kids from relatively affluent families, I was really hoping to raise a confident daughter who's not too worried about how shes' being perceived by others when it comes to material processions. Am I sending the wrong message by giving in?

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You beat me to it. What the hell is “something cool in the kitchen?” I have the raddest old cast iron pan. Is this vintage awesomeness? And let me brag about my water distiller… You’re not cool if you don’t have a water distiller! On Wednesdays, my friends and I distill water, wearing pink.

Oh, aren't you edgy? Next, you'll learn how to properly quote.

But you got the point didn't you?

I'm wondering if anyone is ever going to explain what it would be "cool" to have in the kitchen, because I genuinely have no idea.

Really? Are you new to Google? I see you managed to navigate a message board.

Google will tell me things I can buy for my kitchen, but that doesn't really answer the question. What are you buying for your kitchen that you bought to fit in with the cool kids?

I’m not sure why you’re struggling so much with this. The ‘fit in’ comment was directly tied to a question about clothes. The rest were tied to fads.

I'm not sure why you're struggling to give a simple answer. What did you buy for your kitchen because it was a fad? I couldn't answer this question, but you seem to think it's obvious, so give us your answer.

I bought my daughter a waffle maker that makes heart-shaped waffles and a homemade donut maker for Christmas. She made it all with friends after a sleepover, and they thought it was all fun and cool. So, go ahead and pick that apart to continue your ironic bullying campaign on this minor point.

That sounds like something you bought because you thought it was fun to own and use. How is that like buying a cup because otherwise you'll be bullied?

Why is every fad, trend, etc. being conflated with bullying? We all take part in it the phenomenon. OP's kid wants a water bottle that's currently trendy. Part of that (but not all) involves a bullying element.

OP's kid wants a water bottle that's not "trashy" and for which she will not be "judged." That's ultimately about status and the threat of bullying. "I saw this and it looks (fun/cute/whatever)" is a different thing. I'm saying they're different, don't conflate them. When an adult buys a fun kitchen toy, they're not engaging in a "trend" in the way OP's daughter wants to.

In other words, it also describes something that is trendy.

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Anonymous wrote:Let her dehydrate. She sounds like a silly insecure fool,

Rude. If you were a kid new to a country you would want to assimilate. It’s normal. Hopefully by high school she’ll get better quality friends.

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You beat me to it. What the hell is “something cool in the kitchen?” I have the raddest old cast iron pan. Is this vintage awesomeness? And let me brag about my water distiller… You’re not cool if you don’t have a water distiller! On Wednesdays, my friends and I distill water, wearing pink.

Oh, aren't you edgy? Next, you'll learn how to properly quote.

But you got the point didn't you?

I'm wondering if anyone is ever going to explain what it would be "cool" to have in the kitchen, because I genuinely have no idea.

Really? Are you new to Google? I see you managed to navigate a message board.

Google will tell me things I can buy for my kitchen, but that doesn't really answer the question. What are you buying for your kitchen that you bought to fit in with the cool kids?

I’m not sure why you’re struggling so much with this. The ‘fit in’ comment was directly tied to a question about clothes. The rest were tied to fads.

I'm not sure why you're struggling to give a simple answer. What did you buy for your kitchen because it was a fad? I couldn't answer this question, but you seem to think it's obvious, so give us your answer.

I bought my daughter a waffle maker that makes heart-shaped waffles and a homemade donut maker for Christmas. She made it all with friends after a sleepover, and they thought it was all fun and cool. So, go ahead and pick that apart to continue your ironic bullying campaign on this minor point.

That sounds like something you bought because you thought it was fun to own and use. How is that like buying a cup because otherwise you'll be bullied?

Why is every fad, trend, etc. being conflated with bullying? We all take part in it the phenomenon. OP's kid wants a water bottle that's currently trendy. Part of that (but not all) involves a bullying element.

OP's kid wants a water bottle that's not "trashy" and for which she will not be "judged." That's ultimately about status and the threat of bullying. "I saw this and it looks (fun/cute/whatever)" is a different thing. I'm saying they're different, don't conflate them. When an adult buys a fun kitchen toy, they're not engaging in a "trend" in the way OP's daughter wants to.

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You beat me to it. What the hell is “something cool in the kitchen?” I have the raddest old cast iron pan. Is this vintage awesomeness? And let me brag about my water distiller… You’re not cool if you don’t have a water distiller! On Wednesdays, my friends and I distill water, wearing pink.

Oh, aren't you edgy? Next, you'll learn how to properly quote.

But you got the point didn't you?

I'm wondering if anyone is ever going to explain what it would be "cool" to have in the kitchen, because I genuinely have no idea.

Really? Are you new to Google? I see you managed to navigate a message board.

Google will tell me things I can buy for my kitchen, but that doesn't really answer the question. What are you buying for your kitchen that you bought to fit in with the cool kids?

I’m not sure why you’re struggling so much with this. The ‘fit in’ comment was directly tied to a question about clothes. The rest were tied to fads.

I'm not sure why you're struggling to give a simple answer. What did you buy for your kitchen because it was a fad? I couldn't answer this question, but you seem to think it's obvious, so give us your answer.

I bought my daughter a waffle maker that makes heart-shaped waffles and a homemade donut maker for Christmas. She made it all with friends after a sleepover, and they thought it was all fun and cool. So, go ahead and pick that apart to continue your ironic bullying campaign on this minor point.

That sounds like something you bought because you thought it was fun to own and use. How is that like buying a cup because otherwise you'll be bullied?

Why is every fad, trend, etc. being conflated with bullying? We all take part in it the phenomenon. OP's kid wants a water bottle that's currently trendy. Part of that (but not all) involves a bullying element.

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You beat me to it. What the hell is “something cool in the kitchen?” I have the raddest old cast iron pan. Is this vintage awesomeness? And let me brag about my water distiller… You’re not cool if you don’t have a water distiller! On Wednesdays, my friends and I distill water, wearing pink.

Oh, aren't you edgy? Next, you'll learn how to properly quote.

But you got the point didn't you?

I'm wondering if anyone is ever going to explain what it would be "cool" to have in the kitchen, because I genuinely have no idea.

Really? Are you new to Google? I see you managed to navigate a message board.

Google will tell me things I can buy for my kitchen, but that doesn't really answer the question. What are you buying for your kitchen that you bought to fit in with the cool kids?

I’m not sure why you’re struggling so much with this. The ‘fit in’ comment was directly tied to a question about clothes. The rest were tied to fads.

I'm not sure why you're struggling to give a simple answer. What did you buy for your kitchen because it was a fad? I couldn't answer this question, but you seem to think it's obvious, so give us your answer.

I bought my daughter a waffle maker that makes heart-shaped waffles and a homemade donut maker for Christmas. She made it all with friends after a sleepover, and they thought it was all fun and cool. So, go ahead and pick that apart to continue your ironic bullying campaign on this minor point.

That sounds like something you bought because you thought it was fun to own and use. How is that like buying a cup because otherwise you'll be bullied?

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You beat me to it. What the hell is “something cool in the kitchen?” I have the raddest old cast iron pan. Is this vintage awesomeness? And let me brag about my water distiller… You’re not cool if you don’t have a water distiller! On Wednesdays, my friends and I distill water, wearing pink.

Oh, aren't you edgy? Next, you'll learn how to properly quote.

But you got the point didn't you?

I'm wondering if anyone is ever going to explain what it would be "cool" to have in the kitchen, because I genuinely have no idea.

Really? Are you new to Google? I see you managed to navigate a message board.

Google will tell me things I can buy for my kitchen, but that doesn't really answer the question. What are you buying for your kitchen that you bought to fit in with the cool kids?

I’m not sure why you’re struggling so much with this. The ‘fit in’ comment was directly tied to a question about clothes. The rest were tied to fads.

I'm not sure why you're struggling to give a simple answer. What did you buy for your kitchen because it was a fad? I couldn't answer this question, but you seem to think it's obvious, so give us your answer.

I bought my daughter a waffle maker that makes heart-shaped waffles and a homemade donut maker for Christmas. She made it all with friends after a sleepover, and they thought it was all fun and cool. So, go ahead and pick that apart to continue your ironic bullying campaign on this minor point.

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a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement.
"his weird mixed metaphors and non sequiturs"

Anonymous wrote:First of all I don’t think water bottles in school is an urgent thing. I didn’t have it and I was fine. It’s a recent trend. The mom is insisting on it, if she really wants to encourage the daughter to do it then yes, get her the fancy water bottle. But don’t be surprised if she still doesn’t even use it that much, or loses it. There’s not a lot of time to go to the bathroom. She’s not dying of thirst. Just make sure she drinks a lot at home. In other countries there’s not this obsession with hydration like in the us. Those kids are just fine.

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Anonymous wrote:There is middle ground between "buy every trend" and "never give in to trends" I occasionally buy trendy things and sometimes I buy no name stuff. I think most people are like that. Maybe buy the Stanley and see where it leads, you can always have a conversation if you feel like it's getting out of hand.

True, but I think Op’s daughter has a really bad attitude about this and I don’t think she should be rewarded with a Stanley for it. Saying the other cups are trashy and saying she’s going be judged by using one is I’m mentality that I think should not be rewarded. Refusing to drink water because she doesn’t have a Stanley cup is worse than the behavior of a bratty two-year-old. This is why I wouldn’t get her one. I would be having a completely different reaction if her daughter would be having a different attitude.

I have commented on here before that it’s a relatively harmless and benign trend. It’s dumb, but harmless. But if you want to follow a trend, you need to have a better attitude.

I'm more anti-trendy cup than you are I think (for us, it's a lot of money), but the bolded is really key for me. Thinking other kids are going to make fun of you can be a chance to talk about bullying, but thinking other cups are trashy is the mindset of a bully, not a bullying victim. I don't want to hear the word "trashy" leave my kid's mouth, it's too close to the kinds of things my family got called growing up. She's not so far removed from being called PWT that I'm going to ignore that.