Anonymous wrote:IT'S NOT ABOUT THE WATER BOTTLE.

It's the fact that she thinks she's entitled to it.

Anonymous wrote:My husband's DIL bought one for our 11 year old grand daughter because she's decided HER child WILL get everything she wants when she wants it. Another thing were those expensive headphones, some white tennis shoes, have no idea what kind but they were $150 and some expensive face crap. A child does not need Sephora. At all.
All fine and good except WE PAID FOR THAT. Her excuse was she grew up poor in Alabama and had to do without because she had a s mother. The same s mother she now fawns over with MY money. It's an ugly situation.

Oh and BTW, those cups leak lead. It's not a false statement. It's a fact. And did you know those cups were directly marketed for females ? You know to complete your outfit. What's a little lead. We girls are already stupid so lets really complete that journey.

OMG. BE A LEADER not a FOLLOWER. Teach your children to be independent thinkers.

Anonymous wrote:I wonder how all of us who grew up in the 80s survived without drinking water all day long...

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder how all of us who grew up in the 80s survived without drinking water all day long...

I’m a teacher now. I drink a cup of tea and maybe 2 sips of water most days. I don’t know how my colleagues can drink so much water

Anonymous wrote:I wonder how all of us who grew up in the 80s survived without drinking water all day long...

Anonymous wrote:This is more about the kid being a total brat than the water bottle. I would not buy it for her with that attitude. Had she asked kindly, I’d think about it. If you really feel she needs this for her self esteem then I’d go with the Valentine’s Day idea. Do not let her bully you into getting what she wants. Sounds like she is headed down a bad path. And I am a middle school teacher. I see so many great kind kids but so many entitle brats. They treat the adults at school the same way you let them treat you.

Anonymous wrote:Isn't parenting fun? Just get her the cup.

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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.

Yeah and I walk around w a kitchen gadget so my “friends” won’t judge me. If the story doesn’t have it then I starve myself until some buys it for me.

I now understand more why the 22 year olds in my office are self entitled and not capable of much.

Not all. The ones who don’t act like this get promoted and we show off as examples. The others are out after 15 months.

Anonymous wrote:Don't worry. As a kid I never drank anything in the day until dinner, when I'd gulp down about a liter of water. I turned out just fine, and now happily drink water, and only water, throughout each day.

I'd tell her that it's her attitude that's trashy and if she dehydrates from refusing to drink water, she will pay any and all medical bills associated with getting her health back.

I would not buy her a Stanley water bottle.