December 14, 2005

sad

I was looking at Target for a cute little pink bib that says "I love my daddy." I thought that it would be a cute stocking stuffer for Dim for Christmas.

No luck. I found a ton of I love mommy, I love my big brother, I love my grandpa, I love my lawn guy, and I love my accountant bibs, but not one I love my daddy bib.

So let's interpret:

Option A - a.k.a. The Glass is Half Full Interpretation - Major retailers regularly stock children's items that celebrate responsible fatherhood, but the Christmas shopping season has wiped the shelves clean of such a product

or

Option B - a.k.a. The Glass is filled with Razor Blades and Bourbon Interpretation: While smaller niche markets may offer such products, the major retailers realize the futility of offering a small niche population a product that takes shelf space away from the much BIGGER market of need-to-please-gardeners.

I'm hoping for option A but I think option B is more likely. *sigh*

Posted by Jen at December 14, 2005 3:32 PM
Comments

In retrospect, I offer option c: the fence sitting option. Perhaps Target does carry ILD bibs, but in smaller quantities than ILM bibs or I love the 1040-EZ bib.

Still sad, but more likely, I think.

Posted by: Jen Rodis at December 14, 2005 5:02 PM

Or maybe some clerk at Target decide it is immoral to love your father and they refuse to sell that bib.

Ok, I'm joking. But still boycotting Target.

Posted by: susan at December 14, 2005 6:10 PM

Dax has a couple of those. Try Walmart.

Posted by: ryland at December 14, 2005 11:00 PM

yes, option A is most likely correct, especially since you and i saw the i love daddy bibs just a few weeks ago.

Posted by: kat at December 15, 2005 7:40 AM

We did? I don't remember that. Good. Except now that I've posted about it, I can't get it, since Dim reads this stuff.

Posted by: Jen Rodis at December 15, 2005 9:12 AM

Just buy an "I love my mommy" bib and forget the daddy bib. Dim needs to get adjusted. When your child goes to school, Mothers Day will fall during the school year and your child will bring home a lovely, hand-made gift for you. Father's Day falls after school ends (check local listings) and Dim will get a nice Hallmark card that you buy at the grocery and the child scribbles his/her name on.
I'm not bitter.

Posted by: John at December 15, 2005 9:27 AM

You can always get one customized online or at the Desert Passage at this store (I forget what it's called) where they customize clothes..

Posted by: Cladeedah at December 15, 2005 1:32 PM

Oh Claudia, I wonder what sort of interesting things you would embroider on a bib:

1)I drool for big breasts
2)My other bib is a Cadillac
3)Stand back. I may return this later.
4)Strained peas? Not gonna do it.
5)Mommy's ten-margarita mishap
6)Save this: I'll use it again when I'm eighty.

What else can y'all think of?

Posted by: Jen Rodis at December 15, 2005 1:38 PM