This bumper sticker deal is officially wayyy out of control.

[vaya con xenu]

I used to just see the obnoxious garden-variety bragging-on-one's-kids type. Then it was the elite college/university (Princeton, Hahvahd and Northwestern). Now it's your ADULT CHILD'S bag: "My son is in the Navy" or "I have a daughter who attends William and Mary...Nanny nanny boo boo."

So. Very. Pathetic.

[DJ13]

1. I agree

Its gotten so bad I'm starting to see these on cars......




And I used to think "Baby On Board" was over the top!

[madamesilverspurs]

2. I dunno.

When I went to college, I sent my folks a decal for their car: My daughter goes to UNC. I also sent them my first project from an art class, it wound up on their refrigerator right next to my first college report card. Did I mention that I was 46 at the time?


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[HappyMe]

3. I really don't care what

stickers people put on their cars.

[lynne]

4. Baloney. Is that all you've got to get excited about?

Must be a slow day in your neighborhood.

As a parent - and a grandparent - if I want to tout that my son is in the military or my grandchild is an honor student, that's my right and I'll do so proudly. If my bumper sticker bothers you, don't look at it.

[arely staircase]

5. you are talking to a ghost. nt

[Quantess]

6. Bumper stickers are almost always a bad idea.

They make the vehicle look even trashier than it really is.

[LiberalEsto]

7. Some of us need them to keep the car from falling apart!

[lunasun]

9. I agree what a weird habit

[zbdent]

8. I took an escaped monkey to the zoo ...

he liked it so much, we're going to take in a ballgame on Sunday ...

[Astazia]

10. I had a rule to not put bumper stickers on my car

But, there were and are occasional ones I'd see on vacation or in a 7-11-bakery or something...and laugh out loud. What I do is purchase it & keep them in a folder for a chuckle or two. I remember where I got em & it serves as a memory for what was going onat the time. Years ago, (dating myself) I had an idea for one & shared with pals. See if you go back this far...The sticker idea...

WHO'S GONNA DO ANITA'S HAIR NOW?

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

11. Throughout school, I was able to supply my mom plenty of "Honor Roll" & "Deans List" stickers.

Haters. Gonna. Hate.

[pinboy3niner]

12. OP has been escorted from the building

Thanks, MIRT!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=287803&sub=trans

[MrMickeysMom]

13. How about...

"My kid beat up your honor student kid" ???

(I actually have seen that one!)

[barbtries]

14. are you saying that the bumper sticker actually says

nanny nanny boo boo?
cause if not i guess you'd find me extremely pathetic. ECU mom, Drexel (Earle Mack School of Law) Mom (i had to make that one myself), someone i love was killed by a drunk driver (I'm a MADD victim advocate), Obama 2012, Vote No on Amendment 1, 99%, equal sign, Turn Off Fox Bad News for America...and, on the window, In Loving Memory Bekah Zask 7-6-80 (turtle instead of a dash) 7-19-01.
i made that last one myself too.

so i'm pathetic. i am also very proud of my children and myself. now that the youngest is in college i almost feel as if my work is done. this is my license plate.

[flossie bobbsey]

15. I am sorry for the harsh language

however I must pose this question to you: why do you need to broadcast your successes? You're proud of your kids. Totally natural. Is it not enough, though? It's like that Zen koan--are your kids really successful if no one else knows about it? That is the whole Facebook nonsense: bragging is the name of the game.

Sometimes I wonder if people have a hard time feeling things and the more people they tell, the more it can sink in. I think something is a bit awry.

[barbtries]

16. that's you

i'm me. so be it.