Given how many articles that have been written about how boob plating would hurt more than help, I’m not feeling it either.

Looks like someone just saw Metropolis for the first time.

I did too!

I’ll give these posh parents credit for at least wanting to spend time with their kids. Unlike the well to do Boomer parents I know that shipped their kids off to some sweaty, bug infested summer camp, while they toured Europe. 

This is what I was thinking. The lab-grown diamonds will appeal to the Kay jewelers set and diamonds with provenance will appeal to the 1% crowd. Finally grandmas jewelry might actually be worth something.

I’ve also seen this done with limos, fast cars, access to private rooms, you name it. I’m not bothered by it, hey fake it till you make it, but I am perturbed that they faked it so badly. In this town that’s the more grievous sin.

Yup, I laughed like hell this morning when I read this. Adding this to the many reasons I’m glad I’m GenX.

As an over 50 mother of a 12 and 10 year old, I can tell you that it’s a double whammy of sartorial judgement being a Granny Mom. You’ve either “given up” or you’re “trying too hard”. And the style you’re allowed to have post-menopause makes Mom Style look like a sex goddess.

“If I get a couple of hand drawn cards and sloppy kisses from my kids and an afternoon nap, I’m good. “

I’m 53 and put off having kids till my 40's for all of the reasons you noted. It wasn’t until we met people that actually enjoyed their kids and parenting that we decided to take the plunge. That’s said about 40% of our friends do not have kids. I suspect that that percentage will grow for millennials, especially…

“the dads pull a lot of weight and never talk about their parenting as some favor they do for their wives or some hero-work”

Yes, progress is happening, but it’s not being written about just yet.

“This child has two parents. Call him.”

They have a woman’s version. I have one. Meh, it’s ok, but I did have to order up a size because I have boobs.

Is this a millennial thing? Every single person I know (over the age of 40) comes back from vaca and promptly tells me every single thing that went wrong, from their spouse over packing their suitcase, to their kid puking on the plane on the way back home. A week long trip is worth a good month of complaining in my…

The younger generation has been putting off having children for a lot of reasons (student debit, cost of living/childcare/health ins) and this constant stream of negativity around motherhood just adds to their fear.

Every generation has a parenting style. The Benign Neglect of the 60's and 70's, The Everyone’s a Winner of the 80's and 90's, and now we have The Pimp the Kid Out style. 

I think she looks every second of her 64 years on this planet. She also looks happy, slim, and stylish, so perhaps that’s what some are responded to here?

Looks like something Dolores Umbridge wore when she was young.

It looks more like Princess Eugenie’s ring to me. I think the popping pink is a better look for her than Eugenie’s vintage pink though. Looking forward to whatever whacky wedding gown she wears, though I do hope she grows her hair out a bit.