I love the bolded text in the middle: We value your experience as a parent. Ha, my EXPERIENCE, as a PARENT.
Earlier in our experience, I started receiving all kinds of interesting flyers and things because I had signed up for American Baby, a free magazine for pregnant women/early motherhood, when we were in the early stages of infertility treatment. I thought it would be a fun sneak peek, until they used my fake due date (an actual due date for our mid-IVF "what the hey" IUI) to create a "Just for you!" section that chronicled "my" pregnancy and baby's developmental milestones. Unintended consequences, and I wasn't sad when the subscription ended.
This survey opportunity is coming to me because we registered for baby gear through the BBB superstore, as well as a zillion coupons for formula.
Coupons which are rapidly expiring and we still don't have a baby.
A survey about how I am feeding my fictitious baby, a survey I am unable to complete at this time.
I also received the Father's Day issue of Parent magazine, which I've received for 5 years now, because they are the parent publication of American Baby and I kept getting offers for a year for $1. How do you say no to that?
I am going to be REALLY PREPARED when Mystery Baby finally comes. I have been studying for YEARS.
And, I can laugh about it. I didn't cry when I got the survey, I took a picture. Because it's funny in a way, and I wonder what all these marketers are going to do when we finally do have a baby. I hope they have a lot of coupons lined up for us... I guess my mail's demographic doesn't quite match with my reality. Not yet, anyway.
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There are always more coupons. Don't you worry a minute about that. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThank you! I am sort of worried that they will dry up, but feasibly if I keep giving them to my friends with infants now and they keep getting used, then we'll keep getting more, right? :)
DeleteExactly. :-)
DeleteYou have an AMAZING attitude about this, Jess. Your mystery baby is going to be so lucky in the parent department!
ReplyDeleteJust as a thought (not that you don't have a zillion things on your plate at the moment), but you could always donate your expired coupons. I have this page bookmarked from when I used to try to coupon, and it seems almost serendipitous, given what today is. :)
http://thekrazycouponlady.com/coupons-for-military/
What a lovely idea for expired coupons! Right now I am giving coupons to friends who recently had a baby, but I'm sure I'll have some they can't use. Thanks for the link!
DeleteI am so impressed that you can laugh about it. Shows how well you are healing and clearing.
ReplyDeleteIn a way, I feel that I don't have much choice but to laugh, or I'd be drowning in my own tears. It really did make me laugh out loud when I opened it, and then I got my phone for the photo opp. Ha. Maybe it's not so much healing and clearing as a dark sense of humor... :)
DeleteWith Lori. Very impressed you can laugh at this. It's a good sign. Still shaking my head at these marketers though.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the others. I'm so glad you're able to laugh about this. A wonderful attitude.
ReplyDeleteI agree that you do have the best attitude. You are beyond prepared to be a mom, and I am hopeful that your preparation will come in handy some time soon. <3
ReplyDeleteThank you! At some point we have to have all this come in handy, right? If it doesn't, what a waste of an amazing (entirely theoretical) knowledge base! Thank you for the thoughts!
DeleteI agree with Traci. You do have an amazing attitude! There are a lot of women who write about these things & I want to say: "Oh my gosh... why are you setting yourself up like this? Can't say 'no' to a $1 subscription to a parenting magazine? Yes you can!" But you seem way ahead of the game. In fact you're making a game out of it for your own amusement. Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I waffle on whether or not to cancel the magazine at this point, since I stuff them in a drawer until marathon reading-and-snipping-and-bindering sessions when I'm feeling really up, but I almost feel like if I cancel it it's some kind of bad hoodoo. Which probably isn't too healthy, but whatever. I love the magazine though--solid advice and adoption-friendly so far.
DeleteOy -- so painful. You do have a fantastic attitude. I keep getting baby coupons because I buy gifts, and it kills me when they come. I run them over to a friend's house to get them out of mine.
ReplyDeleteThank you -- I knew my dark humor would come in handy as a coping strategy, ha. I keep hoping I can use my coupons to buy the stroller, but we're saving that for when things get a little more real, or we have a day when we need to go do something baby-related to stay rooted in things. Smart idea to get them to someone who can use them and have that emotional dig out of your house.
DeleteYour attitude is amazing - taking something painful and laughing in its face. Hoping for the demographic/reality to match soon.
ReplyDeleteI was sure I commented on this! Ugh, was my response, and joining with the others in commending your attitude. Don't let the b@$#@&%$ get you down!
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