Wednesday, April 15, 2009

When the Picture is Worth More than Bloggy Words


The title of this book? Stop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old Like a Skank

Frankly? I can't top that.

*photo by Dorothy Z. taken at the Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, Va

37 comments:

As Cape Cod Turns said...

That's awesome!

Anonymous said...

Ha! Do we really need a whole book to tell us that? The title says it all.

So is the book stuffed full of Glamour Do and Don't Elementary school pictures?

Manic Mommy said...

Awesome!

But will the right people read it?

Karen said...

I wonder if it would be appropriate to randomly hand the book to strangers with skankily dressed kids?

Burgh Baby said...

I'm buying ten and throwing them all at one of the moms at dance class. Oh, yes, I am.

smalltownme said...

That is a great title. I hope it catches on.

Jenn @ Juggling Life said...

That book goes right along with my unintended blogging theme this week. Cover up!

Hula Girl at Heart said...

Love it. I'm waiting for the second volume, directed at mothers, "Stop Dressing Like Your Skanky Looking Teenager".

Briya said...

I only have two words to say: I CONCUR.

maggie, dammit said...

DUDE. AMEN.

Martha@A Sense of Humor is Essential said...

Holy Cow!! Tell me I'm hallucinating!!!
Thank you for this Tootsie, it is the End of Civilization as we know it.

Momma Mary said...

Best. Book. Ever. Period.

And I haven't read it. :)

Amanda said...

I just got this book from the library!

Karen said...

I can think of several people I can give that book to. Come to think of it, can I stand inside the mall and hand it to everyone passing by?

calicobebop said...

Freaking. Awesome.

Seriously - why must they "grow up" so fast? Let them be little girls for crying out loud!!!

Jason, as himself said...

So simple and to the point.

Stu said...

We have a strict 'no hooker wear' and a 'thou shall not dress like you want fives stuffed in your pants' policy at our house.

-Stu

Anonymous said...

P-E-R-F-E-C-T
That's what fashion means to me!

(sung in my best Aretha Franklin voice)

This should be required reading for all moms with daughters. (I'm sure there's a book out there for me, too.)

MommyTime said...

THAT? Is brilliant. I wish I'd thought to write it.

The Girl Next Door said...

I just spewed my Nilla wafers across the room - next time please warn me! Hilarious

LI Laura said...

Great book...read it a while back.

Ringleader said...
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Ringleader said...

AHAHAHAHA!!! I am so buying that today- maybe several so I can do my part for our world and leave them lying about for parents to find... I think I'll leave the first one next to the Bratz display at Target!

Miss E said...

OMG dying laughing.

PS - Mr Farklepants is amazing to do so much for you in a week! Can he give my husband some pointers? :)

Saucy said...

Aw. Mah. Gaw. Can't believe somebody beat me to that.

Unknown said...

LOL...LOVE it!!!

Anonymous said...

oh, this book was desperately needed yesterday downtown. I think I'll stock up my first aid kit in the car with some. seriously what are some of these moms thinkin?

dkuroiwa said...

Oh, this is great! and if there IS a true "fashion God/Goddess" out there, it will soon be translated into Japanese, because we got some little "ho's in training" over here in the elementary schools!!
So glad I have just boys...shorts, t-shirts and possibly clean unders and we're good...at least for now!

Minnesota Matron said...

LOVE this. The matron has a rule: no butt prose on clothing. No Bratz, princess, queenie. Nothing.

Glennis said...

Yeah! Wouldn't that make a lovely gift for someone I know!

Unknown said...

Oh geez. That author is brilliant! I have a six-year-old who dresses like a dorky six-year-old with butterflies and ladybugs and rainbows on various articles of clothing all from JC Penney or Sears or some other benign place and I LOVE IT!!!!

I need that book and I need to place it all around LA.

:-)

JCK said...

I've been writing about this very thing...

just jamie said...

Why, oh why do they make high heels in small sizes? Why?

turnitupmom said...

Right on! Little girls should look like little girls, with ribbons and bows, NOT black boots with heels.

Stop by my blog for a SPA product giveaway, until April 30th!

Timi said...

LOL.........great title. I think that more than a couple times a day at some peoples little girls. Let them be little girls!

Super B's Mom said...

OMG! That is AWESOME!!!

Anonymous said...

I adore Celia Rivenbark. She's a hoot! I hope you bought the book! You remind me a little of her.