Party Poopers
According to an article in Reuters, a group of parents from Minnesota have started a campaign called "Birthdays Without Pressure" in response to an epidemic of super-expensive parties. They want to have a "national debate" about the excessive spending and the peer pressure that it creates. To which Liz and Valerie reply: "Nani?"*
Liz and Valerie propose instead that there should be a campaign called "Peer Pressure Is for Suckas" that will encourage people to stop trying to keep up with the Joneses, because those damn Joneses will always have better stuff than you anyway. Don't blame them because you got drunk the night before your big final and bombed the test, thereby securing your place in the social hierarchy (somewhere between "paper pusher" and "doormat"). And anyway, that Jones guy is more boring than a paper napkin manufacturer convention. (No offense to any napkin makers out there. Napkins are great.)
In conclusion, have whatever kinds of parties you want and ignore that Jones dork. Also, remember to invite Liz and Valerie.
*Nani: Japanese for "WTF"**
**Actually, Japanese for "what" but Liz and Valerie typically use it in the other sense
Liz and Valerie propose instead that there should be a campaign called "Peer Pressure Is for Suckas" that will encourage people to stop trying to keep up with the Joneses, because those damn Joneses will always have better stuff than you anyway. Don't blame them because you got drunk the night before your big final and bombed the test, thereby securing your place in the social hierarchy (somewhere between "paper pusher" and "doormat"). And anyway, that Jones guy is more boring than a paper napkin manufacturer convention. (No offense to any napkin makers out there. Napkins are great.)
In conclusion, have whatever kinds of parties you want and ignore that Jones dork. Also, remember to invite Liz and Valerie.
*Nani: Japanese for "WTF"**
**Actually, Japanese for "what" but Liz and Valerie typically use it in the other sense
1 Comments:
Why on earth is this even news??? All I ever got was a trip to Burger King with a few kids, and the special gift? I got to don one of those paper crowns for a day.
Maybe parents are just competitive to outdo the rest of them, I've no clue. But I don't recall my seedy BK burger fests coming up in any of my therapy sessions.
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