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Okay Veruca… we get it

There is a girl in Alabama whose idiot parents have purchased 37, yes, Thirty-Seven, Stanley cups for her at $50 a pop.  So $1850 on adult sippy cups for their little pumpkin.  And of course, she’s an ‘influencer’ with over 100,000 followers on Tik Tok.  All financed by her parents.

Here’s the money quote:

Refencing limited edition models that can at times retail for $60, she said:  ‘If they are rare, I would want to use them more because I’m special for having them.’

Because having adult sippy cups makes her special (HT to Brett Cooper for pointing out the fact that they are, indeed, sippy cups).  So her entire self-worth is wrapped up in a phase that, by all accounts, is already starting to fade out. 

Then a parent, trying to do the right thing for her daughter, buys her 9-year old an off-brand and the girl got so bullied, that she finally had to capitulate, basically to save her child’s mental health.

She went on Tik Tok to explain what happened and her video went viral.  I don’t Tik Tok but her video is in the link above.

I’m thinking it was a good thing that when I was a kid, mom made my clothes, with the exception of the two pairs of Toughskins jeans.  I’m a function over form kind of girl and that’s probably why.  

But I don’t think that Gen X, with some exceptions, really gave a shit about what brand someone was wearing, or, if they did, that anyone would give a shit about what they thought.

But I do have a couple vintage Stanley thermoses for sale…..

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    Because the generation that was, essentially, yours, and the following generations of somewhat wealthy women wanted to be “Friends” to their daughters rather than parents, they were seldom punished for bad behavior, leading to extreme bullying in many cases. Add in the fact that these nasty girls were literally told that they were “princesses” and everything should be for them, and they were spoiled and never told “No” and you have the sort of bullshit bullying that we see here, and the spoilt child is in the first article is a perfect example of why. Moms living their fantasies through their daughters. I feel for the poor man who ends up marrying the first girl. We should bring back the “rule of Thumb”.

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    Mom made our clothes too, except for the 'two pairs of jeans!' It must have been a thing then- we just had two of everything. I was shocked when I went to college and roommates had whole closets full of clothes and shoes. And ja, I have a couple old stanley thermoses I still use…

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    Mom would patch my jeans with quilting fabric, it was considered cool in the late 60's when I was a teen. These parents today are destroying generations.

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    I was the third of 3 boys…hand-me-downs were considered new to me.

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    I too have a couple of old Stanley thermoses and are NOT for sale! They still keep coffee hot for hours and will keep water or soda cold for hours, and I still have the handles attached. Us late boomer generation didn't give two hoots what you wore. The guys thought shorter was better, but like every things else has gotten out of hand.

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    When I was a kid the MUST HAVE was a Duncan YoYo. Every generation has its list of things we must own to be socially accepted.

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    The Stanley thermos I use has survived since I bought it while stationed in the UK my first tour over there in the early 80’s. I’ve lost count of how many PCS moves, deployments, broken airplane rescue runs and road trips it’s been on since. The thing’s beat to hell but still does its job wonderfully. That being said, my belief is the only true Stanley cup is named after a lord.

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    These shallow people know the cost of everything and the value of nothing.

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    Wasn't it just yesterday that everyone had to have YETI mugs? I thought those things were highly over-priced, although I've gotten more than a few as work bene's and prizes for various crap. Even just threw some away to make room in the cabinets. Now YETI is yesterday's news and Stanley is it, I guess. Count me as another Gen X whose Mom sewed my shirts, and I wore hand-me-downs from my cousins, and school season meant getting “new” clothes from Saturday garage sale shopping. And all my jeans had those iron-on patches.

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    I have a 45 year old Stanley which still serves me. It's intact, despite being dropped 90 feet to the belly of a super tanker.

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    Because the generation that was, essentially, yours, and the following generations of somewhat wealthy women wanted to be “Friends” to their daughters rather than parents, they were seldom punished for bad behavior, leading to extreme bullying in many cases. Add in the fact that these nasty girls were literally told that they were “princesses” and everything should be for them, and they were spoiled and never told “No” and you have the sort of bullshit bullying that we see here, and the spoilt child is in the first article is a perfect example of why. Moms living their fantasies through their daughters. I feel for the poor man who ends up marrying the first girl. We should bring back the “rule of Thumb”.

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    Mom made our clothes too, except for the 'two pairs of jeans!' It must have been a thing then- we just had two of everything. I was shocked when I went to college and roommates had whole closets full of clothes and shoes. And ja, I have a couple old stanley thermoses I still use…

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    Anonymous

    Mom would patch my jeans with quilting fabric, it was considered cool in the late 60's when I was a teen. These parents today are destroying generations.

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    Anonymous

    I was the third of 3 boys…hand-me-downs were considered new to me.

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    Anonymous

    I too have a couple of old Stanley thermoses and are NOT for sale! They still keep coffee hot for hours and will keep water or soda cold for hours, and I still have the handles attached. Us late boomer generation didn't give two hoots what you wore. The guys thought shorter was better, but like every things else has gotten out of hand.

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    Anonymous

    When I was a kid the MUST HAVE was a Duncan YoYo. Every generation has its list of things we must own to be socially accepted.

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    The Stanley thermos I use has survived since I bought it while stationed in the UK my first tour over there in the early 80’s. I’ve lost count of how many PCS moves, deployments, broken airplane rescue runs and road trips it’s been on since. The thing’s beat to hell but still does its job wonderfully. That being said, my belief is the only true Stanley cup is named after a lord.

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    These shallow people know the cost of everything and the value of nothing.

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    Anonymous

    Wasn't it just yesterday that everyone had to have YETI mugs? I thought those things were highly over-priced, although I've gotten more than a few as work bene's and prizes for various crap. Even just threw some away to make room in the cabinets. Now YETI is yesterday's news and Stanley is it, I guess. Count me as another Gen X whose Mom sewed my shirts, and I wore hand-me-downs from my cousins, and school season meant getting “new” clothes from Saturday garage sale shopping. And all my jeans had those iron-on patches.

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    I have a 45 year old Stanley which still serves me. It's intact, despite being dropped 90 feet to the belly of a super tanker.

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