Baby Stuff is a Racket

Hi,
Baby stuff is a racket. A U shaped pillow to assist with breast feeding = Boppy = Overpriced. Then fashion covers to go with it? Even more.

But today, was the last straw. I went to Babies R us to get some stimulation for Eleanor. Mainly visual for right now. I thought it was still early for Eagles Encyclopedia. It's still preseason. So i got a 4 pack of baby books.

My favorite choice of the books is Hello bee, Hello Me! by Joyce Aronson PHD. Yeah thats right. PHD? I dont want to poo poo on it, but how does one go from writing psych books about anorexia and other Fine Books back her biggest splash with Hello Bee , Hello Me? The almighty dollar or the love for childrens development? Excerpt from book: "Hello Bee, Hello Me! (Plastic Mirror on page 2), Hello Frog, Hello Dog,, Hello Bee, Hello Me! (another plastic mirror) Hello Bat, Hello Cat, Hello Snail, Hellow Whale, Hellow Bee, Hellow Me! (ANOTHER plastic mirror). Actually thats not an excerpt that the whole unabridged book. Someone spend hard earned money to get a PHD and write a puffy childrens book that was made in China?

Am I crazy here? Am I in the wrong business?
I was so excited to bring these mental development toys home to my 4 week old daughter. I sat her down next to me, and we tried to read these things. She had very little interest. very little. She has more interest in the ceiling fan (that is not spinning)

I am ok with the boppy, and medela breastfeeding items (by the way, this is world breastfeeding day at Babies R Us, on Aug 12th. 20 dollars off a breast pump, the electronic one.) I am ok with strollers, and bugaboos topping out at $879. But hello bee and hello me, kind of just brought me further into a jaded state of dissolussionment. So much so, i am pretty sure i didnt spell dissolussionment right. Joyce if you google yourself and see my blog. I sincerely apologize to you. I am more upset that I have not published my own puffy book for $6.95.

As i cry myself to sleep in tears of regret, i pray for my chance to exploit parents who will pay anything to assist their child in some way.

you know how much my financial planner extrapolates a private school education will cost in 18 years? $450,000. Fo-Fity G's. Thats a lot of laundry detergent and toilet tissue i have to sell.

If eleanor wants top notch education, its gonna cost an arm and a leg. Actually more since actuaries cost out the loss of an arm of leg as much less in terms of a settlement.

Ok friends, keep on making babies, and continue to nurture the future.
I know my daughter better have a lemonade stand going pretty soon.

Poppa Sam