Unintentionally Scary
By GlindaAll right, even though Joan is going to hate me for doing this, I have to talk about Halloween costumes.
Why, you may ask?
Because if my grocery store is already setting up their Halloween candy display, that means I am now allowed to broach the subject. And all you moms know that the longer you hold off buying your child’s costume, the more likely it is you will wind up with something that was popular three years ago in a size too small. I speak the truth. It’s ugly and I know you don’t want to hear it, but deep down you know I’m right.
As I was trolling around the vast internets, I saw some truly frightening costumes out there, especially for infants. Like this:
Now, there are almost too many things going on here. I suppose I could do a “Child of the Corn” joke, but I’m sure you saw that coming from a mile away. Actually, I’m kinda speechless. That the model is in fact a doll is totally creeping me out. But in all seriousness, this is not a quality costume, it looks like it was thrown together as a middle school Home Ec project. Scratch that, I am insulting all Home Ec-enrolled middle schoolers. You just don’t want to be forced into buying this because there’s nothing left, do you?
And please, for the love of all that is holy, do not do this to your sweet, precious infant:
Yes, yes, the image is rather grainy, but do you really expect quality photography from a company that suggests you dress your child as a whoopee cushion?
Now, I think I need to do some sort of deep breathing excercises to get the image of that doll out of my brain.
September 7th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
The babies are scaring me more than the costumes! I guess I’m straight up white trash, but if I saw a baby dressed up as a whoopie cushion..I’d think it was funny. I just wouldn’t do it to my baby. hmmm you think they have that costume for little doggies???
September 7th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
Oy. Is the top one supposed to be a knock off of the peapod costume? Those were cute, that is, well, not.
And I’m juts going to go away and pretend that I didn’t see the other one. La, la, la, didn’t see it!
September 7th, 2007 at 3:32 pm
Yikes, those are bad. Just plain bad.
September 7th, 2007 at 8:25 pm
These are like demented Anne Geddes photos in Hell. Anyone who would dress their baby as a whoopie cushion (Britney, I’m lookin’ at you, hon) is someone whose adult children will shove them in a dank grey home as soon as they get power of attorney.
September 8th, 2007 at 7:17 am
Yes, these are definitely scary. Maybe even cause for calling CPS out of fear someone might actually sit on poor little whoopie baby. 🙂
September 8th, 2007 at 11:04 am
AM- Oh no, you can’t be serious?
Chichimama- You can go ahead and send me the therapy bills.
Steph- There’s a lot of bad stuff out there, but these were by far the worst.
Rain- I agree.
Boogiemum- Whoopee baby is just so wrong. I can’t even say how wrong.
September 8th, 2007 at 11:43 am
Those are tackier than they are funny, IMHO. Thank God no one has thought to make a Chucky costume. Oops… spoke too soon: http://tinyurl.com/2t84bo
But at least it is an adult mask and not a baby outfit!
September 8th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
Okay that is just wrong to dress a child in a whoopie cushion! lol I fear my poor lil man will be the one who gets the left over, trampled on in the aisle, outfit for halloween. I’m so behind on getting his costume together. Oh well, at least he doesn’t have to wear one I made. Now that would be scary…
September 8th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
The Annalucia cannot see the point of the costume for the baby who is too young to request one.
September 8th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
It appeals to that segment of the market that feels that hoodies with ears on them and googly eyes for daywear just isn’t SATISFYING ENOUGH, DAMMIT! And I’m talking about what the adults wear.
September 8th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
When is the trend toward ridiculously super-sexy Halloween costumes for women going to trickle down to the infants?
Not that I want it to happen. I just know it will.
September 8th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
Heck, given some of the miniskirts I’ve seen on toddlers it already has.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:14 am
Oh, Glinda, I don’t hate you posting for this! You’re right that I don’t want to think about this topic though… my 2 younger kids want to be Daleks this year. OMG!!! (I think that deserves 3 exclamation points.) I foresee evenings with posterboard, duck tape, plastic Easter egg halves, and metallic spray paint.
As to the baby “costumes” you’ve shown, I can’t decide which one is creepier. I’m going with Whoopee Cushion, because no matter what, sitting on a baby is always a Bad Idea.