Yesterday, Brooklynometry expressed some very pointed second thoughts about the “Park Slope stroller mafia.” Then, we came across a long thread on the Park Slope Forum at Brooklynian.com: “The defining moment of Park Slope Parents’ stupidity.” Here is the first post in the thread:
This was posted on Park Slope Parents, and forwarded to me. This sort of thinking epitomizes what I detest about neurotic PSPs. I don’t even know where to begin…but, isn’t the alphabet something YOU teach your kids? Like, umm…sort of naturally? Maybe even have fun without outsourcing it?! I mean, how early do these control freaks want to plug their kids in?! HORRIFIED!
Please help!
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> Someone told me about a year ago about a web site for kids where they
> can learn an alphabet. I didn’t save it as a bookmark and can’t locate
> it now. I think it was affiliated with PBS television, something like
> Bright Stars or Raising Stars. If you know this web site or any
> similar, please share. Thanks.
The entire thread is composed of many opinions about which readers are likely to have a wide range of opinions.
5 responses so far ↓
1 Anonymous // Jan 5, 2008 at 11:20 am
It takes a village of websites to raise a child these days, what with adults slaves to the cost of housing and their self-importance, and people scared of everything.
I’m speaking from experience, of course. Where is the trailer park? I’m considering a move there.
2 Anonymous // Jan 6, 2008 at 7:13 am
Am I alone in wondering what kind of sad person would actually care how parents do or don’t play alphabet games with their children? Does it matter if it’s on a web site? Of the many things to spend time on, why this? What sort of sad validation does this provide? I would really like to know.
3 Icky // Jan 6, 2008 at 9:50 am
Annon 9:13 – Clearly, you are either part of the topic, or do not understand the topic. Either way, the mores of the PSP group and the Park Slope cognogenti in general are well known, well documented, and well examined. This is typical.
4 Anonymous // Jan 6, 2008 at 12:29 pm
It’s true, you can wonder exactly who is the control freak, the parent looking for the website or the HORRIFIED poster who objects. By the way, the site the parent is looking for may be starfall.com
5 Anonymous // Jan 7, 2008 at 6:38 pm
yep this is what happens when the yuppie straight couples decide to take over a neighborhood like PS. Now they turn it into neurotic UES baby boom version in brooklyn—you can take them out of their parents home in UES but you can’t take their suburban neurotic ways out of them–God help the kids.