Having a baby in New
York City is already a competitive sport, if you buy
into all that crap, but it seems push presents are the new Bugaboo. Now the
rest of the country can gasp in horror (or envy) since the Today Show made push presents go national with their segment this morning
giving helpful advice on how to find the perfect gift for your lady friend,
with one special item going for close to $3,000. Maybe it’s because I didn’t
get anything but unpaid time off after the birth of my daughter, but that’s
another topic. While you’re waddling down the aisle of Tiffany’s or Fortunoff,
you can now register for what you think your kid is worth. Or am I missing the
point?
I don’t think it’s bald jealousy
of the rich that makes me feel crazy about this concept. After all, I believe
any woman who deals with hemorrhoids, going up a shoe size, nausea, migraines
and swelling of the eyeballs followed by a bowling ball exiting through either her
sensitive lady parts, or sliced and diced right through the ol’ abdomen
deserves a round of applause. And maybe a trip to a day spa that accepts
nursing mothers. But jewelry? Why does this stick in my craw? Should we sniff
at you ladies who we believe are only doing it for the ice (yeah, right) or
applaud Tiffany’s and Fortunoff for making it easier to demand your baubles?
