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• How Many Carats is YOUR Labor Worth?

  Push Presents -- the trend of giving a woman a gift for "pushing" out her baby, seems asinine in the extreme.  Far be it from me to denigrate another woman's desire for diamonds, but the trend of showering a woman with jewelry for giving birth to a child begs so many questions, I fear for the manhood of this generation.  For instance, is 30 hours of labor worth more than only 20? If the labor is all natural is that more valuable than one requiring an epidural or c-section?   Read More... Posted Oct 04 2007, 01:02 PM by Rachael Brownell (Redsy) with | with 20 comment(s) Filed under: push present, Tiffany's, diamonds

• Congratulations...it's a Diamond Ring!

  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? Read More... Posted Oct 03 2007, 01:45 PM by aprilpeveteaux with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: Today Show, push present, Fortunoff, Tiffany's