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07.03.2009 Kids are status symbols now?

Something has been bugging me for many years now - those little stickers on the rear-windows of cars, you know the ones depicting a mummy, a daddy, ‘n’ kids of different sizes, maybe even a dog or two. They come in a variety of flavours and styles, but the message is the same: here is my family.

Why? Why do we care about the size and makeup of your family? The only conclusion I can draw is that it is yet another declaration of your so-called superiority. I imagine it goes like this: My family is bigger than yours. Look, I have 4 kids, you only have 2 on your window, ergo I am better than you. Wow, look at that car - he has 6 kids, he must be so virile and powerful. I don’t get it - since when did our kids become status symbols?

I don’t see any benefits of the family stickers, but I do see a negative. Why would you want to advertise that you have kids at all? In this creepy day and age, do you really want the pervert driving behind you to think “ooh look he has three young girls/boys - I’ll follow him to see where he goes”

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