Let’s hear it for the cool parents. We’re not talking about the dads rockin’ skinny jeans or moms spelling cool with a “K”. We’re talking about parents who have Facebook, but DON’T post embarrassing baby pictures all over their kid’s wall. We mean parents who text — with the help of prepaid phones from T-Mobile – but don’t have My Little Pony key-chains on their phones. Are you a cool parent… or are you trying too hard? Check out this info-graphic to see.
Hey, I think I know that guy, ha!
i like uggs and i wear a pony tail most everyday but im not a parent so………
Okay, I’ll buy most of that but ponytails? Seriously?
agreed – my hair is waist length of course I wear it in a ponytail when doing housework or outdoor activities!! Just maybe not to work
If not for ponytails, most women would be lost. I’d never get anything done.
I like pony tails.
same as me i wear uggs but i’m not a parent #lol
I know, right? The ponytail part just doesn’t make sense. Maybe pigtails, but not ponytails. Ponytails are for all ages!
How are my little pony key-chains not cool? There is nothing wrong with a Brony or a Pegasister. And a ponytail? What’s wrong with that? Oh well
I’m a Pegasister too but I’m only 21. And on a keychain, really?
Ponytails? Uggs? That’s life, not trying to be cool.
Crazy.
I know, right?
So I Try Too Hard
This article is biased and lame. And childrens’ “significant others”??? WHAAAT? Maybe Ganz is trying too hard. Don’t tell me what I am or am not.
I totally agree with mrgower. How about your remove this Ganz?At first I thought it was silly and now it is annoying every time.
relax! it’s supposed to be funny. don’t take it so seriously
Wow… I wear uggs cause it snows here
and when its not its still pretty darn cold. My children dont have significant others theyre too young. I have a prepaid phone (what else am I supposed to do) I have my hair in ponytails or a braid because it is so long. the necklace I sometimes wear was a handmade gift from my seven year old daughter for mother’s day. whats wrong with liking modern music…..? I cant even wear my daughters clothing, unless you count tutus we use for dress up (my boys play pirates with dad). Obviously I’m trying to hard to be a cool parent….. just putting that out there.
I think that a few of these are fine, it’s just when it becomes obvious that parents are trying to be their teen’s best friend instead of their parent that it becomes a problem. There are lots of people that are your children’s friends, but your children ideally only have two parents. Mom and Dad. You don’t need to be their best friend, you are their parent. I think that’s the point Ganz is trying to get across here, but they did not communicate it very well. This article does seem to be ‘anti-parent’, if you just glance at it.
I think parents should always be their kids best friends, unless you want kids to hate their parents.
Looks like adults are not allowed to use hair product or wear ponytails? This is definitely trying too hard
This type of thing is a no win situation for parents, we get critizied for being cool, we get critizied for being fuddy-duddy, or old-fashioned. Guess I will just be myself and not worry about what my kids or their friends think of me, they will all be adults one day too!
I agree TTT.
If anyone is gonna say LOL and BRB it would be mom, not dad. o_O
What does BRB & o_O mean?
Brb means “Be Right Back” and o_O is supposed to look like a face.