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MissAttitude

Freelance Writer, Blogger, Web Producer and Adjunct Professor

I'm a professional woman in my 30s who's spent the last 13 years working in TV news. I love shoes, shopping and blogging. I also have an advice column. In the name of full disclosure I have to admit I don’t have a background in psychology, unless you count that one college course freshman year ...

Wednesday, June, 4, 2008

I got another one in the mail. I don't know what it annoys me so much, but it does. And as usual I just tossed it in trash by my mailbox. I don't even bother bringing these into my condo. Do not pass go, do not collect $200. I'm talking about baby magazines.

Somehow I've gotten myself on a mailing list that shows I should either have a baby or want to have a baby. For months now, I've been getting magazines, free diaper samples, free formula samples, etc. And I don't want any part of it. I'm 33 and maybe most women my age have kids or want them soon, but my biological clock is definitely not ticking. And it doesn't help that I'm not a baby person. I'm just not. Don't get me wrong, I like kids. Well some kids.

I like them more when they're about 3-6 years old. I like when they can go to the bathroom for themselves and have conversations with you. Like this weekend there was this adorable little girl in the Coach store on Duval Street in Key West. She was probably about 3. She was carrying around a little white Coach purse and petting it. She was so cute I couldn't help but watch her. I told her mom "She's starting a little young for Coach." I probably watched her for 5 minutes or so and was contemplating taking a picture, but I 1.) Didn't want to seem like a wierdo in the store 2.) Got dragged over to the $20 wristlets by one of my friends. But I digress.

Anyway, you get the idea. I don't dislike children, but I'm not in any rush either. So why should I be feeling pressure just because I landed on the wrong mailing list? I guess they don't know they're just wasting their advertising dollars on me.

Stylishly yours,
Miss Attitude

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