So, I was shopping for baby things today... two of my friends are expecting (and due about two months apart), so they're having a joint shower.
And I think I've finally figured out why women willingly undergo the agony of childbirth more than once in their lifetimes: economy.
I mean, yes, okay-- food, clothing (boy, will they go through that fast!), college, all that's pretty pricey on its own, on a per-person basis. But the baby industry doesn't even wait for your kid to start outgrowing its clothes... they nail it to you *hard* right after it's born.
Bedding's about a quarter the size of "normal" grown-up bedding, but the prices are nearly identical. Baby furniture, likewise. Then there are all those things that your baby won't need/will outgrow after a couple of years-- bottles, diaper pails, bibs, strollers, carriers, infant car seats...
So, you see? By the time the first one's out of diapers, the poor parents must look back at all that expensive baby stuff and go, "Well... we *have* all the things already, honey... might as well get our money's worth out of them..."
Posted by gris at May 31, 2003 04:34 PM