Dads with daughters can't help, but to think... PINK! My daughter is obsessed with pink. From her daily outfits, to the color of her walls, to her favorite story, Pinkalicious by Victoria and Elizabeth Kahn. She thinks in the color pink. It's truly awesome, wonderful, and absolutely beautiful. However, last night at the dinner table, we had an interesting dialogue,
"Dada, boys don't wear pink!"
"Sure they do."
"No THEY don't."
"Who told you boys don't wear pink?"
"One of the boys at school."
Now, mind you, she's only in nursery school and the boy who told her this is only four years old; but, this got me thinking about boys and why we are taught at an early age that pink is not cool.
Maybe little boys inherently don't like pink because it's not blue. And, maybe if the sky were pink, little boys would like pink. Who knows, that's a little too existential, but the fact is... ladies like a guy who knows how to wear pink and wear it with confidence and style. For example, LeBron James, arguably the best baller ever (and this coming from a guy who grew up worshiping Jordan), rocked a pink button down with a sweet gray suit on the February cover of GQ. If you don't believe me, check out the cover. In the photo spread, LeBron in all his pinkness, smiles with the confindence of a King and a guy saying, "Damn straight, I'm wearing pink! You got a problem with it! Right, I didn't think so! Now I'm going to dunk on your sorry soul!"
I know what you are saying, "Plenty of dudes have been wearing pink for years!' But, you have to be careful, you don't want to look like James Spader in Pretty in Pink. Spader played the ultimate prepster tool who gave pink a bad name. The 80's are gone (and unfortunately John Hughes movies too). Now, the 21st century is upon us, and I urge dads of boys and girls alike to consider, pink is COOL -- no matter the gender or age. So dads, next time you are in the store, go for the slim pink button down vs. the standard old blue one with the the flying squirrel arms. Your wife will think your hot and your kids will see you as a style icon!
Tomorrow, I am sending a couple of Burp Armors to a good buddy of mine who just became the proud dad of a baby girl. He is getting a our very cool pink Candy Stripe and pink Candy Stitch styles. My buddy, Tim, is a guy's guy from Massachusetts. If there is anything he loves more than his wife and kids, it may be the Red Sox. Tim's world was rocked when he had his son, but now...now, he has a daughter. He doesn't know it yet, but his world just was turned upside down. His world became the glorious, magnificent, and magical color -- PINK!
Congrats, Tim! Your Burp Armor is in the mail!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Getting Stiffed
Today, on my way home from my real job, I found myself dealing with an ongoing Burp Armor drama. Getting Stiffed! Calling the Better Business Bureau in LA isn't an easy task. They are only open between 9 and 3 and customer service goes on lunch break for about an hour. When I finally found someone on the other end around 5:00 est., the conversation was very sobering.
When Kristin and I sat down and created our dream list of what stores we wanted our product in, BabyStyle (the LA based, super COOL store circa 2003) was tops on our list! Well... BabyStyle finally came calling this past October! AMAZING on every level. They called us, I didn't have to do the Burp Armor cold call. The buyer was totally into the product and subsequently purchased a large order. Again, amazing....right? WRONG! Here it is February 23rd, and BabyStyle is no longer! Today, the Better Business Bureau confirmed what we already thought. The nice BBB lady simply said, "Sorry sir, all their phone lines have been disconnected since January." And, the story doesn't stop here, Babystyle was bought by the baby giant The Right Start, who has given me no love in returning calls and/or has laid off their entire work force. What does this mean for Burp Armor, we are out some significant product, plus the money BabyStyle owes us! Nice work to the executives of BabyStyle for running what was a cool store INTO THE GROUND!
BabyStyle, do you hear that knocking! It's the collection agent coming for you!
When Kristin and I sat down and created our dream list of what stores we wanted our product in, BabyStyle (the LA based, super COOL store circa 2003) was tops on our list! Well... BabyStyle finally came calling this past October! AMAZING on every level. They called us, I didn't have to do the Burp Armor cold call. The buyer was totally into the product and subsequently purchased a large order. Again, amazing....right? WRONG! Here it is February 23rd, and BabyStyle is no longer! Today, the Better Business Bureau confirmed what we already thought. The nice BBB lady simply said, "Sorry sir, all their phone lines have been disconnected since January." And, the story doesn't stop here, Babystyle was bought by the baby giant The Right Start, who has given me no love in returning calls and/or has laid off their entire work force. What does this mean for Burp Armor, we are out some significant product, plus the money BabyStyle owes us! Nice work to the executives of BabyStyle for running what was a cool store INTO THE GROUND!
BabyStyle, do you hear that knocking! It's the collection agent coming for you!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Advice to my son...Marry UP!
Dear Son,
Marry UP! This is my first and best advice to you. Let me explain.
Your mother says I am to sit and blog about Burp Armor. If it wasn't for you being a particularly gifted baby burping machine in your early days and your mother's inspiration, there would be no Burp Armor. No patent. No cool first celebrity (Kyle MacLachlan) buying it from the killer write up from Best Life Magazine. No smack down fights over why we decided to throw caution to the wind and invest in a funky shaped burp cloth for babys to spit-up on. No watching you walking around the house saying, "I need my Buuurp Armoor! Burp ARMOOOR!" And, the smile its comfort brings you when it finally touches your hands and it is loved beyond words.
There is no way two years ago when we started the Burp Armor adventure I would have ever imagined being inspired to blog about it. But, I wasn't inspired to blog about it, your mother inspired me to blog about it. Just like your mother inspired me to come up with a solution to my complaints of being soaked by you on a nightly basis by your larger than life burps. Bottom line, your mom inspires me. She is cooler than I am, smarter than I am, and pushes me to be a better person each day. If she didn't, no Burp Armor and no Burp Armor blog. This brings me back to where we started and my advice..."Marry UP!" And, maybe....just maybe -- you will find your Burp Armor adventure one day too.
Love, Dad
Marry UP! This is my first and best advice to you. Let me explain.
Your mother says I am to sit and blog about Burp Armor. If it wasn't for you being a particularly gifted baby burping machine in your early days and your mother's inspiration, there would be no Burp Armor. No patent. No cool first celebrity (Kyle MacLachlan) buying it from the killer write up from Best Life Magazine. No smack down fights over why we decided to throw caution to the wind and invest in a funky shaped burp cloth for babys to spit-up on. No watching you walking around the house saying, "I need my Buuurp Armoor! Burp ARMOOOR!" And, the smile its comfort brings you when it finally touches your hands and it is loved beyond words.
There is no way two years ago when we started the Burp Armor adventure I would have ever imagined being inspired to blog about it. But, I wasn't inspired to blog about it, your mother inspired me to blog about it. Just like your mother inspired me to come up with a solution to my complaints of being soaked by you on a nightly basis by your larger than life burps. Bottom line, your mom inspires me. She is cooler than I am, smarter than I am, and pushes me to be a better person each day. If she didn't, no Burp Armor and no Burp Armor blog. This brings me back to where we started and my advice..."Marry UP!" And, maybe....just maybe -- you will find your Burp Armor adventure one day too.
Love, Dad
Sunday, February 8, 2009
My Wife Signed Me Up to Blog
Yep, she did. I'm pretty sure, no.... I'm VERY sure it is a product of our latest installment of bickering about Burp Armor. As you can see in the about me section of this blog, Burp Armor was my "lighting in a bottle." It was my "ah-ha" moment back when we were up constantly with my son as a newborn.... yes, I know.... you're thinking you've heard this story before. But I was convinced that no one had heard *my* story.
Anyway, somehow, someway, I was successful in convincing my Virgo wife (planning, cautious, detail-orientated anyone?) that this was a good idea. That was over 2 years ago... and the good news is that we actually made it happen. The jury is still out on if this is sustainable. For the health of my sanity (and my marriage!) I am hoping so, because I absolutely think this is a friggin' awesome product. Stay tuned to hear about the journey.
Anyway, somehow, someway, I was successful in convincing my Virgo wife (planning, cautious, detail-orientated anyone?) that this was a good idea. That was over 2 years ago... and the good news is that we actually made it happen. The jury is still out on if this is sustainable. For the health of my sanity (and my marriage!) I am hoping so, because I absolutely think this is a friggin' awesome product. Stay tuned to hear about the journey.
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