MARIN PROBLEM OF THE WEEK: What to buy a 40 year old for his birthday when a pony isn't good enough!!!???

My fav mom forum post of the week: "High End Gift Ideas for friend in NYC- what would you want if you could pick anything?? Hi Ladies! My husband's best friend lives in NYC and aspires to have the "best things" in life. (OY VEY....) He loves shopping at Barneys (WHO DOESN'T???), his suits are all high end and he loves dining in restaurants that offer amazing experiences (SO DO I!!!!). He's a really sweet guy but impossible to buy for. He just turned 40 and paid for a weekend for all his friends to stay in a resort in Mexico. My husband and I want to get him something that he wouldn't think to buy himself."

Jesus Christ. Can I say that the day before Easter Sunday??? Talk about FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS!!!! Aside from the usual gift ideas (wine club memberships, etc...) some bozo suggested the following: "I love water buffaloes and fell in love with them while traveling in Laos. If someone donated water buffaloes in my name that would make me feel warm & fuzzy for a long time. An accompanying gift like a stuffed water buffalo or figurine would make me remember this gift for a long time. And if he loves Mexico, how about a whale shark?"

HOLY HELL SISTER! Why not just buy him a small Caribbean island while you're at it.

Gotta love Marin...

My favorite toddler moment of the week

Maddox learned a new cool trick this week- peeking under the stall. Ahhh fun moments in having a curious toddler!!!

Is it OK to date a non-MBA in Marin???

My favorite post on the mom forum this week revolves around getting a second chance at life after a divorce and whether its OK to date a man who is not "Mr FiDi/MBA/Green Tech/Super lawyer" if he's perfect in every other way and would be a great father to this woman's young child?

I'm not sure which part is more important- the fact that her new man is not "IN in Marin" because he doesn't have a solar powered house and may not even compost his breakfast or the fact that he really doesn't make anywhere close to $400k a year- because just about every other family here does.

At first I read this post, laughed and thought ONLY in Marin.... Then I remembered the housing prices in this area and thought hmmm- maybe she has a valid point!

Cloth Diapers- REALLY?

I'm a part of a few Marin Mom groups and the things people post on these forums really crack me up. This mom, "monkeybars", for example, would like to host a Cloth Diapering Info Session at her house. Really? Jesus. The things some mom's have time for not to mention do you really want to have to carry around literal shit in your purse for the rest of the day when your little one poops on the road so you can be sure to do every single thing that is in your power to save the earth? To each her own I guess...

Cloth Diapering information session - interest? 
monkeybars, 2/26/2013 12:58 pm

I've been cloth diapering for quite a while now, and given that most information and most supplies are only available online, I have spent a LOT of time researching, and have a lot of different kinds of diapers that I've tried out. I was wondering if there is any interest in a cloth diapering information session? I'd be happy to host - my vision is that experienced cloth diapering moms could bring samples from their stash and show them off/talk them over with moms who are interested in starting CDing. Different diaper systems work for different people, but they are so expensive to order sight unseen, so I feel like it could make the idea of CDing less intimidating to see the gear in person. Please let me know if it's something you'd like to participate in and I'll set a date and time. This belongs in the Community Events forum I know, but I'm posting this first time in General Discussion as well so as to potentially reach a greater audience.