Cracked was one of our favorite reads as a kid, so every now and then we spend a couple hours perusing the comedic site. Their article "20 Baby Products Great For Traumatizing Infants" had us chuckling and then some! Items on the list ranged from stuffed poo and pee to mop outfits. We have to admit, we owned one of the items listed there -- but we won't tell which one.
Blogging Cracked: 20 Baby Products Great For Traumatizing Infants
#7 is the Baby Mop designed to "make your children work for their keep." It's a wearable mop that little crawlers can don and clean up the floor with. Cracked warns you however, "...extended wear on carpet may build a static charge equivalent to licking a car battery."
#19 is a sling that holds baby and hooks them over a bathroom door while you use the facilities. Cracked comments, "This is a dangerous idea. Not because it looks unstable or poorly constructed, but because its utility is too seductive."
Other favorites include the Daddle ("Not many kids toys come with the advisory 'Don't leave children unattended with this toy. Also never forget your safeword.'"), the Baby Whoopee Cushion Costume ("The instant someone opts to sit on it the joke will take a horrible, strangely poetic turn.") and the Swimming Neck Ring.
There were also a couple items familiar to Ohdeedoh readers, including Heelarious and the Baby Toupee.
To read the rest of the hilarious (or is it heelarious?) list, visit Cracked's Web site.
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We got the Bob Marley for our little boy 2 years ago... but his head was too big. What can I say, 95 percentile in head circumference.
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Jenzoe,
Let me just say that my husband wears a small motorcycle helmet, and I wear a medium. I totally empathize with your son ;)
view Alex's profile
I think that booger-sucker thingy is probably more traumatizing for the parent than the child! ;)
view tdog17's profile
I don't agree with some of the products they listed as traumatizing. Metallica lullabies are great. The whole series of bedtime music is good. And they forgot to include the no-crawl sheet originally from Germany. It's a sleeper you put on a baby that fits on the mattress as a sheet to prevent turning over, crawling, getting up. Now THAT is a horrible product.
view stickyricemama's profile
Yeah, that snot-sucker might seem horrifying, but really it's amazing. We don't have that one in particular, but we were given one as a gift. First few times, the baby hated it. But it works, and it works way better than a nasal aspirator.
view anmar's profile
I think they should officially change the name to "Snot Sucker."
view Alex's profile
We have the "snot sucker" (nosefrida) and while I was horrified when I first saw it, it was a lifesaver for my congested son.
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