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New Parent Apology Cards: 30 Cards

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These cards are a hilarious gift for new parents. Their humor has apparently been lost on many of the reviewers here. I don't think they are really intended to be used to issue a sincere apology. They are just funny to read through, and could possibly make a person chuckle, if they had the intelligence to recognize wit. The author, Lane Walker Foard, started a greeting card line several years ago that is apparently now defunct, but managed to garner quite a few loyal fans who appreciated the cards' clever and often poignant prose. These "apology" cards offer a sampling of what the greeting card business now lacks -- cards that are actually funny.

This "book" is a collection of postcards to tear out and use in different situations. It might be good to have one on hand, maybe even several copies. Tuck it in with the gift for the next baby shower you attend.
The situations covered include being disruptive in a restaurant, driving erratically while tending the baby, or keeping the neighbors awake at night with the crying baby. Hopefully it will bring a smile to the face of the soon-to-be parent, though if they actually use them, it may be with gritted teeth. The humor is easier to enjoy when you don't have a wailing baby squirming in your arms.

No apology is sufficient without sincerity, these cards lack that.
With the casual attempt to clichéd humor they come across as condescending and smug rather than genuinely apologetic.
If you really feel bad about your child bothering other shoppers when it has a screaming meltdown or throws food on the floor in a restaurant, an honest apology will get you more tolerance and sympathy than any of these cards. Or better yet, rather than prepare for your child's misbehavior with supposedly "witty" cards, reprimand your child when it behaves badly and clean up the mess it makes rather than make other people responsible for the consequences of your child's tantrum.

We all understand that kids will act up now and then, it's passive "parenting" that antagonizes people.

I hope no one would actually use these cards in lieu of real parenting or an actual sincere apology and immediate removal of the problem child. I hope these were designed with the only intention of people giving them to parents as a 'gag' new baby gift. You know something to open the parents eyes to these real life situations they will be presented with upon the growing up of their child and interactions in public places. Little cards of wisdom to show how NOT to allow your child to behave, ie. how about NOT let your child make a restaurant look like a rock band just trashed the place? We can only hope any recipient of these is intelligent enough to use them as a forethought, instead of an after thought.

You'll get a laugh out of this book! Perfect for new parents. If only you could detach the cards and give it to the person you were apologizing to upon departure of their establishment!!

Yes, in theory it could be a humorous attempt to diffuse an awkward, unanticipated situation. But the operative word here is "unanticipated." You knew darn well that when you took your 'terrible twos' toddler to the tony, intimate restaurant that he/she might very well act like, um....., a 'terrible twos' toddler. So thanks for nothing as you drag the rest of us into your brave new world while you paper over your outed selfishness with tacky retail largesse.

Someone thought this would be funny for me as a new parent, but I thought it was really horrible. It's more smug and anti-kid then anything. Do you have a friend that resents that you have a new baby? Do you know someone that hates children? This is what they are thinking but maybe not saying to you. Do not buy!