sort of a late mother's day post

My mom is so cool. I mean, she's Danish, and she's an artist, so I guess that automatically elevates her coolness quotient somewhat. She also manages to spend a good bit of the year living in Copenhagen, and I think it's pretty much impossible not to be cool when you have a European pied-a-terre. Anyway, I bring it up because the other day she sent me these pictures, attached to the following email:

Look what I found! I won't tell you the ordeal it was - had to stand in line with 35 numbers in front of mine to exchange money at the main train station, then walk back in sweltering heat to the shop where I had seen it, then carry it home through crowds of tourists in the same sweltering heat. But now it's here and looking adorable.

Talk to you soon,
Love, Mama

First of all, aren't moms great? (Actually, now that I look back at this email, I think it might have been meant as a guilt trip. Am I a bad son for not feeling guilty?)

Second of all, how awesome is that thing? Sure we'll be profiled on CNN as the "House of the Mutilated Children" after a few fingers are lost in what at first appears to be a medieval torture device. And yeah, if the zygote has as much nervous energy as his father (to which d.w. will mightly attest), he'll probably wiggle out of the chair 20 times a day. But so what? Lots of babies survived in the 1930's when the chair was new, and ours most likely will, too.

So now it seems the only hitch is actually getting ourselves out to Denmark after hatching time. Ah, details, details...

Comments

[samantha campen]

That is the craziest thing I have ever seen. I can't stop staring at it. It has a hold over me, kind of like a car wreck--can't turn away.

I'll be looking for you guys on CNN though.

[andrea]

As far as this being a safe contraption, we used a wooden high chair from the 20's or 30's for our girls. They were always safely strapped in, of course.Oh, and the scarring isn't permanent...
Do they make these things in adult sizes?

[Papa Bradstein]

Of course you should feel guilty for not feeling guilty.

Then again, you mother should maybe feel a little guilty for buying a torture rack for the zygote. A clever, simple, envy-inspiring torture rack, that is.

[zygote daddy]

Now be careful talking about my mother, PB... :)

Next to Legoland and Tivoli, this thing'll totally be the highlight of visits to Grandma's (or will it be Farmor's?) house.

[Lauren]

Convertible medieval torture device? My mom has a high chair for my nephew that my sister and I were subjected to, I mean, ate meals in. It's only from the late 70's, but my gah, the potential for maiming that thing has!

[MetroDad]

I don't think I've ever seen anything so frightengly scary but also so amazingly cool. And I think it's awesome that your mom went through so much effort to get it. Looks like someone's looking forward to grandchildren, eh?

[Mother]

You could use it as a sex swing contraption thing... :) Sorry. Got that on the brain.

[Ponch]

The German version has a less menacing look:
http://babies1st.com/by2510.html

[Mom101]

Call me crazy...I totally want it.