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Super mum calendars

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Kgold · 08/11/2022 21:46

I need a rant. What kind of bulls**t are these calendars. We just get lumbered with the blatant assumption we will organise and do everything - it drives me nuts. They should make the equivalent dad calendar, where there's no room to write anything except details of sporting matches and when the car is due for MOT 🙈🙈🙈

Super mum calendars
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OrangePomander · 09/11/2022 18:58

We usually have the Gruffalo one, the stickers are mostly swiped by the resident teenager!

JellySaurus · 09/11/2022 18:53

SmallElephants · 09/11/2022 10:37

The gruffalo one is cute and has no gender stereotypes at all just 5 unlabelled columns for members of the family. And some good stickers. If you have little kids.

Ahem! Link?

Waitwhat23 · 09/11/2022 15:41

JellySaurus · 09/11/2022 07:21

Absolutely boak.

Which is one of the reasons why I buy this planner - no gender-stereotypes.

I've got that one too!

NitroNine · 09/11/2022 15:01

@SmallElephants
Are you trying to gatekeep the Gruffalo!? And/or stickers?! <shocked face, swooning, etc> 😉

TheForests · 09/11/2022 11:07

I totally agree! Awful things

SmallElephants · 09/11/2022 10:37

The gruffalo one is cute and has no gender stereotypes at all just 5 unlabelled columns for members of the family. And some good stickers. If you have little kids.

JellySaurus · 09/11/2022 10:33

Besides being an offensive sexist stereotype, that cover would be insulting to my dh. He was the one cooking with a baby on his hip. He is the one waiting at home for the plumber right now. He is a full contributor to the running of our household. And I'm sure he's not the only male partner who does this, regardless of the stereotypes of his sex.

That cover just perpetuates both stereotypes.

RocketPanda · 09/11/2022 08:38

I have a the same one @JellySaurus , I refuse to buy any of the super mum calendar type. It's a backhanded compliment implying that Mum's are brilliant and can do everything all at once. That's not super human it's a life of drudgery.

YetAnotherSpartacus · 09/11/2022 08:33

I'm sure it appeals to some women's martyr complexes...

JellySaurus · 09/11/2022 07:21

Absolutely boak.

Which is one of the reasons why I buy this planner - no gender-stereotypes.

wackamole · 09/11/2022 02:30

They could just put a dad in the background, sprawled out on the couch in his pants in front of the TV with his Stella, crisps, and X-box.

(Kidding! But actually I guess it would be a comparable stereotype.)

MangyInseam · 09/11/2022 02:10

I can see mums buying this but I doubt many dads would. So, it wouldn't make a lot of sense to make one for dads.

howdoesatoastermaketoast · 09/11/2022 01:18

yes one must also be constantly smiling and 'never complain' right?

ArabellaScott · 08/11/2022 22:18

I wouldn't mind it if it had more swears.

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Kgold · 08/11/2022 22:10

@proamble clearly from the new super mum range! She's on multiple types of crack to help her get through the day 😂

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Proamble · 08/11/2022 21:47

That’s an odd looking crack pipe?

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