My Kid is Inmate of the Month at the County Jail

Aren't you sick of parents bragging on their kids?  Several years ago I initiated the annual Overton Christmas letter.  With my first edition I made 3 promises:

  1. I would never write more than one page.  (I have had to reduce the font size a couple of times in order to keep that promise.)
  2. I wouldn't sell my mailing list, no matter what they offered.
  3. I would never brag on my kid!

Okay, back to my title.  I actually saw this today in bumper sticker form on the car in front of me.  The question that immediately popped into my mind was, "How do I turn this into a blog?"  I'm still struggling with that part, except to say that I saw the bumper sticker when I was on my way home from checking on the blow-up camper bed in the "vignette staged" home to see if it was holding air.  It is!  No leaks!

Sometimes it's all about the title.

green sofa with lamp and plant on stand 

Patsy Overton, ASP, IAHSP

Accredited Staging Professional

Patsy@SSSHomeStaging.com    770-843-2307    www.SSSHomeStaging.com

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14 commentsPatsy Overton • March 17 2009 04:07PM

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I guess that means that this kid is one of the good bad boys.

Posted by Justin Ukaoma : Kansas City Real Estate Investments (Vizion KC) about 1 year ago

Yikes...I do brag on my kids... A LOT!!   Very proud mom to 3 beautiful girls, that is something that I don't think I will ever be able to change but this bumper sticker says it all...LOL  Great post!

Posted by Sharon Fleming, RealtorĀ® Port St Lucie~Florida (Star Realty Services, LLC) about 1 year ago

Sometimes bragging still makes you look like an ID-10-T.  Was she really proud that her kid was in jail?

Posted by Donna Harris, REALTORĀ® & ASP - Hill Country Austin Lakeway Homes (RE/MAX Austin Skyline) about 1 year ago

Sarcasm, folks.  Pretty sure the bumper sticker is joke.  I think it makes the authors point quite well.

Posted by Matt Heisler Real Estate & Investor Services (Heisler & Mattson Properties) about 1 year ago

Yes, the bumper is a joke!!!

Posted by Patsy Overton (Stage, Show & SELL Home Staging Co. Atlanta, Georgia) about 1 year ago

you have to admit some of the letters you get are just painful!  Little Johnny can do no wrong EVER! My sister did one a few years ago that actually spelled out the BAD, that was a much better and a much more humorous version!!

PS: My kid beat up your honor student!

(actually Both of mine were the honor students! says the proud dad!)

Posted by Robert Rauf (REMN The Real Estate Mortgage Network) about 1 year ago

I like the bumper sticker that I saw recently:  "My dog is smarter than your kid."  Enough said!

Posted by Maureen Bray ~ Home Stager Portland OR ~ Room Solutions Staging ~ Portland Oregon (Staging that Sells Portland Homes) about 1 year ago

This bumper sticker is my parents' favorite - it brings up chuckles for days after they spot it on a car.  The "My Kid is an Honor Roll Student" or whatever weren't around when we were growing up but if they were my parents wouldn't have had one on the car - not their style.  But if we had a dog I could definitely see them with Maureen's "My dog is.." version. Too funny!

Liz

Posted by Elizabeth Bolton - Cambridge MA Real Estate Agent (Coldwell Banker Cambridge, Massachusetts) about 1 year ago

Too funny and cute. I love it, it sure takes away the pretensions that a lot of folks have.

Posted by Charles Stallions Real Estate 800-309-3414 Pensacola, Fl. about 1 year ago

Justin - You got it!

Sharon - I can tell we'll never change you!

Donna - No, it was tounge-in-cheek.

Matt - Thank you for getting it!

Robert - When they start braggin, I just toss them.  Too nauseaus to read!

Marueen - Funny!

Liz - I had never seen it before today.  It made me laugh out loud.

Charles - Let's order one!

Posted by Patsy Overton (Stage, Show & SELL Home Staging Co. Atlanta, Georgia) about 1 year ago

Out of all the blogs- this one caught my attention!  BIG TIME!  lol  I was thinking to myself- I dont think I would tell anybody and she is all over the internet!  lol

Posted by Marci Toliver, Anderson SC, Spartanburg,Greenville SC, Home Staging (First Impressions ) about 1 year ago

Well you certainly caught my eye Patty!  Too much!!

Posted by Cathy Lee ASP, IAHSP, RESA Danville, CA (CL Design Services Home Staging) about 1 year ago

Marci - For the record, my son was NOT inmate of the month.

Cathy - Sometimes we just need to have fun, don't you think?

Posted by Patsy Overton (Stage, Show & SELL Home Staging Co. Atlanta, Georgia) about 1 year ago

A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor, where all the kids are above average ...

Posted by Andrew Haslett, Heartland of Kentucky's Best Home Inspector, (Van Warren Home Inspections, NAHI CRI) about 1 year ago

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