Alternamom At Last

I'd read David Brooks' critique; I'd read Michael Agger's defense, but today I think I met my very first real-life Alternamom ("hipster mom" is the term I would have used). Sporting stylish plastic frames, all-black attire, and a stroller that appears to have been sent from the future, here she is in 14U my very own hip U Street hang-out. Insofar as this social trend seems likely to result in more babies crying while I try to get my blog on, I have to say I agree with Brooks. Thank the lord for my Etymotics 6i earphones. UPDATE: This is the stroller. "Popular with celebrities and the uber rich" according to the friend who tipped me off to its identity. I kind of want one. Could maybe use it to carry groceries?

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