the baby bonus

[rm]

It is, despite the tone of the Times, hardly a new idea. Certainly it was a done thing in the world of my childhood, but like the non-romantic vision of the engagement ring, it was a form of insurance.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/fashion/06push.html

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[dorei.livejournal.com]

My "push presents" such as they were were simply my then husband taking care of shit for me. I much prefer that to diamond earrings any day. But I'm the practical sort, in that respect, I guess.

Not that I'd ever turn down diamond earrings if they were offered to me, I suppose ...