Tired Of Inappropriate Cakes...

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summernoelle Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 5:20pm
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I had a mom ask me to make a cake for her son-it was a booby cake. Ugh! NO I will not make that for you. I think he was turning 17 or 18, but still!

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Kitagrl Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 5:22pm
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I completely agree....

To go even a step further....what about these parents who are spending thousands of dollars on their kid's 5th birthday? So, what...she will be wanting a $10,000 party for her 16th and a $250,000 for her 21st and Heaven forbid she get married.....

I mean hey it pays my bills but....in a way its sad that our society has come so far from the simple family birthdays with a homemade cake that I had growing up.

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SUUMEME Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 5:37pm
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We have 4 sons ages 9-1, and I guess we have taught them something right cause last season of Dancing w/ the Stars my 6 yrold announced that the dancers were not dressed "appropriatley" and that we should not be watching (bummer I like that show) so flash forward to last month when I announced I was taking a belly dancing class once a week and the same son commented if that was 'appropriate" for me to be doing. I assured him I was being modest. Then when he saw my hip scarf (just a scarf w/ jingley thingies hanging on it) his jaw dropped and with wide eyes he said "that is NOT appropriate MOM!" When I modeled it for him before going to class he let me out of the house with a sigh of relief. He didn't know the hip scarf was to be worn OVER my dance clothes.
I know this may seem over the top but it is really important for us to raise sons who expect their girlfriends to dress modestly and to respect their bodies.

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Amia Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 5:40pm
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I clearly remember a conversation I had with my younger brother when he was in high school. I come from a very traditional background, especially traditional in the aspects of dating when we were growing up. My brother was miserable because he said that the girls "just won't let me be nice to them". My brother is the tall/dark/handsome stereotype, to say the least, very athletic, and was always surrounded by friends, many of them girls. And I remember being so stunned by the fact that he would continuously try to do nice things for girls that he liked (or were just his friends), and would get slapped down for opening doors, or letting someone walk into a room first, or trying to carry their books for them - heck, even for just not swearing around them. Fortunately, he's grown up a little more now, and is comfortable just looking for people that respect themselves a little more. But for awhile there, really, even his very "in" crowd was tremendously insecure (that's all I can attribute the lack of respect to).

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kilikina_24 Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 5:46pm
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It's funny I saw this thread because just this morning my neighbor asked me if I could make a Playboy Bunny cake for her daughter who turns 6 next month. I told her I had a lot to do and didn't think I would have the time. I asked her how Jade knew about Playboy Bunnies and she said "Oh, she watches that show "The Girls Next Door" and it's her favorite show!". Oh, okay.




Oh good grief!!!! icon_surprised.gif I've watched that show a handful of times and I'm totally embarrassed to even admit that---and I'm 27!!!!

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Eisskween Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 5:57pm
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emiyeric, you tell your brother to be proud of manners and of his parents who taught him well.

It's a shame that more parents don't teach their children ettiquette and manners, especially nowadays.

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BakingGirl Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 6:04pm
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What kind of person lets a 6 year old watch "The Girls Next Door"? That is the most obnoxious thing I have heard in a while. I posted quite early in this thread and some of the comments that came after made me feel like a right old prude. I have not let my 7 year old watch HSM or Hannah Montanta yet. Some of you may roll your eyes at this but understand where I am coming from, it is not because I think the programs are bad, don't get me wrong. But she is still happy with princesses and cartoons, so why hurry into the next stage. I really feel our kids have such a short childhood compared to what I did, they do not have time to be carefree and just be kids. Now they have to worry about image and such things from such a young age.

I grew up in Scandinavia which is a very liberal society compared to the US on the whole. I was told the facts of life at a very early age which were told with an emphasis on mutual respect and love. I think my parents being so open about it really demystified it for me. It always makes me laugh that the US sees the Scandinavians like these crazy liberals who run around naked in the street, when quite the opposite is true. The teen pregnancy rate is much lower than in the US, probably because the kids are much more educated about it.

Anyway, I will get off my soap box now. I just want children to have the freedom to be kids, not to be mini adults who can be exploited by advertisers.

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__Jamie__ Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 6:05pm
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http://www.styledrops.com/prada-kids-shoes-122.html

Don't know about purses...but check out the shoes! Gimme a break.

On another note....just got an e-mail fro Kerry Vincent about the Oklahoma Sugar Show airing on PBS, with the dates! Yay! Been waiting for it! icon_smile.gif

Here's some info:

TELEVISION COVERAGE:

Also: Please make a note regarding the Sugar Art Show broadcast Sweet Rewards -- PBS-OETA TV -- you can go there now to see the promo advert: http://www.oeta.onenet.net/gallery/index.html they have just loaded it on the website. You will be able to see the complete show on your computer after March 13 if you are not in our viewing area. PBS programming broadcasts at different times around the nation -- I will not always know where and when. So this is a unique opportunity that they have afforded us since our following is worldwide.

OETA AIR DATES
March 12 8.00 p.m.
March 26 8.00 p.m.
March 29 11.00 a.m

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__Jamie__ Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 6:06pm
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Dang.....that link doesn't seem to work. icon_sad.gif

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doughdough Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 6:17pm
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My daughter turns 4 next Monday, and after reading this thread I am SO relieved that she's asked me for a castle cake!! icon_lol.gif

I am far from being uptight, but I think there is a more appropriate time & place for "riske" cake (or anything else) than at a minor's birthday party!

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MacsMom Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 6:19pm
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... I just wanted to say that Sex in the City is rated for 17 yr olds and the Cosmopolitan made a come-back because of the TV show, so it does fit the theme of the cake perfectly...

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GenGen Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 6:23pm
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i have one son who's tastes have developed to the point where he doesn't... dare i say it here... *looks both ways and takes a deep breath before proceeding* he doesn't like cake anymore.

there i said it

HI, I'm Gail.and my son doesn't like cake..

if you ask him what he wants for dinner you get one word response "Steak"


lol

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emiyeric Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 6:25pm
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BUAHAHA! Too funny! icon_smile.gif Wouldn't it be great for me to be able to set up my brother with a CC buddy? Mmmm cake! icon_smile.gif

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doughdough Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 6:28pm
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HI, I'm Gail.and my son doesn't like cake..




Hey, I feel for you...My DH doesn't like cake either!

There does need to be some sort of support group for us don't you think? icon_lol.gif

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BakingGirl Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 6:29pm
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Gail, you are among friends! My 4 (!) year old son does not like cake either. Don't get me wrong, he is all for me slaving away making something cool for him, but he won't touch it once it is cut. And my daughter only wants the icing. I have never seen her actually take a bite of the cake itself. So depressing..

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kellertur Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 6:30pm
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Speaking of Cosmopolitan (although I mean the mag), my husband brought up a very interesting, and funny point yesterday.

At his job~
Why is it that woman can have a Cosmo mag laying on their desk with the "O" word, etc. on the cover in bold print, and scantily clad women on the front and it is acceptable? YET if he were to have that same mag on his desk it would be extremely offensive material and he could lose his job? ** NO, MY HUSBAND DOESN'T WANT TO HAVE COSMO...and he isn't into porn, but it was an interesting point. icon_smile.gif I don't think that mag is appropriate for the workplace anyway, due to the graphic sexual "information", be it useful or not. And it's a bit of a double standard. icon_rolleyes.gif

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pastryjen Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 6:35pm
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I can totally relate...

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This thread is making me feel better. Sometimes I feel like the odd one out when it comes to wanting to keep my kids like kids for as long as possible. My daughter is 7 and I have laid down the law against Bratz, And I am holding out against Hannah Montana and High School Musical for now, not that I think that she is going to be corrupted by it but why not save for later if she is happy enough with younger movies and cartoons for now.




I too am against Bratz and I am just watching/previewing HSM because I heard that the b-day party my dd 7 is invited to this weekend will be watching it.

HMS was surprisingly safe...she can go to the party and watch it but I'll keep pushing princess and fairies for the next little while.

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GenGen Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 6:36pm
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well mom (me) making the kids a cake of their design choosing etc was always kind of like a gift from my heart to them.. and each year i ask them what they want and i get "i don't want a cake"

i know not to take it personal.but geesh they don't have to eat it lol oh well. i have a revenge plot thats been brewing for my oldest, he stilllikes cakes but with his birthday being in jan we have alot of dec and jan bdays.. its hard to get another holiday fitted in. plus this year we had several family deaths from thanksgiving on till February

oh back to the plot revenge..i'm going to fill my son's room with balloons just before he wakes up if possible lol.. he knows i've got something coming.. and his girlfriend is going to help me too hehe..

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majka_ze Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 6:44pm
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OK, confession time: I am a hobby baker, but I don't like sweets. No sweet meals, no cake /I get tiny, tiny slice you can see through/.
Till my high school graduation I didn't eat any sweets - I used to exchange cake or dessert for cheese icon_smile.gif

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jamiekwebb Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 6:51pm
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Oooo. my kind of topic. I have two little boys 3 1/2 and 2. We don't have a tv and when my 3 1/2 sees a lady in a sleevless top he say " Mommy, her take her shirt off". Yes I am a prude (at the ripe old age of 24) and I do believe that you should keep your children innocent, safe and naive for as long as possible. Trust me the world out there will take it from them if you let them.

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GenGen Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 6:53pm
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i remember when i was a kid it was just starting to be socially acceptable to have more then just a button undone on one's shirt.. it was considered advertizing for something as my mom put it lol when having two or more undone ah those days gone by lol

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jamiekwebb Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 6:57pm
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Yeah I was the same way... I was always told "If it's not for sale then don't advertise". To bad young people now a days don't understand the value of innocence and purity.....

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amielyn Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 7:11pm
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I completely agree that there is nothing wrong with being a "prude." I was raised to be modest, and I have never even worn a bikini, let alone made a bikini cake. Everyone has the right to raise their children the way they see fit, but it is sad to me to see these little girls dressed in barely anything, acting like they are 21. I certainly would not ecourage that type of behavior. My parents required us to reserve certain things for the appropriate age. All of my sisters and I did not wear makeup until we were 16, and it has had no negative effect on us!

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Amia Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 7:12pm
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BUAHAHA! Too funny! icon_smile.gif Wouldn't it be great for me to be able to set up my brother with a CC buddy? Mmmm cake! icon_smile.gif




Only if that CC buddy is me! thumbs_up.gif

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loriana Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 7:27pm
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The only time I can think of where a "so called" ugly woman got the handsome guy was "Big Fat Greek Wedding", and that was AFTER they glammed her up. Give me a break. icon_rolleyes.gif
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Ooooh.. I gotta say, I just watched that movie again for the first time in a very long time... I have to say, when she dolled herself up, she sort of was motivated to make that change in her life and I think that story unfolded sort of gently. First she enrolls in night classes, then she changes jobs and starts to feel better about herself and he sort of instigated that in her. The BEST part of that wonderful movie was when he says,

"I remember you..."
and she says "Um... I was sort of going through a phase. I was frump girl." (and she looks really uncomfortable with the memory of it)

the he says "I don't remember frump girl, but I remember YOU...."

I just want to kiss him, what an awesome guy!

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cakedoll Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 7:35pm
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I had a mom ask me to make a cake for her son-it was a booby cake. Ugh! NO I will not make that for you. I think he was turning 17 or 18, but still!




Makes you wonder, doesn't it? My daughter's best friend is a teacher at the high school here. We're in a smaller town, the high school is new within the last few years. When it was built, they included an area to be used for day care for teachers and the few students that needed it. Now, the teachers can't use it because there are so many kids that have kids that there is a waiting list for next year. She even has one student that has fathered 4 kids and has a 5th on the way....and he brags about it.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that what some parents think is acceptable and cute now would have been totally unacceptable not too many years ago. Instead of condemning bad behavior they are condoning it and even accomodating it.

Yeah, I admit I'm older; but when I see how some of the kids are dressed when they go to school, I can't help but think when I was in high school and the teachers all carried yard sticks to make sure your skirt wasn't shorter than 2 inches above the middle of the knee.

We've come a looong way baby!

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loriana Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 7:48pm
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It's funny I saw this thread because just this morning my neighbor asked me if I could make a Playboy Bunny cake for her daughter who turns 6 next month. I told her I had a lot to do and didn't think I would have the time. I asked her how Jade knew about Playboy Bunnies and she said "Oh, she watches that show "The Girls Next Door" and it's her favorite show!". Oh, okay.
I did know what a Playboy Bunny was when I was her age because my cousin was one in Chicago and later was in the magazine. But like many of the everyone's relatives she was the one who showed up at our cousin's funeral (29 died of leukemia in 79) with a halter top, Daisy Dukes and go-go boots.




I just had to say two things

1) I grew up in LA San Fernando Valley around a lot of the porn industry. They would film porn in the houses in my neighborhood. Big bedrooms, Suburban scenery, you get the idea.

We also have all the producing facilities like film editing and studios in our area so I grew up knowing all about this and my parents would tell me that it was bad and explained it to me. Because they were honest, I never tried to sneak a peak in a window during filming or knocked on the door of the big-porn-producer's house when selling my girl scout cookies.

I knew there were limos with scantily clad women getting in and out of them in front of those houses so I left them alone. My best girl scout cookie customer was the guy who played in Karate Kid; the blonde kid that was Daniel's archnemesis. He lived about 5 houses down the street and never had weird limos in front of his house icon_smile.gif

2) I used to babysit for one of the writers of Playboy. Did any of you know, it is actually a wonderfully written magazine with tons of great articles, good writers and an opinion section? Playboy has won awards in the industry for the quality of articles. As a "man's" magazine, I guess that is good. Men like the women and a good read at the same time. Believe me when I tell you a really trashy guy will just pick up "Hustlers" if they want that. Those who buy Playboy often buy it for the articles where I grew up.

Anyway, the man I babysat for was married with two kids. He had Playboys laying around everywhere in the house. The kids were used to flipping through them. They would say "Lisa... look at Daddy's new article" and go right past the women. We all got used to it growing up. We just ignore that side of the universe icon_biggrin.gif

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terrig007 Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 8:01pm
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It's funny I saw this thread because just this morning my neighbor asked me if I could make a Playboy Bunny cake for her daughter who turns 6 next month. I told her I had a lot to do and didn't think I would have the time. I asked her how Jade knew about Playboy Bunnies and she said "Oh, she watches that show "The Girls Next Door" and it's her favorite show!". Oh, okay.
I did know what a Playboy Bunny was when I was her age because my cousin was one in Chicago and later was in the magazine. But like many of the everyone's relatives she was the one who showed up at our cousin's funeral (29 died of leukemia in 79) with a halter top, Daisy Dukes and go-go boots.



I just had to say two things

1) I grew up in LA San Fernando Valley around a lot of the porn industry. They would film porn in the houses in my neighborhood. Big bedrooms, Suburban scenery, you get the idea.

We also have all the producing facilities like film editing and studios in our area so I grew up knowing all about this and my parents would tell me that it was bad and explained it to me. Because they were honest, I never tried to sneak a peak in a window during filming or knocked on the door of the big-porn-producer's house when selling my girl scout cookies.

I knew there were limos with scantily clad women getting in and out of them in front of those houses so I left them alone. My best girl scout cookie customer was the guy who played in Karate Kid; the blonde kid that was Daniel's archnemesis. He lived about 5 houses down the street and never had weird limos in front of his house icon_smile.gif

2) I used to babysit for one of the writers of Playboy. Did any of you know, it is actually a wonderfully written magazine with tons of great articles, good writers and an opinion section? Playboy has won awards in the industry for the quality of articles. As a "man's" magazine, I guess that is good. Men like the women and a good read at the same time. Believe me when I tell you a really trashy guy will just pick up "Hustlers" if they want that. Those who buy Playboy often buy it for the articles where I grew up.

Anyway, the man I babysat for was married with two kids. He had Playboys laying around everywhere in the house. The kids were used to flipping through them. They would say "Lisa... look at Daddy's new article" and go right past the women. We all got used to it growing up. We just ignore that side of the universe icon_biggrin.gif






Yes, I know that Playboy is also famous for their well written articles (that's what many teenage boys would also say when they'd get caught with them when I was growing up). I was just stating that I wouldn't let my 6 y/o daughter watch "The Girls Next Door" but then again she's a special needs child and still likes the Wiggles. If she was "normal" I'd still not allow it.
I also had a sorority sister from your neck of the woods who used to say that having the porn industry in their homes paid their mortgages which we all thought was kind of interesting but odd at the same time.

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MadeYaLook Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 8:06pm
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BRATZ dolls have been outlawed in my home as well. But the word doesn't get out to everyone. Last year when my daughter Payton was turning six someone bought her one. She opened it up, screamed, and said "Daaaadddyyyy....it s a BRATZ doooolllll...." A few of the party goers asked "whats the deal with BRATZ dolls?" Payton's response....

"We can't play with them 'cause they are trashy." aahhhahahahhahah

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loriana Posted 4 Mar 2009 , 8:19pm
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oh yeah, I sort of skirted on that subject: I agree...6 year old's watching "Girl's Next Door"... bad! I persoanlly love that show. But I am 31 LOL

The girls seem really blonde but believe me! They know exactly what they are doing. Great career moves! See below.

Hef has now moved onto his new 18 year-old twin girlfriends. They all broke up amicably and I believe will stay friends. Bridget is taking a job with the travel channel hosting a show about the world's best beaches.

Kendra = starting a new show on E! about her new life with NFL boyfriend. It will be very shallow and much like her.

Hef = recently was quoted saying "I get older. The girls always stay the same age". Lots of men over history have said this so he isn't the first. It doesn't surprise me if you know anything about his personal politics or beliefs. But he is just one of those eccentric people in this world that marches to his own beat. I mean a man that has tailor-made pajamas, wears them everywhere in public and dates women with a 60 year old differential is not an average man. And I do believe him when he states that he has a little bit of real love for "all of his past girlfriends". He probably does and sees them as a piece of his legacy.

See? GREAT career move, that mansion...

Holly really did indeed fall in love with Hef and really did want to marry him but realized 1) it wouldnt happen and 2) he's the wrong man to start having kids with since he has grown up kids of his own and is... um... past being able to (whether or not he would want to. Which he didnt). So... she is shacking up with Chris Angel from Mindfreak. (He is super-hot!) and I am sure we will see her again on his show, etc... again, great career move, that mansion.

Playboy should be, and entirely is part of the adults-only scene but recently it DOES seem like younger and younger kids are getting into it. I did see the recent 12 year old cakes on cakewreck's blogspot for example. It's very sad to see kids growing up so fast!!!

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