If you are joining the Glare-Off for the first time, I'd suggest you start with ROUND #1. For everyone else, we are down to the SEMI-FINALS.
Yesterday was a close race for all parties involved, particularly Liam and Bee, who were TIED as of 10pm.
Ultimately, Liam prevailed with 51% of the vote, putting the cabash on an ALL GIRLS FINAL FOUR. But Bee did not go out without a fight. Last I heard, she was shouting her final rallying cry…
Today's giveaway will be a wheelie bag ($94) from Beatrix New York. Perfect for shipping your evil baby off to juvie in a few short years. But before we talk about freebies, let's get to the task at hand.
Say hello to the updated tournament bracket…
Tomorrow we will have only two evil babies left standing. Who will face-off in the FINALS?
Vote and check back tomorrow…
Thanks to Sara B for inspiring my Gerard Butler reference, and to Leah and Ninja Mom for writing today's evil baby questions. If you'd like to contribute your own, you can do so here.
Polls close at 12pm EST. May the evilest baby win!
GIVEAWAY
Today's giveaway is from Beatrix New York, which sells kid's gear like backpacks, lunchboxes and wheelie bags. More importantly, their logo appears to have devil horns (see image left).
Today I will be giving away the Beatrix wheelie bag ($94) of your choice. Check out the options below:
The bags are made of heavy-duty nylon over a sturdy frame, with an adjustable locking handle to size to every traveller. This way, when your evil baby decides to run away from home, he'll have a place to pack his brass knuckles and his copy of "The Book of Lucifer".
Plus check out the glare on the OWL:
I think 'Lil D just shuddered.
If you'd like to check out Beatrix's full line, click here.
GIVEAWAY RULES
1) You must be a Mommy Shorts Facebook Fan to enter. If you are not one already, you can become one by clicking here.
2) Answer this question in the comment section below: If your kid ran away from home, what would he/she pack? Mazzy would take her Boo, her Giants T-shirt, crayons and all the milk she could carry.
3) This is not required BUT— please spread the word of the Evil Baby Glare-Off. Post a link on your facebook page, click "like" underneath the post, tweet about it, tell your yoga instructor, whatever. Just because that would be AWESOME.
All giveaway winners will be announced on Monday October 22nd, along with the winner of the glare-off.
GOOD LUCK!
I’ve seen Lil D pack a bag before. There would be: an annoying toy cell phone, a snuggly,a blankie, random Trio blocks and Lego pieces, some plastic versions of various sizes of Ariel, Cinderella, and Belle, her water bottle, a marker without a cap, a few Cars vehicles, some My Little Ponies, a single inside-out sock, goldfish, the book “Quackenstein Hatches a Egg”, and any remaining space would be filled with various stuffed animals.
Then she would be mad her entire collection wouldn’t fit in the small backpack and would demand I follow her carrying them.
And with that glare, what choice would I have?
Also… “Which kid sucks on their middle finger instead of their thumb?”
Did any of you who checked out the Lil D versus Chucky image happen to glance at my header and how on the far left, Lil D is in fact sucking on her middle finger…
Um.. it’s late and I’m evidently dyslexic. I meant she’s on the far right…
My child would pack his jacket to keep warm–just kidding. He would probably pack mis-matched clothing (blue jogging pants and a green football shirt, black socks, and dress shoes). 😉
Oh my gosh! Little Liam looks just like an evil Mr. Bean! So cute/scary!
It seems wrong to wish this feisty tykes “good luck” in this contest, but with such swag, “Good luck!”
Ciao!
Right now Neil is only 9 months old, so doesn’t care about material possessions. He likes to eat so i could see him packing 4 tubs of happy baby puffs (aka baby crack)in his favourite flavor of sweet potato. Oh, if his bag were big enough he would pack our front loading washing machine/dryer. This kid spends a few hours a day staring at clothing going round and round. It’s the only thing that keeps him occupied while i get things done around the house!
Nothing. Only because she would insist I pack it for her, then object to every choice I make.
Bugs would steal my iphone, take her buzz and woody dolls, one random blanket from her pile of about 27 and her “cuppies” full of milk, water, juice.
Natalie would pack her laptop, her Minnie Mouse pillow, her “Arizona” blanket (actually a Delta blanket that she wouldn’t part with after her flight from Arizona…we’re talking full-on tantrum, so they let her keep it), her purse, and her sunglasses.
I don’t think we can get out of the house half the time without having to veto some or all of these items.
My son would take his rain boots, light up sword, Captain America t shirt and a chocolate milk for the road.
Lovie would take her Grandmabear, a bag of cheerios, a bag of Doritos, Lemonade, a pink Tutu, and her Mickey undies… but really, she wouldn’t leave b/c she wouldn’t be able to pack the TV.
My little 2 year old would fill that suitcase with his buckeye collection, construction vehicles, his orange baby, and all the blankets he could stuff in.
My kids are both very attached to their stuffed friends. My son would probably take his monkey, or maybe his lobster. My daughter would definitely take her Ariana doll and they’d both pack about 500 crayons, two pads of paper, and any stickers they can get their hands on.
Oh, and veggie sticks. Lots of veggie sticks.
My daughter would pack Mimi ( her blanket), the iPad, sippy cup and all the Annie’s cheddar bunnies she could carry.
She would pack her adorable bear wheelie bag with her own bear, Dmitri (he’s a Russian dancing bear from the circus), Puppy, Blanket, Jacket, Lizard and probably “More!” more what? “more please!”
Milo would take his blankie, some glow sticks, a flashlight, and his magnifying glass. He would probably love some binoculars as well, which he has been asking me for daily for the last two weeks. For what? Bird Watching, apparently… How could you not know that? Three year olds have some serious bird watching needs, I guess.
Quinn would take Momo (her monkey), the huge thing of Goldfish, some cheese sticks, and Daddy.
My T would pack her “bye” (blanket), her kitty, milk and her pink shoes. One must never leave the house in anything but pink shoes.
Well, I’d have to say that my kid probably wouldn’t get far with her bag because she will most likely try to put all of her books in it. She’d follow that up with her baby doll, her burp cloths, her “tap” shoes, her tag junior, all of the applesauce in the pantry, the goldfish snacks and she’ll probably have a cooler full of yogurt.
Stella would pack a random assortment of broken toys from her toybox, her blankie and her stuffed pony Trixie who is currently her best friend. Said pony is bigger than she is, so should be good for a laugh.
A bag of apples and his DS. And we would probably find him sitting on the edge of the lawn playing it. I don’t think he would get too far without giving in to Mario and Luigi.
The baby doesn’t like to be out of sight of my boobs so… yeah.
My son would take his scooter, and pack all his matchbox cars, his Gargamel toy, the pot of food that is on the stove
I think the final should be Liam vs Sidney! Their glares look a lot more “in the moment” and real than the other two.
My 3-year-old would never run away from me, you can be sure of that. But, he would run away from his dad (I can’t blame him as I did the same thing). He would pack his Captain America underpants, his Captain America shield, and his Captain America costume — the Halloween one, not the play one (yes, he has 2, don’t judge us).
JAcob would take every single thomas the tank engine he owns and all of his Cars Cars, his blue blankie, Mukah his stuffed horse and probably the bacon out of the fridge!
I would take Purple Baby, Axl Baby, Mr. Bear, Baby Shadow, Happy the Unicorn, Charles Nelson Rabbit, all my necklaces, my watch, stickers, two kinds of lip stuff, my purse, my owl backpack, my Red Sox hat, a sweatshirt, apple sauce, a water bottle, tattoos, a ‘nola bar, and some cheddar bunnies. Then Mama would yell at me that it’s “too much to bring!” but I would insist (read: throw a temper tantrum).
Josh would take his stuffed Pooh bear and 400 cans of Gerber Cheese Puffs.
Miss Vivian is only 5 months old, I thinks at this point she would pack me (food, comfort, mobility, and a toy all in one) and her favorite toy – a ridiculous looking kitty.
my son would take his nuk plus a spare, a box of kix cereal and a pillow… that’s all he would need and he would be set!!
Anna would take her DVD collection…Shrek, Finding Nemo, Cinderella, and maybe a disc or two of Baby Signing Time to keep her mind sharp. Or…just the iPad and a hotspot-enabled smartphone.
P.S. Bee was robbed! But I’m glad I didn’t have to choose between her and Lil D today, though 🙂
Hailey would pack fifty pairs of underwear, jammies, and her sister.
We are going on a trip so we have an empty suitcase out and Dylan packed his Teddy bear this morning. Also on the list would be as many of those Plum organics baby food ‘just peachy’ packets as possible, his Texas rangers hat, my iPhone, daddy’s car keys, and his toy guitar.
I also think Bee was robbed!
My little guy would pack whatever he could get his hands on seeing how everything is “his”. His favorites would probably be a back scratcher, lollipops, toy dinosaurs (he would LOVE the dinosaur wheelie bag to put them in!), other people’s shoes, and some fruit.
Nothing but the iPad.
My daughter would pack her stuffed dalmatian Max, a few books, assorted oddities of plastic toys, a few mismatched/too small clothes for good measure, and probably a bag of cheese snacks and a gallon of milk. Then she’d “fly” to Grammy and Grandpa’s all while sitting in the living room.
E would take her bunny doll, a box or twelve of Cheerios, the Fifteen Animals book, and all her rubber duckies.
Tight race!!! If my 2YO J ran away from home, he’d pack his Thomas the Train, milk AND juice, and Teddy Grahams.
My kids would take cash. And all of the chargers in the house just to mess with me. Ellen
I’m fairly certain my daughter would pack her sleepy bear, a bottle, and her gladiator sandles. She won’t go anywhere with our that trifecta!
My kids would be in cahoots on their running away from our crazy house plan…
Logan, 3, would be bringing as many of his superhero costumes as he could fit, along with “bunches” of milk (as he likes to call it) and his Buzz Lightyear doll. Of course, he could afford to load it up with lots of toys, as he’d be wearing his super-strong Hulk costume to give him extra strength.
Katelyn, 6, would need her trusty doll Purple, her Olivia book, her perfume and she’d try to stuff her Nana along for the ride as well!
Avery would take her burpee (cloth diaper), baby, milk and some trains.
Seeing as how my two year old HAS run away, I can tell you for sure what he would take if he attempted it again. He would take his kitty (a beanie baby leopard) his OTHER kitty (a webkins tiger) and as many fruit snacks as his hands, pockets and pant legs could carry….
I can’t believe Lyla lost out to Lil D. Seriously, a toddler can make that face on purpose, but a baby with that evil of a glare… that’s all on the inside. 😉
Ha! Have enjoyed the glare-off. Such a fun idea. All the kids are so cute.
Travis has packed his own bag before to go to our home away from home aka lake house and he packed his trains, cars, motor cycles, Trucks and his crocs that was all. I asked him what he was going to wear and he said he choo choo undies. So if you see a 2 year old in nothing but undies, a pair of crocs and a bag full of cars tell him to look both ways before crossing the street please.
Miles would definitely pack his blankie, The Wheels on the Bus Book, his bus and all his bus people, milk, chhhkkkkakas (his Yiddish for cheese crackers) and then he’d try to stuff me in the bag. At the moment, he’s a bit obsessed. If I wasn’t available, he’d sneak his Papa in there with the dawg. Daddy would stay home crying that he’d been overlooked. Poor, daddy.
My four year old threatened to run away from home. She used her blankie hobo-style attached to a plastic golf club. She packed a box of Teddy Grahams, some juice boxes, her CD collection, three Olivia books, and her rain boots, you know, because it rains sometimes (in the middle of a bone-dry summer). She was ultimately thwarted because of two things; first, she has an army of stuffed animals that she ‘needs’ to sleep with, and she couldn’t get more than three steps without one of them falling out, and two, she started leaving around eight o’clock when she realized I turned in the library book she wanted to read that night. It was starting to get dark. She’s afraid of the dark. She remembered to pack her night light, but failed to realize that none of the trees in our yard has an attached outlet. I watched her carefully look at each one before she heard a frog croak and she came running back inside, claiming she would run away in the morning, though by then the hobo bag was disassembled and she realized pancakes need to be cooked, so the whole thing was off. But now if she gets a toy or book she likes she will tell me that when she’s leaving she’s taking it, so we’re up to the Doc McStuffins doctor set, her Tinkerbell posters, and mommy’s smartphone.
Ooooh I predicted the final 4 correctly!
Rebecca would bring her baby doll, which she named after her ACTUAL baby cousin Evan. She brings him to bed, and tells me that she’s “Sleeping with Baby Evan”. 😛
Big boy would pack his blankie, a Waldo book, and some random toys, and as many legos as he could shove into said bag. And a case of z bars. Little boy would take a case of fruit snacks, his blankie, a phone, and his computer. Unfortunately, big boy has the common sense God gave a meatball. I love him dearly, and figure his genius will make up for it. Little boy will run the world one day, with a desk full of fruit snacks.
She would take her Duck and as many balls as she could carry.
if crazy monkey baby took off she would take her Blue puppy, her fish, milk, and as many DVDs as possible.
My daughter is obsessed with bathing suits and flip flops! So I’m sure that would be in her suitcase. For food she would take some yogurt and some cream cheese and bagels since that’s her most recent food obsession. I also think she will take her dog Murphy aka momo she loves him.
If my oldest were to run away from home, she’d pack her Obama shirt, the “amingo” stuffed animal she just got at the zoo, Annie’s organic fruit snacks, her Tinker Bell story book, crayons, and a sippy cup of apple juice.
My Son would take his red panda(we call firefox), his pillow and his 3 favorite blankies! I know this because as soon as he wakes up he throws these out of his crib and carries all of them with him for nap time and bedtime.
My little Rachel would pack her Bunny (a mini blanket with a bunny head attached to the middle), as many blankies as she could find (she’s a hoarder), her “horse” (her Fisher-Price musical sea horse), and my cell phone so she could play Angry Birds.
My 3 year old, Avery, would pack my iPad, her rainbow t-shirt, her “golden” shoes, her favorite picture of her hugging the dog, some broken crayons, and her little princess dolls with their annoying rubber dresses!
My 3 yo would probably pack all of the markers and crayons in the house, and then given the way he’s been eating recently, every box of cereal and fruit snacks he could find :-p
Since Coralie is only 4 months old, I’d say, she would want to pack — me! Though, most important- my milk! 🙂
I love that owl pack, by the way!
My almost-3-year-old would pack her firefighter rain boots (probably just a single one), her pirate cutlass, her top bed sheet, her water bottle, a random toy animal, and whatever’s in the fruit bowl.
My 6-year-old would pack her ‘nature journal’ and pencils, her soft koala, her shoes from when she was recently a flower girl, an assortment of headbands, as much candy as she could find, and some roasted seaweed.
Mikah would pack his blankie, drum sticks, water bottle, cheese sticks, and then wouldn’t go because no matter how hard he’d try.. my breasts aren’t detachable.
My daughter, Esme, would pack apples, bananas, her stuffed Minnie, Goofy, Mickey, bunny, cat and blanket (she sleeps with all of stuffed animals), her cup, building blocks, books and her baby sister, lol, “Hers is my baby sister mom, hers is my Avalon” (She is 2 1/2)
He’d take his blanket, his lovey (peapod) and as many Legos as he could fit.
Esme is 2 1/2, Avalon is 2 months 🙂
Jax would take his blankie or ” beebee” as he calls it, his MicKey mouse stuffed animal, his favorite hoodie, , sunglasses, and his monster hat…s well as his coloring book and crayons, and probably some candy…Lil chocoholic.
My grandson would say he is running away but he would want to take his mommy with him. He would take all the fruit in the house, his monkey and his blue pillow.
My daughter would take her FLIP FLOPS with her! The girl wants to wear them everywhere. No matter the weather or the event. If I tell her she needs to wear practical shoes, she wants to bring her flip flops just in case… ugh! I am ready to throw them away!!
Jack isn’t super attached to objects yet. Or capable of going anywhere. But he tries. But! He’d take his Captain Calamari, toy iPad, Mama’s worn pj shirt, & his Sleep Sheep. He’d definitely leave behind all the “ridiculous” clothes Mom makes him wear. Monster hat, sweater vests, hoody with bear ears. Daddy always says Mama makes him look like a dork. Mama doesn’t care.
My 2-year-old daughter would pack her blanket, her Curious George and Knuffle Bunny books, multiple stuffed monkeys, sunglasses, and a swimsuit.
Beverly would take all 18 of her paci’s. And her rumparooz. And then maybe if there was room, her cracker collection. The girl loves her carbs!
I don’t know if there is a cap on the age for this my daughter is only 5 months so she isn’t going anywhere, but my 9yo would pack his Ipod, snowman, his suits and as many of his antiques as he could fit!
Amazing giveaway!
Henry just turned three years old. He’d surely pack a very random assortment of things that would include: his light saber, his monkey blanket, fruit snacks, his harmonica, markers and a flash light.
His bedroom has a robot theme, which he loves, so I think we’d have to go with that robot backpack. 😉
And of COURSE I’m a Mommy Shorts FB fan.
I don’t even have to guess – my dtr DID pack to run away not long ago. I believe she packed a pair of sunglasses, two quarters (for food), and a plastic bracelet (for fashion but which, if it became necessary, she planned to sell if she needed more money for food). Good luck, honey.
Emma would pack “dolly” her super disgusting doll that looks like it should carry the plague and has both of it’s hands chewed off, our ipod touch for taking millions of pictures of the top of her own head, as many blocks of cheese as she could fit, all of the dandelions in our backyard, and a flashlight for “exploring”.
My one year old would take an annoying play phone whose batteries are running out, a pot and ladle from his play kitchen, as many dirty shoes as he could fit and whatever toys his sister was packing 😉
I like you on FB(Kelly D Saver) and my daughter would pack her Pluto Stuffed Dog, her “scratch”, which is her breathable bumper from her crib that is her lovey, a few of her favorite pairs of shoes.
Jess would pack: Her skip-it toy, her AG doll, lots of skorts and tops. (No PJ’s or underwear, though!) Annie’s Mac and cheese, Ramen Noodles, and ice pops. And the cat.
MaxMan would not pack but hold his singing dancing Pablo’s flipper as they did a jig down the street. In his canvas grocery bag would be cars and all the kitchen utensils he could get his mitts on. He wouldn’t bother with food or drink, those things appear from nowhere.
I’m going w/ Lil D & Kadence. They both scare me.
My little Lily would pack her “Mankie” (blanket), pink polka dot pants, Hello Kitty socks (all 8 pairs), 4 snack cups filled with various flavors of Cheerios-right now the favorite is peanut butter, 1 sippy of water, 1 sippy with a straw of milk, and then fill the rest with every possible book in the house. Her little pink baby would be tucked in the pocket in front so Lily could see her. (Heaven forbid we don’t know where baby is.)
Love the contest this year!! There are some scary ass kids out there!
Current list would be: a pair of little plastic jumping frogs, the plunger for my food mill (looks like a little red bat), milk, applesocks (any fruit in a tube), cackahs (goldfish preferred), one book (which will be read 100 times but cannot be predicted from past choices), and of course, my ipad (the more he figures it out, the less often I get to read the newspaper).
If my daughter ran away from home she would pack Fruit snacks, juice boxes, a box of crayons so she could write home to ask for money for more fruit snacks and juice boxes, loose change that she steals from my purse, her ipad, (and she would not “run” farther than our wifi connection can pick up.) Curious George stuffed animal, and footie pajamas.
Jack would bring bunny and baby bun, chocolate milk, and as many thomas trains that he could fit in his pockets!
Elizabeth would bring her pink blankie and a bag of chocolate chip cookies.
My little guy would take a tub of worms, some snails, his boots (on the wrong feet) and probably a “special treat”
Izzy would pack her motorcycles, a few hot wheels cars, her cars blanket, her stuffed toemator & lighting mcqueen, her skateboard, and as many juice boxes as she could carry.
My A would pack Bobo (her blankie with a monkey head), about five pairs of shoes, so she could wear each one for about 30 seconds before insisting someone put a different pair on her, many sippy cups full of milk, and as many yogurt melts as her little hands could carry.
My daughter would bring her baby, as many books as she could stuff into the bag & her tiara. Gotta have your tiara in a crisis!
Well, Demon DID run away from home. She ripped a hole in her Pillow Pet, pulled out all the stuffing, and stuffed it into her Elmo backpack, and then packed all her shoes on top of it. Her logic? “I wanna be comfy when I get where I’m going.” I let her go… she couldn’t get the front door open.
My daughter would take her pacifier, her blanket, the nearest pop-up book and a quart of blueberries (her VERY favorite food).
My two would definitely pack their Halloween costumes if they ever ran away. The poor things are in tatters because they’re either wearing the costumes or just undies, so they wouldn’t do much to keep them warm. They would make sure to raid our cabinets for any chocolate to stave off hunger, and grab the chocolate syrup for when they got thirsty. They have their priorities straight.
My boys would take their LEGOs. ALL THE LEGOS they could possibly fit in that bag.
E would pack his “puppy,” some stuffed animals, something random like belt or one sock, and several granola bars. K would pack his blankie-“Bink” and many bananas and there is a good chance he would leave naked from the waist down.
Tatum would take her sippy cup filled with milk, her blankie, and her Violet (the stuffed puppy).
My son would pack his teddy blankey, some toy cars, and several boxes of fruit snacks!!!
William would pack his zoli cup, his bear blankie and tons of Greek yogurt. Several books and his scramble bug; he’d definetly be weighted down!!
Definitely a whole suitcase full of only her stuffed toys!! lol!
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If your kid ran away from home, what would he/she pack? OMG, first I want the bear one. CUTER! And Boo Boo would pack Panda, Koala, Claire Bear and Penguin, their outfits and her legos. Oh and mac n’ cheese because “Kids love mac n’ cheese mom.”
Libby, who is 3, would take her stuffed elephant which is as big as she, her “dressing gown” (nighty), and her “Remember Our Troops” book we read every night while her daddy is away on deployment. 🙂
Libby, who is 3, would take her stuffed elephant which is as big as she, her “dressing gown” (nighty), and “Remember Our Troops” book we read every night while her daddy is deployed. 🙂
My 3 year old Lilly would pack her blankie, her sock monkey, cheese doodles, and more than likely a few sippy cups of Chocolate Milk.
My soon-to-be 4yo would pack as many stuffed animals as possible, her favorite baby doll, and Dora underwear. The kid loves her lovies but she’s practical, too.
My son would take all the train tracks he could find and some goldfish. That’s all he needs in life.