Baby on Board

A while ago, my wife suggested we get a baby-on-board sign to hang in our car.

I guess the idea is that people would see it, realize we're toting around a wee precious piece of cargo, and be a little bit more cordial to us on the road. It sounds like a good idea, like a little extra protection for our little darling. But it just doesn't feel right posting a placard on my car.

I've always thought of people who post stuff on their car as kind of cowardly. Like they slap on a bumper sticker because they want to say crass things in public without any reprecusions. Or they do so because they want to proclaim that they're part of some group (university student, religious organization, etc.). Like they gain a modicum of identity if they emblazon pro-life slogans across their bumper. Your personality, political beliefs, or life choices shouldn't be displayed on the ass-end of your car. There are more appropriate, effectual, and less garish ways to express them in your life.

So there will be no baby on board sticker on my car. The whole notice-posted-on-car thing has been forever ruined for me. But I can still enjoy the song!