I live less than 1000 miles away from Brooklyn, New York, but I might as well be a world away given the stark cultural differences shared by parents living in the bustling metropolis and the moms and dads living in my neck of the woods.
The Big Apple’s hip, urban borough is a far cry from the rural Wisconsin farmland where I am raising my child.
In Brooklyn’s affluent neighborhoods of Park Slope, Prospect Heights and Fort Greene a new trend is emerging. One that I highly doubt will spread west to our bucolic community.
Get ready for “babyccinos.”
At first, I thought the term was a cute nickname for a new playgroup designed by parents with Italian infants.
Wrongola.
Turns out “babyccinos” are the latest, greatest, stylish, modish “it” beverage for babies in Brooklyn.
Forget about apple juice and bottled water, tony NYC tots are ditching their cold drinks for mini decaf cappuccinos or frothy cups of steamed milk topped with mountains of foam—-a.k.a. “babyccinos.”
According to New York Magazine, “babyccinos” are nothing more than “A Media-Made Fake Trend Monster.”
The hype all started when Brooklyn Paper ran a story earlier this week about parents asking baristas at their favorite cafe to pour steamed milk in tiny mugs and garnish with a dusting of cinnamon so their kids can feel just like mom and dad.
Not for nothing, but I don’t need to spend $2 so my kid can sip warm milk from a coffee cup.
She can get the same thing at home, and I throw in some chocolate at the bottom of the cup, stir, and top with a marshmallow-—for free.
Those trendy Brooklyn parents and their novel ideas for kiddie beverages.
What will they think of next?
Lemons, sugar and water mixed together… and poured over ice?
Would you shell out cold hard cash for your kid to drink warm foamy milk at your favorite coffee shop?
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