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This Hilarious, Almost Too-Real Twitter Account Mocks Rich Hipster Parents
There's someone who's been quietly tweeting under the handle @LosFelizDayCare over the past year speaking in the voice of a wealthy, hipster Los Feliz daycare—and it's pretty dead-on. There is hand-wringing about overpraising and trigger warnings, hair-splitting over sustainability and a healthy dose of yuppie exclusivity thrown in the mix.
The account says it's located in an "affluent hillside neighborhood," and warns, "We do not accept immunized children." (That line feels a little too real.) One Redditor might have said it best: "So close to real that I'm never entirely sure it's a parody. I love it."
Here are some gems:
Any LFDC parents who are Uber drivers in the area? Beckett has an acupuncture appointment in ktown at 6, but his dads are still brewing.
— Los Feliz Daycare (@LosFelizDaycare) May 1, 2014
New followers: welcome but please don't assume a follow will bump you on the waitlist. All applicants must submit 3 to 7 years before birth.
— Los Feliz Daycare (@LosFelizDaycare) October 16, 2014
Sponsored message
Sad sad news coming out of Atwater Village this morning. George and Ruth's (2 & 5) pet chicken, Buck-Buck Obama, just took its last breath.
— Los Feliz Daycare (@LosFelizDaycare) October 6, 2014
After many complaints, we put a trigger warning on the side of the nursery's jack-in-the-box so that it induces as little stress as possible
— Los Feliz Daycare (@LosFelizDaycare) August 7, 2014
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