From the self-righteous indignation of the DailySlope message boards comes this missive:

I was on 7th Avenue on Saturday and I kept seeing these perfectly coiffed children wearing Patagonia jackets or Hanna Andersson coordinated outfits while sipping (hot chocolate? I guess) out of Starbuck's cups or sitting in Sweet Melissa's eating a $5.00 cookie. These kids might be great kids, I am not commenting on their behavior. I just noticed INDULGENCE and MATERIALISM and it was really a little disgusting to me. What is the difference between an overly indulged suburban child and an overly indulged Brooklyn child? Just the level of taste and style? Because the values of materialism felt the same to me—just higher end brands.

We couldn't help but notice that the handle of the poster who wrote these eloquent thoughts was "kensingtonmom." Is someone a little jealous that she can't afford to outfit her tykes in Patagonia jackets or feed them a $5 cookie? Or, for that matter, live in Park Slope? Gentrification ... it's a real bitch sometimes.

Patagucci and Park Slope Children [DailySlope]