Time For Knight-Knight
December 10th, 2009
It isn’t easy finding chain-mail armor in toddler sizes.
(submitted by Natalie)
Tags: babies, costumes, matchy-matchy, medieval
Time For Knight-Knight
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Spreading the Awkwardness
Ren-FAIL. HA!
Is this at the Bristal Ren fair? Think I have seen you there.
On the one hand, I’m proud for mom that she can rock the skimpy chain mail (and who ever thought I would be putting those words togetherr today), but on the other, the whole point of chain mail is to turn aside a blade and protect the flesh underneath from a bladed edge, right? She looks like an accident waiting to happen in that get-up, and don’t even mention the sunburn she’s asking for!
I wouldn’t say she’s “rocking” the chain mail. Perhaps “rolling it” would be a better description?
Anyone else notice the awkward “smiley face” tears in her chain mail…looks like the smile is in an awkward place
i see it!
Oh, no. No, no, no, no no.
Baby’s First Crusade
It’s mithril, fit for kings!
I was going to take this *exact* same picture with my son, but all of our chain mail is at the dry cleaners. O_o
(no, no I wasn’t)
I didn’t know belly dancers wore chain mail!
My thoughts exactly!
ouch, that kid needs a shirt on.
Hey, maybe they are just getting ready to go to the maul?
FTW!
lol!
Best. Comment. Ever.
How bad is it that I don’t find this all that awkward????
LMAO! It’s okay, I think it’s totally cute and they look like a happy family. It’s a little awkward but overall I think it’s great and you can just bet that one of them made the chainmaille. I think it’s pretty awesome. That being said so many of the comments here were totally hilarious and yes the mom is looking pretty damn awesome in her chainmaille bikini after having a baby.
Why isn’t the compound bow in the picture? It would look good here!
The girls chain has a smiley face cut out of it…..only friendly fire here folks…
Who’da thought Oshkosh B’Gosh had a line of chain mail? When he reaches adolescence and see’s this picture, they’re going to need their chain mail for more than make believe.
My question is: why is HE fully clothed, SHE hardly, and BABY not at all? (ok, I think there’s a diaper there). I can’t imagine that chain mail would be comfortable against bare skin??
Theatrical chain mail is often knitted, you can’t really tell in the picture, but other commenters think it looks like knit.
That’s just adorable and at least everyone looks happy to be there. Well, the baby doesn’t look thrilled or anything, but there’s no tears so that’s a good sign. I agree with Liz about looking good after kids as well. I still don’t look that good and my kid is eight.
Actually, I think the baby is pretty cute. The parents kind of ruin it! Why is the bottom of mom’s “top” smiling?
I’d say they nailed this photo! I think the photographer had some ArmorAll on hand.
Shark got the one leg, not gonna get the other.
I’m more concerned that the mom is using her chainmaille for the sexy medieval look versus genuine battle protection. At least the kid is prepared for a joust if needed!
Slaying dragons. Rescuing damsels in distress. Searching for the Holy Grail. This is what comes to mind when we think about knights. But what did they do in their spare time? May I present Sir Archibald….creator of hopscotch.
They’re gonna have a tough time getting through security at the airport.
Sir Poops A Lot
Seriously, the mother’s chain mail is hardly protective at all.
Meant to add that it’s the only time I’d be able to get away with that! As boys get older, they get totally embarrassed in public with their mom in a bikini. My boys would be like “Mooooooommmm!” LOL
OLD! I’ve totally seen this picture before in one of them chain mails
ba dum TISH!
I couldn’t let this go by without a groan!
I don’t see anything awkward. I see a kid who will definitely not be bullied in the schoolyard.
Are you kidding? I see a kid who is destined to be a bully’s dream come true! poor child.
Really? I completely disagree!
Maybe they hadn’t realized it up to this point but even worse than finding chain mail in that size is getting it off lmao. My ex made some for our son who was about 2 at the time. We actually had to turn him upside down. He held him by his feet while I worked trying to get it off-it was no easy task lol fun times.
I see the baby has his right leg lopped off at the knee. “Merely a flesh wound.”
LOL… awesome.
Lmfao!!
Is that a smiley face with ears in her chainmail? interesting!
But the chain mail diapers don’t work very well.
Sir Rusty Pants
Isn’t that “Sir Not Appearing In This Film”?
That’s what I was thinking too! Ha!!
Well, I know he is definitely NOT Arthur, son of Uther Pendragon, from the castle of Camelot. King of the Britons, defeater of the Saxons, Sovereign of all England.
I am confused, are you auditioning to be IN this picture?
Ha! That was freaking funny…
They should have included the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch in this picture.
Or perhaps some some bint lobbing a scimitar at them.
that should have been ‘moistened bint}
I bet that’s home made.
The kid looks like he’s got his escape route planned out already.
Why go to all the trouble of elaborate chain-mail and then just wear black Dockers and shoes?
Knight-Knight? I see two good pillows to lay my head upon!
Those aren’t pillows! (Sorry, wrong movie)
Wrong pillows!
This is actually pretty awesome. I’m guessing one or both of the parents makes chainmail. The baby’s chainmail shirt is too cute!
Papa there probably made the chainmail. If so he did an excellent job!
Breastfeeding in the getup must be awkward
come on do you really think he is still being breast fed.??? Don’t think so.. mom of 7
Uh, why not..he isn’t even 2 yet, the WHO/and AAPD recommended age for stopping…so, yeah, he might just still be breastfed. “Mom of 7″ that stopped way too soon.
You might be surprised. When I was a teacher one mother wanted to come to the school at lunchtime and breastfeed her 5 year old, because she still was at home. Still, these parents don’t look the type, that Mum is not the clingy type for sure.
My son is at twice that age.
She’s rather well endowed. Perhaps she’s engorged due to not being able to breastfeed in that getup.
The kid doesn’t even look 1 year old yet. He’s not even standing on his own. Why would he not still be breastfeeding?
strangely enough… this is actually one of the way more normal pictures on this site. that’s not to say that we won’t be seeing this family on ‘wife swap’ in 10-15 years, where junior just wants to rock on his guitar & chat on fb all day while mom & dad are out working on their performance art.
Ask any dragon, babies are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
LOLOLOL!! I laughed about this all morning!!
That’s some risqué armor she’s wearing.
Let’s just cut straight to the chase here, and say that the parents are anxiously awaiting their young child to open up his/her first compound bow.
LoL..Beat me to it!
It was right there, I’m surprised it took as long as it did.
Awkward Knight level 78
They are cousins to one of the Knight who say Ni…
Introducing the new Knight who say PooPoo
Hahahaha…that made me laugh!
I wish I looked that good in chainmail after having MY kids!
Liz,
Wouldn’t chainmail kind of…well….pinch? OUCH!
Beauty is painful Babe. hahaha
No sharks are gonna eat that baby.
Dingo-proof, too.
First! and that is so funny!
Obviously you weren’t first, spammer. Now who looks like a fool? Let me give you a hint, it isn’t the people in the picture.
They have to hold the baby up because the chainmale is too heavy, awkward. I wonder is this a wedding ceremony.