So "inappropriate"

A local radio station is having a contest to find the area's cutest kid. Of course, I entered Gavin. Or rather, I tried to enter Gavin. When I went to look at the galleries he was nowhere to be found. I clicked on the helpful link entitled "What if I can't find my picture" and was told that if it wasn't there, it was for one of three reasons:

1. You haven't provided all of the information required by the contest rules. (I double-checked three times and it was all there).

2. Your picture exceeds the 300kb limit. (The picture I submitted was within these limits).

So, it must have been...

3. Your picture was deemed inappropriate for the contest.

WHAT???? Here's the picture I submitted:


Now how is this "inappropriate"? Sure, it's a bathtub shot, but it's not like you can see anything.

Oh well, I guess there's always next year, although maybe it's too early to start pimping out my kid. Because really, these contests are more about the parents. It's like American Idol, where who wins depends on who engineers the most votes, not necessarily who's the most talented (or in this case, the cutest).

I mean, I'm sure Gavin would have wonderful memories of riding around in the Honda Odyssey, and would have appreciated all the free groceries, most of which he can't eat yet. He would have enjoyed having parents fully rested after an afternoon at the spa, and had loads of fun shopping for new clothes every month.

Maybe it's better this way, because now we won't have to deal with the lasting psychological effects had he lost. Although really, the only kids who ever know that they were entered in a cutest kid contest are the winners. No one ever tells their kids that they lost the cutest kid contest, do they? Because if their kid loses, it means two things: that the parents are ugly and/or have no friends.

I think I'm glad my entry was rejected.