Kudos to Shelbi for stumbling across this today.

So, a couple of things here. First... Why? Why SPECIFICALLY point out that this particular sleeper does not actively defend itself against an open flame? When Shelbi first showed this to me I figured that it must be a legal thing and that all of Elliott's clothing probably featured a similar "warning" or, more accurately, "terse, nearly offensively obvious statement of fact". (Other suggestions I had included: "NOT TO BE USED AS SUBSTITUTE FOR PARACHUTE", "NOT AN EFFECTIVE GARMENT TO WEAR IN A JOUST" and "WEARING WILL NOT CURE CANCER.") But no, we could not find this same wording on any other article of clothing.

In my mind, I envisioned a conversation taking place at The Children's Place manufacturing warehouse.

Boss: "So we need one more line of text to put in this box. Something to protect us from any possible lawsuits. Ideas anyone?"

Employee: "How about CHILD'S HEAD SHOULD BE HERE and then an arrow pointing up?

Boss: "Too many words Johnson, you're fired!"

Employee 2: "We could say "NOT A FLOTATION DEVICE"

Boss: "No, but I think we're getting closer."

Employee 3: I know! "NOT FLAME RESISTANT"

Boss: "Davis, you're a genius. That's exactly the kind of top-notch thinking we expect from our workers at The Children's Place."

Here's another question. If the sleeper actually WAS flame resistant wouldn't that make it exponentially less safe to wear? I mean, it would either have to be made out of asbestos or be a suffocating suit of armor, right?

But I suppose it's better to be safe than sorry. "Hmmm, I'm going to set Elliott down unattended next to our roaring fire while I catch the last hour of the Gaylord Hotels Bowl. I assume his sleeper will protect him from any harm that could come his way. But, just to be sure, I'd better check the tag. What?! Not flame resistant?! Well thank goodness I checked! I'll just put him in the refrigerator."

I would actually love to see a lawsuit that was filed against a clothing company that did not explicitly spell out that its 100% cotton sleepers are not equipped with a complete sprinkler system. "Yes, is this the CEO of Carter's? Excellent, I have a bone to pick with you good sir. You see, my wife, two-year old and I were vacationing in Hawaii. We went on a hike to an active volcano, ditched our tour group, went off the marked path and while we were standing right next to a running flow of scalding molten lava, I dropped a sleeper from our diaper bag right into it. And you'll never guess what happened. I expect a full refund on the sleeper and $1 million in emotional damages."