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Thursday, August 31, 2006
Big Brother 7
Since I can't watch it, I might as well speculate, eh? SPOILERS!
I'm only going to comment on 5 of them since we "know" Dani is gone tonight.
Mike Boogie:
I just can't see this guy winning unless he goes up against Erika or George. He plans to vote Erika out next so that doesn't seem likely. His so commited to Will that he can't see that taking Will to the finals is bad, BAD for him. He hasn't done an original thing all season, and no one on the jury will respect that. He needs to vote of Will and Janie to get the money. Not going to happen tonight as far as I can tell.
Erika:
Poor Erika. Has no idea they plan to boot her next. Her only hope is that George wins HOH, and puts up someone else. Her desperate need to be with Boogies is revolting. I cannot believe she let him go down on her the other night, and has been pleasing him as well! Hello! We can see you! You know they are almost perfect for one another-Her with men issues, and Boogie with women issues, both dull as tofu.
Erika really needs to keep George in the game to win the money. Ironically, she needs to go to the final 3 with George and Boogie also to have a shot at winning. She's been a pretty strong floater, but won't evoke much emotion on the Jury if she can't cook up a good scheme herself.
Janelle:
I really wish she had another good friend in there beside Will. It's hard to tell what she's thinking when she doesn't talk(honest) game with anybody but Will and Boogie. Will is tainting her jury pool by making it seem like she's a puppet, but thus far she hasn't done anything she wouldn't have done for herself anyway. It would be nice if she could remind the Jury of that by shaking things up and evicting one of Chill Town. Though, I really think she should throw tonights HOH, so she can play for the next HOH, which is more important.
To get to the final 3 she really needs to get rid of Erika, because Erika is as physical as she is. Here comes the tricky part does she get rid of Will next, who is her biggest competition IRT the Jury, but hasn't won a singe HOH of POV, or does she get rid of Boogie, who seems to me more athletic, or get rid of George because he's a wild card? To be honest I think she could go with anybody, BUT Will and still win.
For entertainment purposes alone she should keep Will and get rid of Boogie.
Will:
There is no stopping this guy. The only person with a sliver of a chance of beathing him is Janelle, unless he takes George and they give him sympathy votes, but I don't really see that happening.
Will absolutely need to get the the F3 with 2 people who will take him to Final 2. One of those is Boogie, and now that Boogie is on board with evicting E and keeping J, they shouldn't have any problems. Since Janelle won't be able to play in the next HOH, if she wins the first HOH tonight, Will and Boogie have a good chance of winning the HOH, they can evict her, and beat George in the F3 challenges. I'm still not sure if Will will throw that to Boogie since Boogie will definately take him, or try to win it and take Boogie himself, or take weak George. I could also see will getting rid of Boogie, for "good tv" as he likes to call it, but that would leave him without a very devoted wingman.
It's a thinker.
George, George, George:
Not a whole lot bad to say about George except he's not very entertaining. He could be the biggest Wild Card in the game right now. He's not a great player, but he is very determined as evidenced by his slop eating, and kicking out his best friend in the house.
I think George is better off with Erika and Will in the F3. I'm not positive he could beat either one of them, but he has done at least as much as Erika has done, and he could garner sympathy votes going in with Will such as "Will doesn't need the money, so I vote for George!"
So those are my thoughts so far. They have a serious kink in them since tonights second eviction is going to be a surprise to the houseguest, and except for Janelle they don't do all that well under pressure. Most of them need a couple of days at least to plot! LOL
I'm only going to comment on 5 of them since we "know" Dani is gone tonight.
Mike Boogie:
I just can't see this guy winning unless he goes up against Erika or George. He plans to vote Erika out next so that doesn't seem likely. His so commited to Will that he can't see that taking Will to the finals is bad, BAD for him. He hasn't done an original thing all season, and no one on the jury will respect that. He needs to vote of Will and Janie to get the money. Not going to happen tonight as far as I can tell.
Erika:
Poor Erika. Has no idea they plan to boot her next. Her only hope is that George wins HOH, and puts up someone else. Her desperate need to be with Boogies is revolting. I cannot believe she let him go down on her the other night, and has been pleasing him as well! Hello! We can see you! You know they are almost perfect for one another-Her with men issues, and Boogie with women issues, both dull as tofu.
Erika really needs to keep George in the game to win the money. Ironically, she needs to go to the final 3 with George and Boogie also to have a shot at winning. She's been a pretty strong floater, but won't evoke much emotion on the Jury if she can't cook up a good scheme herself.
Janelle:
I really wish she had another good friend in there beside Will. It's hard to tell what she's thinking when she doesn't talk(honest) game with anybody but Will and Boogie. Will is tainting her jury pool by making it seem like she's a puppet, but thus far she hasn't done anything she wouldn't have done for herself anyway. It would be nice if she could remind the Jury of that by shaking things up and evicting one of Chill Town. Though, I really think she should throw tonights HOH, so she can play for the next HOH, which is more important.
To get to the final 3 she really needs to get rid of Erika, because Erika is as physical as she is. Here comes the tricky part does she get rid of Will next, who is her biggest competition IRT the Jury, but hasn't won a singe HOH of POV, or does she get rid of Boogie, who seems to me more athletic, or get rid of George because he's a wild card? To be honest I think she could go with anybody, BUT Will and still win.
For entertainment purposes alone she should keep Will and get rid of Boogie.
Will:
There is no stopping this guy. The only person with a sliver of a chance of beathing him is Janelle, unless he takes George and they give him sympathy votes, but I don't really see that happening.
Will absolutely need to get the the F3 with 2 people who will take him to Final 2. One of those is Boogie, and now that Boogie is on board with evicting E and keeping J, they shouldn't have any problems. Since Janelle won't be able to play in the next HOH, if she wins the first HOH tonight, Will and Boogie have a good chance of winning the HOH, they can evict her, and beat George in the F3 challenges. I'm still not sure if Will will throw that to Boogie since Boogie will definately take him, or try to win it and take Boogie himself, or take weak George. I could also see will getting rid of Boogie, for "good tv" as he likes to call it, but that would leave him without a very devoted wingman.
It's a thinker.
George, George, George:
Not a whole lot bad to say about George except he's not very entertaining. He could be the biggest Wild Card in the game right now. He's not a great player, but he is very determined as evidenced by his slop eating, and kicking out his best friend in the house.
I think George is better off with Erika and Will in the F3. I'm not positive he could beat either one of them, but he has done at least as much as Erika has done, and he could garner sympathy votes going in with Will such as "Will doesn't need the money, so I vote for George!"
So those are my thoughts so far. They have a serious kink in them since tonights second eviction is going to be a surprise to the houseguest, and except for Janelle they don't do all that well under pressure. Most of them need a couple of days at least to plot! LOL
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
The Evolution Of Homosexuality
God help me if fundamentalist Christians read this blog! LOL!
Do you think homosexuality could be the evolutionary answer to overpopulation? To me, it makes perfect sense.
Specifically, the USA population has been growing steadily. We are wasting natural resources at an alarming rate, and polluting the earth with man made waste at the same time.
Could our genetic material be mutating (sorry, I know that isn't very flattering) to produce more homosexuality to stem the growth of the population to try to save itself?
I haven't done the research but again, it does makes sense. More homosexuals generally equals less birth. Which in time could even out the population growth. Not to mention, if gay marraige becomes legal, and adoption agencies knew what was good for them, they would open themselves up for gay partners, and many children could be adopted. Nothing wrong with that right?
Thoughts?
Do you think homosexuality could be the evolutionary answer to overpopulation? To me, it makes perfect sense.
Specifically, the USA population has been growing steadily. We are wasting natural resources at an alarming rate, and polluting the earth with man made waste at the same time.
Could our genetic material be mutating (sorry, I know that isn't very flattering) to produce more homosexuality to stem the growth of the population to try to save itself?
I haven't done the research but again, it does makes sense. More homosexuals generally equals less birth. Which in time could even out the population growth. Not to mention, if gay marraige becomes legal, and adoption agencies knew what was good for them, they would open themselves up for gay partners, and many children could be adopted. Nothing wrong with that right?
Thoughts?
Sunday, August 27, 2006
The Sandman and the Dream.
Another dream entry.
You ever have one of those dreams where you never need to have somebody explain to you what is going on? You are so completely intuitive in our dream that speaking is really redundant? This is one of those dreams. I am only going to share a piece of it though, because the rest is private.
~~~~
A tree.
The trunk looked like any other tree trunk. Yet, the branches were all low enough to the ground that you could reach out and touch at least half of these.
The leaves were made a strong plastic wrap material. Clear, glossy, noisy. Yes, that was how the tree grew them.
On each leaf was a unique design made from a colored foil like material. They were all beautiful.
The leaves were so wonderful that I swept my hand threw them so I could feel them and hear them rustle. I was awed by the tree. Speechless.
Then I came to branch where there were no leaves, but small flags. Same material as the tree leaves, but obviously not grown by the tree itself. And as I was standing there a man walked up with a flag of his own and tied it to the tree. There was sadness in his eyes, and I knew.
That flag, and all the flags, represented a child that had passed on. The parents then created a flag as a sacrifice to the tree, and in return the tree would birth a new leaf.
Suddenly, that tree became something more than my heart could take. In my dream I had to sit down and cover my face. I couldn't look at that tree.
Eventually, I had to get up, and open my eyes. I glanced at the tree. A soft wind was passing thru the branches, and the sunlight bounced off the foil, shooting glimmery sparkles into the daylight.
Once again, the tree was beautiful. I was awed. I was speechless.
~~~~~~
I can't imagine how I'm supposed to process that dream. I've thought about nothing today other than those mothers and fathers who have lost children .
This is for them:
You ever have one of those dreams where you never need to have somebody explain to you what is going on? You are so completely intuitive in our dream that speaking is really redundant? This is one of those dreams. I am only going to share a piece of it though, because the rest is private.
~~~~
A tree.
The trunk looked like any other tree trunk. Yet, the branches were all low enough to the ground that you could reach out and touch at least half of these.
The leaves were made a strong plastic wrap material. Clear, glossy, noisy. Yes, that was how the tree grew them.
On each leaf was a unique design made from a colored foil like material. They were all beautiful.
The leaves were so wonderful that I swept my hand threw them so I could feel them and hear them rustle. I was awed by the tree. Speechless.
Then I came to branch where there were no leaves, but small flags. Same material as the tree leaves, but obviously not grown by the tree itself. And as I was standing there a man walked up with a flag of his own and tied it to the tree. There was sadness in his eyes, and I knew.
That flag, and all the flags, represented a child that had passed on. The parents then created a flag as a sacrifice to the tree, and in return the tree would birth a new leaf.
Suddenly, that tree became something more than my heart could take. In my dream I had to sit down and cover my face. I couldn't look at that tree.
Eventually, I had to get up, and open my eyes. I glanced at the tree. A soft wind was passing thru the branches, and the sunlight bounced off the foil, shooting glimmery sparkles into the daylight.
Once again, the tree was beautiful. I was awed. I was speechless.
~~~~~~
I can't imagine how I'm supposed to process that dream. I've thought about nothing today other than those mothers and fathers who have lost children .
This is for them:
Saturday, August 26, 2006
I'm Just A Girl.
Insert Gwen Stefani music.
HS has a heavy-duty matchbox police truck. When you press a lever lights flash, a policeman pops up from inside, and the siren sounds. It also "drives" itself forward. Today that toy had a slight malfunction.
DH opens it up. Fiddle. Fiddle. Fiddle. Fiddle. You get the idea. This went on for a good half hour. I probably heard the siren....Oh, 60 times in this half hour?! Try as he might, DH could not figure out how to put the top back on it so the lever responded appropriately, or the little policeman would refuse to pop up, or both.
Me: Want me to take a look at it?
DH: Rolls eyes.
Me: Here. Let me try.
DH (Snotty and condescending): Do you even know what I'm doing here?
Me (pissed off and seething): Give it to me!
Where in 3 minutes I managed to get the pop-up police guy in there correctly, and figured out how to get the top on so the on lever connected. All the while making snotty passive aggressive comments directed at my DH about "How I must not know anything because I'm a girl."
While I did let him screw the top back on, he had to listen to me ask him a couple of times "Are you sure you know what you're doing?"
HS has a heavy-duty matchbox police truck. When you press a lever lights flash, a policeman pops up from inside, and the siren sounds. It also "drives" itself forward. Today that toy had a slight malfunction.
DH opens it up. Fiddle. Fiddle. Fiddle. Fiddle. You get the idea. This went on for a good half hour. I probably heard the siren....Oh, 60 times in this half hour?! Try as he might, DH could not figure out how to put the top back on it so the lever responded appropriately, or the little policeman would refuse to pop up, or both.
Me: Want me to take a look at it?
DH: Rolls eyes.
Me: Here. Let me try.
DH (Snotty and condescending): Do you even know what I'm doing here?
Me (pissed off and seething): Give it to me!
Where in 3 minutes I managed to get the pop-up police guy in there correctly, and figured out how to get the top on so the on lever connected. All the while making snotty passive aggressive comments directed at my DH about "How I must not know anything because I'm a girl."
While I did let him screw the top back on, he had to listen to me ask him a couple of times "Are you sure you know what you're doing?"
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
NO PBS FOR YOU!
Nah, just kidding Heathen children. I will still let you watch, but I have got to vent about the crap you watch! ~*~disclaimer that my kids get to watch only 1-2 hours in the morning, depending on what else is going on that day. Oh, and occasionally 4pm-5pm because that is their "witching hour", and if I've had it with them, on comes the TV.~*~
Clifford The Big Red Dog: No, having a dog that big is not neat. Not even a little bit. What do you do with all the dog shit? Can't use it for fertilizer since Clifford is most likely carnivorous, ya know. Dog drool? GAG! No effing way. That is just sick, SICK! I might be an animal lover, but you better believe I'd be throwing his fat ass over the humane society fence.
Big, Big World: WTF? The lead character (Snook) is fucking creepy. He's like the drunk perverted uncle you don't leave around your kids. Seriously. And you know what? Snook is the biggest character on the show, but he's supposed to be a sloth? Sloths are NOT 6 feet tall. Ick, the fish, is super annoying, and his name implies that fish are icky. Wonderful. Just another thing my kids wont eat! The anteater, Bob, who doesn't eat ants, but rather wants to be their friend? For the love of goodness sake! We wouldn't want to teach our kids anything useful would we? Gosh forbid our kids find out that anteaters eat (GASP) ants.
Barney: The Barney Ban was lifted in our house when HD took an interest in the singing and dancing promos at the begining of Wiggles DVD's. Honestly? I don't hate him as much as I used too. In fact, my one secret Barney hate is that I can't do the Mr. Knickerbocker song and dance, and yet me nearly 2yo and 4yo can. Curse you Barney for not letting me forget that I will never have rythm.
Calliou: This is a much hated program of mothers everywhere. I don't actually mind it, except the parents are far more patient that any parent who has ever crossed my path. Including myself. Apparently in cartoon land nobody has a bad day. Fuck them.
Jay-Jay The Jet Plane: This gets my vote as dumbest show. Horrible graphics, horrible voices. Brenda Blue has gone anorexic and cheesy(ier). My kids have yet to learn a single thing from this show. Not that they need to learn anything, but good heck they sponge up everything from the other shows they get to watch. You would think something from Jay-Jay would stick.
Dragon Tales: I actually don't hate this one at all. Go figure.
"I wish, I wish with all my heart, to fly with dragons in the land of heart (or a word that rhymes with heart. I cant tell...lol)!"
Not looking forward to tomorrow morning. Somebody remind me to mention music to the kids bright and early, k?
Oh, and what kids show do you MISS the most? Whether from when you were a kid or a babysitter? I miss The Big Comfy Couch.
Clifford The Big Red Dog: No, having a dog that big is not neat. Not even a little bit. What do you do with all the dog shit? Can't use it for fertilizer since Clifford is most likely carnivorous, ya know. Dog drool? GAG! No effing way. That is just sick, SICK! I might be an animal lover, but you better believe I'd be throwing his fat ass over the humane society fence.
Big, Big World: WTF? The lead character (Snook) is fucking creepy. He's like the drunk perverted uncle you don't leave around your kids. Seriously. And you know what? Snook is the biggest character on the show, but he's supposed to be a sloth? Sloths are NOT 6 feet tall. Ick, the fish, is super annoying, and his name implies that fish are icky. Wonderful. Just another thing my kids wont eat! The anteater, Bob, who doesn't eat ants, but rather wants to be their friend? For the love of goodness sake! We wouldn't want to teach our kids anything useful would we? Gosh forbid our kids find out that anteaters eat (GASP) ants.
Barney: The Barney Ban was lifted in our house when HD took an interest in the singing and dancing promos at the begining of Wiggles DVD's. Honestly? I don't hate him as much as I used too. In fact, my one secret Barney hate is that I can't do the Mr. Knickerbocker song and dance, and yet me nearly 2yo and 4yo can. Curse you Barney for not letting me forget that I will never have rythm.
Calliou: This is a much hated program of mothers everywhere. I don't actually mind it, except the parents are far more patient that any parent who has ever crossed my path. Including myself. Apparently in cartoon land nobody has a bad day. Fuck them.
Jay-Jay The Jet Plane: This gets my vote as dumbest show. Horrible graphics, horrible voices. Brenda Blue has gone anorexic and cheesy(ier). My kids have yet to learn a single thing from this show. Not that they need to learn anything, but good heck they sponge up everything from the other shows they get to watch. You would think something from Jay-Jay would stick.
Dragon Tales: I actually don't hate this one at all. Go figure.
"I wish, I wish with all my heart, to fly with dragons in the land of heart (or a word that rhymes with heart. I cant tell...lol)!"
Not looking forward to tomorrow morning. Somebody remind me to mention music to the kids bright and early, k?
Oh, and what kids show do you MISS the most? Whether from when you were a kid or a babysitter? I miss The Big Comfy Couch.
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Basic Black
Almost 2 years ago I was a mother of 2 children under the age of 2yo. Because of that I needed to have The Mother of All Purses.
As you can see, that is more like a stifling, huge carry-all, but so much better than a "diaper bag". The picture really doesn't do it justice, as it has become droopy with wear and tear. You could fit everything in it.
101 diapers-check!
300 wipes-check!
baby medicine-check!
3 extra outfits for baby-check!
1 extra outfit for toddler-check!
tubes of baby products we almost never used-check!
extra pacifiers-check
nursing pads-check!
nursing pillow-check!
feminine products-check
reading materials-check!
toys-check!
personal identification, library card- check, check!
The bag held everything except a special place in my heart.
What reasonable woman wants to live out of the hoover dam of all purses? And yet, what option does she really have when she's a mommy? None what-so-ever.
Two years later? Heaven. The purse. Beautiful black, simple, clean lines, I think I may want to divorce my husband to marry this purse, purse.
I can even fit a couple emergency diapers and wipes into it. Because after all, I am still a mommy.
As you can see, that is more like a stifling, huge carry-all, but so much better than a "diaper bag". The picture really doesn't do it justice, as it has become droopy with wear and tear. You could fit everything in it.
101 diapers-check!
300 wipes-check!
baby medicine-check!
3 extra outfits for baby-check!
1 extra outfit for toddler-check!
tubes of baby products we almost never used-check!
extra pacifiers-check
nursing pads-check!
nursing pillow-check!
feminine products-check
reading materials-check!
toys-check!
personal identification, library card- check, check!
The bag held everything except a special place in my heart.
What reasonable woman wants to live out of the hoover dam of all purses? And yet, what option does she really have when she's a mommy? None what-so-ever.
Two years later? Heaven. The purse. Beautiful black, simple, clean lines, I think I may want to divorce my husband to marry this purse, purse.
I can even fit a couple emergency diapers and wipes into it. Because after all, I am still a mommy.
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Two Things.
- I totally suck as a blogger. I've got nothin lately. I'm so wrapped up in the "what ifs" and "hows" of real life that I spend 90% of my time online obessing over those very same what ifs and hows.
- Spammers are not the most clever creatures on earth. It takes a complete fool to think I won't be able to find your stupid comments. I still refuse to go to that wordbox verification doohickey for comments because I can't stand them. No offense to anyone that has them!
Another Sweet Momma-Blog Spotlight
Another ex-TPPer (I might as well stop saying that because 90% of my sidebar consists of ex-TPPers. So from now on unless I specify otherwise, you may assume they were from TPP)
I don't really know this blogger, but I have been reading it for some time!
Half Mile Up River
I don't really know this blogger, but I have been reading it for some time!
Half Mile Up River
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Perpetuation Of Myths.
Can you spot the wording I have issue with?
Doctors optimistic after test of HIV pill.
Doctors optimistic after test of HIV pill.
Prevention drug deemed safe; more studies are needed
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Marilynn Marchione
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Marilynn Marchione
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The first test of a daily pill to prevent HIV infection
shows promise, but a real answer must await results of a larger study due out
next year.
The experiment, done in Africa, mainly showed that the drug
Viread is safe when used for prevention. Fewer people given the drug caught the
AIDS virus than those given dummy pills, but so few in either group became
infected that valid comparisons cannot be made, scientists said.
Still,
"it’s incredibly encouraging," said Dr. Helene Gayle, president of the
antipoverty group CARE and co-chair of the International AIDS Conference in
Toronto, where the results were released yesterday.
If future studies show
effectiveness, the drug "would be an incredibly important new prevention tool
that we should make available as soon as possible," she said.
A vaccine is
considered the best hope for stopping the spread of AIDS, but scientists have
not been able to make one that prevents infection. Condoms and counseling have
not been enough — each year, the virus spreads to 5 million more people
worldwide.
The new approach involves Viread (known generically as
tenofovir), a drug already used to treat AIDS. Animal research suggests that
taking it before being exposed to HIV could help prevent infection.
A study
by Family Health International, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation, tested the drug on women in Africa at high risk because of multiple
sex partners. None had HIV at the start of the study. They were randomly
assigned to receive either Viread or dummy pills daily. All were counseled and
given condoms.
No safety problems emerged — an important first step, said
Leigh Peterson, project manager for Family Health. After an average of six
months, only two cases of HIV developed among the 427 women on Viread, compared
with six infections among the 432 given the dummy pills.
"We really would be
irresponsible to draw conclusions at this time," because the study was small,
said Dr. Ward Cates, of Family Health. "But it does underscore the importance of
moving forward very quickly now on the other studies on the drawing board."
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is studying drug
users in Thailand, heterosexual men and women in Botswana, and gay men in
Atlanta and San Francisco. Plans are proceeding to add a third U.S. city, said
Dr. Lynn Paxton, of the CDC.
The Thailand results might be ready late next
year and should reveal whether the strategy works. The Botswana study recently
was changed to add a second drug, FTC.
However, the Africa study highlights
the ethical perils of such research. It originally was to include 1,200 women —
400 each in Ghana, Cameroon and Nigeria — but Nigeria and Cameroon withdrew from
the study over concerns about whether and for how long women in the study who
became infected would receive treatment for AIDS.
Family Health worked to
formalize contracts with local providers for testing and treatment as
appropriate so the study could go forward on a limited scope, Peterson said.---------------------------------------------------
No, it isn't that education and use safe sex practices could do the same thing.
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Are You Ready?
I am. So Ready. I love football!
DH loves football.
Now, you might think that DH would be happy to have wife who loves football. Unfortunately, we root for different teams. He roots for the San Francisco 49ers. BOOOOO!
He hates-hates-when I pick on his sucktastic team. Sure, I know mine isn't technically better, but it's my team. Some of the teams are winners, and some of them are L.O.S.E.R.S (like the 49ers). Suck it up, grow some balls, and quit your bitchin. Just sayin.
I'm not that bad.
Yes I am.
(Bucs RULE. Niners DROOL)
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
When All Else Fails
lose the battle to win the war.
Me: Heathen son, please pick up your toys.
HS: NO!
Me: Pick up your toys!
HS: NO! I WANNA WATCH TV!
Me: PICK UP YOUR TOYS NOW!
HS: NO! I DON'T WANNA PLAY ANYMORE! MOMMY NO YELLING!
Me: Do you want a time-out?
HS: NO! I WANNA WATCH TV! I DON'T WANT TO PLAY ANYMORE!
Me: Are you tired?
HS: Yah.
Me: Wanna go to bed?
HS: Yah.
An hour early mind you.
Me: Heathen son, please pick up your toys.
HS: NO!
Me: Pick up your toys!
HS: NO! I WANNA WATCH TV!
Me: PICK UP YOUR TOYS NOW!
HS: NO! I DON'T WANNA PLAY ANYMORE! MOMMY NO YELLING!
Me: Do you want a time-out?
HS: NO! I WANNA WATCH TV! I DON'T WANT TO PLAY ANYMORE!
Me: Are you tired?
HS: Yah.
Me: Wanna go to bed?
HS: Yah.
An hour early mind you.
Friday, August 04, 2006
How funny!
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I found this by way of Stupid Grins blog. I couldn't resist.
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Boobies, And Nipples, And Babies! Oh My!
For any sicko stopping by because of the title, get lost. This post is about breastfeeding.
Lately I've seen a lot of activism IRT breastfeeding. Do you remember the TV ads? One comparing formula feeding to smoking? Or the one claiming riding a bull was similar to formula feeding. Basically these ads suggest that formula feeding will harm a child.
Do they really think insulting formula feeding mothers and grown formula fed children is going to work? Isn't the message supposed to be that breastfeeding is normal rather than formula is vile?
Me? I think it will backfire. Because formula isn't poison. Its just not. All anyone has to do is look at the formula fed population around them to know that formula is not a death sentence, even if it isn't perfect, and never will be. All the ads do is make anyone who has ever given or taken formula roll their eyes.
I have a couple of TV ads in mind that I believe would have made a positive impact rather than the offensive crap they did run:
Scenario/Ad #1:
Family Reunion. Nursing mother excuses herself to a private area so as not to upset anyone in the party. Grandma comes in and says something like "I'm so proud of you. I never even thought of breastfeeding my babies." Nana is a bit teary eyed while she and her grand daughter share a heartfelt smile. Next thing you know half of the reunion party is sitting around the nursing mom continuing their festivities, as if (gasp!) breastfeeding is the most normal thing in the world.
Scenario/Ad #2:
A man at the office walking down the hall, with a folder of work, stops at a door. He puts his hand up as if to knock. But wait! He notices a "Pumping in Session. Privacy Please!" sign stuck up on the door. He puts his hand down and walks back to his office where he sits in his chair and picks up the phone. He dials, and we hear a womans voice pick up.
Office Guy "Hi honey. I just wanted to see how you and Junior were doing today. I miss you."
TV cuts to a dual screen where you can see the office and the business guys wife at home in a rocking chair, nursing their newborn son (or daughter), with the phone to her ear.
The sound fades away, as you see their smiling faces chat with one another.
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Now tell me those aren't better BFing ads? It really doesn't take much to not insult people, and still get your message across.
Lately I've seen a lot of activism IRT breastfeeding. Do you remember the TV ads? One comparing formula feeding to smoking? Or the one claiming riding a bull was similar to formula feeding. Basically these ads suggest that formula feeding will harm a child.
Do they really think insulting formula feeding mothers and grown formula fed children is going to work? Isn't the message supposed to be that breastfeeding is normal rather than formula is vile?
Me? I think it will backfire. Because formula isn't poison. Its just not. All anyone has to do is look at the formula fed population around them to know that formula is not a death sentence, even if it isn't perfect, and never will be. All the ads do is make anyone who has ever given or taken formula roll their eyes.
I have a couple of TV ads in mind that I believe would have made a positive impact rather than the offensive crap they did run:
Scenario/Ad #1:
Family Reunion. Nursing mother excuses herself to a private area so as not to upset anyone in the party. Grandma comes in and says something like "I'm so proud of you. I never even thought of breastfeeding my babies." Nana is a bit teary eyed while she and her grand daughter share a heartfelt smile. Next thing you know half of the reunion party is sitting around the nursing mom continuing their festivities, as if (gasp!) breastfeeding is the most normal thing in the world.
Scenario/Ad #2:
A man at the office walking down the hall, with a folder of work, stops at a door. He puts his hand up as if to knock. But wait! He notices a "Pumping in Session. Privacy Please!" sign stuck up on the door. He puts his hand down and walks back to his office where he sits in his chair and picks up the phone. He dials, and we hear a womans voice pick up.
Office Guy "Hi honey. I just wanted to see how you and Junior were doing today. I miss you."
TV cuts to a dual screen where you can see the office and the business guys wife at home in a rocking chair, nursing their newborn son (or daughter), with the phone to her ear.
The sound fades away, as you see their smiling faces chat with one another.
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Now tell me those aren't better BFing ads? It really doesn't take much to not insult people, and still get your message across.
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