Anonymous
09/09/2013 23:28
Subject: Re:Ever meet a mom whos so smug about the stupidest things?
You want to know what happens to Super Moms 20 years later ?
They are drunks, addicted to prescription medication ( pick one ) divorced and look like they were run over by the old wrinkle skin truck.
They are drunks, addicted to prescription medication ( pick one ) divorced and look like they were run over by the old wrinkle skin truck.
Anonymous
09/09/2013 23:12
Subject: Ever meet a mom whos so smug about the stupidest things?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Ok call me smug or whatever but I am hoping to be able to keep my now 7 mos old boy away from commercialized characters as much as possible. (Although I think the male characters aren't as bad as the girls -- the female characters have impossible body shapes and beauty.) I suppose Dora is different...not sure bc my last encounter with baby world was pre-Dora
but disney characters, female superheroes, all pinched waists and ridiculous beauty. eff that.
not sure yet what to replace it with, however!
Umm, your child is only 7 MONTHS old!! Come back and talk to us when he's seven YEARS old!!!!
LOL! Seriously, good luck with that!!!
Not the PP but if you don't own a TV, I think the chances that your kid won't recognize a TV character at a birthday party are pretty high. We don't have one because if we did, DH & I would never talk; once it's on, we just zone out of everything else, which clearly not everyone experiences but for those of us who do, it's not some mommy crusade, it's just a lifestyle choice. PP could very well raise her child without TV. It's not that crazy of an idea IMO.
No problem w/no tv but them expose your kids to popular characters through books: Elmo, Mickey Mouse, etc.
Anonymous
09/01/2013 09:03
Subject: Ever meet a mom whos so smug about the stupidest things?
Anonymous wrote:I find all this anti-princess stuff hilarious. I am the person who until having a daughter, had never seen Disney movies until I was around 14 and saw the Little Mermaid, Lion King and Beauty and the Beast. I feel like I missed out- I know what happens in Bambi, but still have never seen it. Snow White, nope. Sleeping Beauty, never. I remember going to see the Wizard of Oz at a birthday party and I had no clue of the plot when all the other girls came dressed in their red sparkly shoes! I still remember how uncomfortable it was not knowing anything about the movie and being the one left out and this was 25 years ago.
Fast forward, my daughter loves princesses and I encourage the books and see nothing wrong with it. A movie is not going to teach her what beauty is, how a husband treats her, teach her morals, etc- that's a parents job! She wears mostly dresses so we don't own the princess bedazzled shirts but I don't put down the parents that buy them.. DD wants to be a doctor when she grows up, is nice to her brother, loves books and is a well adjusted kid...that believes in princesses.
For those Disney haters, please check out Sofia the First for your own good. It's a great show- a blended family with a little girl who wants to do what the boys do, etc. And for the Brave mom, I found that movie dark and scary.
I agree with this. My DD knows and enjoys Disney stuff, loves princesses, and is no worse for the wear. She isn't being raised by Cinderella, for goodness sake. And for those of you who think all of the princesses are provocatively drawn and make no choices, always acting vapid -- I think you're bringing your own baggage to this discussion.
These characters are but a tiny fraction of the information my daughter will absorb during her preschool years. I'm happy she can enjoy them.
Anonymous
09/01/2013 05:50
Subject: Ever meet a mom whos so smug about the stupidest things?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Went to a birthday party this weekend for a classmates of my DD. They had a character come by as a surprise ("the princess and the frog" princess, the name is escaping me right now) and there was one mom there who made it known her DD had NO idea who that was because she is not exposed to Disney, media, or licensed products. It was such an odd thing to boast about and I found it really rude. She went up to her DD and said "this is just a fun dress up person who have a silly time with." It was so over the top and I couldnt get it out of my mind. Anyone run into a mom whos a little too proud of herself for some random parenting decision? Please share about similar crazies out there!
I wonder if they're a Waldorf family? Waldorf schools are anti-media.
I wish my preschool was anti character. Then I'd have a good reason to tell my kids why they can't wear the fugly Thomas shirts my inlaws buy them.
We just had a rule that ds could not wear character shirts at school. At home on the weekends he could wear them (my parent bought them to), but not at school. Make a separate bin or drawer with "school clothes".
Anonymous
09/01/2013 05:38
Subject: Ever meet a mom whos so smug about the stupidest things?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Went to a birthday party this weekend for a classmates of my DD. They had a character come by as a surprise ("the princess and the frog" princess, the name is escaping me right now) and there was one mom there who made it known her DD had NO idea who that was because she is not exposed to Disney, media, or licensed products. It was such an odd thing to boast about and I found it really rude. She went up to her DD and said "this is just a fun dress up person who have a silly time with." It was so over the top and I couldnt get it out of my mind. Anyone run into a mom whos a little too proud of herself for some random parenting decision? Please share about similar crazies out there!
I wonder if they're a Waldorf family? Waldorf schools are anti-media.
I wish my preschool was anti character. Then I'd have a good reason to tell my kids why they can't wear the fugly Thomas shirts my inlaws buy them.
Anonymous
09/01/2013 02:48
Subject: Ever meet a mom whos so smug about the stupidest things?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
I TOTALLY wish Mindy Kaling were on lunchboxes.
Who is that?
Anonymous
08/22/2013 23:01
Subject: Re:Ever meet a mom whos so smug about the stupidest things?
Anonymous wrote:Ok, I'll admit my stupid smug mom moment.
When my DS was 9 weeks, he could stand, basically just holding my index fingers and nothing else.
In my new mom's group I said "He's so athletic. I'm not even sure how to handle an athlete!"
OMG. I still cringe over it, but try to chalk it up to FTM-ness.
I love it! That's awesome!!!