Oh I had to stop watching. His little hands were so cute I was getting overwhelmed. Plus I saw that video of the otters sleeping in the water and they were holding hands and I died a little. They are just so goddamned adorable.
"New research suggests that simply providing women who have reported engaging in unprotected sex with home pregnancy tests can have a substantial impact on the health of potential newborns."
@Jezzuit: "The simple intervention of providing women who are having unprotected sex with a home pregnancy test could have a substantial impact on the health of potential newborns, according to a Michigan State University study.
'The top reason women do not seek prenatal care is they do not realize they are pregnant," said Nettleman, chairperson of the College of Human Medicine's Department of Medicine. "In addition, women who do not realize they are pregnant will not change harmful behaviors such as drinking and smoking, which can lead to developmental problems in newborns.'"
That Consumer Focus item makes me so happy, and not just because in it we learn that Mr. Mayo convinced WH Smith "to drop Playboy-themed stationary for schoolgirls" -- because, you know, WTF? Playboy-themed stationary for schoolgirls?!
But also he speaks to a lot of different issues and problems with marketing to kids, and does so sounding like a very reasonable and concerned adult to whom it seems only natural that adults would TAKE CARE OF CHILDREN. And further, he suggests that boys might have a problem after being sexualized too early, too, a thing I've really been waiting to hear someone say. Girls may be the primary target of all this, but boys need a chance to grow up, too!
@ellaesther: I am so utterly sick of the overt sexualization of children. And of course it's damaging to both girls and boys!
It's bad enough growing up constantly obsessed with your appearance as a budding young woma (or man). Leave the children out of this insane adult obsession with unattainable "perfection." LET THEM BE CHILDREN!
I was just telling my husband tonight how EXHAUSTING it is just to be perceived as a "decent-looking" female while we are told by culture that our primary value as women is in our beauty. The make-up, the shaving, the dressing sexy but not too sexy, the f-ing heels. Now models are photoshopped to death and we can't even have fucking pores. Gah. It just makes me sick.
@La Chica Lucy: I just ran out to the store with my 4th grade boy to get some stuff he needed for school. While waiting in line, I noticed him looking at the cover of one of the gossip magazines, the one with the two pictures of Jessica Simpson and the tag line "Bullied for her weight."
After a minute, I said "What do you think of that?" He said "Of what?" I said "The fact that some people are saying that in this picture [pointing] she looks fat." He laughed. "Anyone who says that is just stupid." Then I said "Which is a worse insult? Stupid, fat, or annoying?" He said "Well, I think it would be 'stupid'."
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"New research suggests that simply providing women who have reported engaging in unprotected sex with home pregnancy tests can have a substantial impact on the health of potential newborns."
Is it the grammar I'm not getting? The concept?
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'The top reason women do not seek prenatal care is they do not realize they are pregnant," said Nettleman, chairperson of the College of Human Medicine's Department of Medicine. "In addition, women who do not realize they are pregnant will not change harmful behaviors such as drinking and smoking, which can lead to developmental problems in newborns.'"
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But also he speaks to a lot of different issues and problems with marketing to kids, and does so sounding like a very reasonable and concerned adult to whom it seems only natural that adults would TAKE CARE OF CHILDREN. And further, he suggests that boys might have a problem after being sexualized too early, too, a thing I've really been waiting to hear someone say. Girls may be the primary target of all this, but boys need a chance to grow up, too!
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It's bad enough growing up constantly obsessed with your appearance as a budding young woma (or man). Leave the children out of this insane adult obsession with unattainable "perfection." LET THEM BE CHILDREN!
I was just telling my husband tonight how EXHAUSTING it is just to be perceived as a "decent-looking" female while we are told by culture that our primary value as women is in our beauty. The make-up, the shaving, the dressing sexy but not too sexy, the f-ing heels. Now models are photoshopped to death and we can't even have fucking pores. Gah. It just makes me sick.
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After a minute, I said "What do you think of that?" He said "Of what?" I said "The fact that some people are saying that in this picture [pointing] she looks fat." He laughed. "Anyone who says that is just stupid." Then I said "Which is a worse insult? Stupid, fat, or annoying?" He said "Well, I think it would be 'stupid'."
I do love my boy.
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