August 2011

Inspiring, Exasperating, Disgusting, and Downright Scary

August 31, 2011




There has been a lot happening on the Internet. Let me share some of it with you. Inspiring Meagan at the Happiest Mom wrote a blog post asking Do inspiring blogs make you feel bad about yourself? I thought her post was spot on and I loved the comments too. Do you like to read [...]

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Why The World Needs to Change and How To Do It

August 26, 2011




“Don’t let them tell you it can’t be done.” Those are a few of the words written by Jack Layton, New Democratic Party leader and Canada’s Leader of the Opposition, in his letter to Canadians. Jack Layton is sadly no longer with us, but we are still here. “My friends, love is better than anger. [...]

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Does this ad appeal to you or turn you off?

August 24, 2011




Edit to add: Because a lot of people were confused, I’ll explain a bit. This is a poster in the window of a store that sells brand name products at discount prices. I was hoping for people to comment on whether “baby got brand” is a concept that would appeal to you and make you [...]

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Who Should Pay for School Supplies?

August 22, 2011




At this time of year, most parents are rushing around in a frantic panic searching for each and every item on their child’s school supply list. If your lists are anything like mine, they include a combination of the usual (24 pencils, sharpened), the overly specific (1″ white binder with pockets), and the unusual (travel [...]

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Random Questions, Random Answers

August 17, 2011




I was looking for ideas for a quick post today, so I asked my followers on twitter if there was anything they wanted my opinion on that wouldn’t require research. Instead of picking one, I thought I’d answer several of them. When a porn star breastfeeds Molly (@KnockedUp_Over) asked “Have you see this article? I’m [...]

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Thanks for Throwing Fuel on the Breastfeeding/Formula Feeding Fire

August 14, 2011




“I’m going to be very blunt in the hopes that it awakens more people to the dangers of infant formula.” Those were the introductory words of a post written by Darcia Narvaez, Ph.D. on Psychology Today’s Moral Landscapes blog. The post, entitled “In light of last week’s posts: Is Pushing Formula Evil?” originates from the [...]

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Judging a Book By Its Cover

August 12, 2011




Emma got a new book from my mom. At bedtime, I asked her if she wanted me to read the new book from Grannie. “No,” she said. “I want a different book.” So we read a different book. The next day, the same discussion. “Do you want to read the new book from Grannie?” I [...]

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Learning Sex of Fetus at 7 Weeks: Medical Progress or Ethical Nightmare?

August 11, 2011




A new study was just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association about a blood test that can predict the sex of a fetus using a non-invasive procedure (blood test) at 7 weeks pregnancy. My colleague Kristina wrote a post explaining more about the procedure and technology at Care2. I have mixed feelings [...]

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Summer Enjoyment Guide to Eating with Kids

August 9, 2011




This is a guest post by Kristin from Peace Love and Muesli, a great blog with plenty of healthy ideas for families. She probably wins the prize for the blogger I’ve known the longest. We were both heading out to BlogHer ’11 last week and she agreed to write a fun guest post for my [...]

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The Sun Rises in the East and Sets in the West

August 4, 2011




Yesterday morning, I woke up at 5:00am to head to the airport to go to BlogHer 11 in San Diego, where I will be one of the Voices of the Year. I watched a glorious sun rise as I drove to the airport and watched the sun set as I sat at dinner with friends [...]

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