tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post5908963495911215616..comments2023-10-29T08:17:42.840-07:00Comments on Childfreedom: Just like Real LifeChildfreeeeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01776614837813912148noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-85929961053445185812012-06-26T20:27:01.623-07:002012-06-26T20:27:01.623-07:00"There's lots of standing on the sideline..."There's lots of standing on the sidelines too - conveying how mom gives up her own life so that her child can have a great life and become successful." <br /><br />What bugs me most about this outlook is that women are always the ones that are slighted here. So a mother gives up her own life to raise her children: but then, her daughters grow up and do the same. And then their Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02122280561380385245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-14600714292715413542012-06-08T19:12:45.155-07:002012-06-08T19:12:45.155-07:00Somebody please tell me why American the Black fam...Somebody please tell me why American the Black family was in a dingy apartment taking the bus while the American White family lived in a house with a new upscale minivan? That stereotype annoyed me the most.Childfree Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02854028960948298012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-79063159559493751012012-04-30T11:53:05.670-07:002012-04-30T11:53:05.670-07:00This further reinforces that woman=mother. It is t...This further reinforces that woman=mother. It is the default in our minds.<br /><br />The ad doesn't celebrate women for making a life for themselves, or accomplisments themselves, it celebrates women who devote their lives buoying up someone else. This scares me in so many ways.DowagerLadyUrsulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07633245524821610887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-7354202613097802562012-04-26T05:15:08.135-07:002012-04-26T05:15:08.135-07:00We should celebrate GOOD moms. Not all Moms. I res...We should celebrate GOOD moms. Not all Moms. I respect the choice to have children but many women stink at it. Seriously.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543048120872199080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-60897200084581786852012-04-26T05:09:55.366-07:002012-04-26T05:09:55.366-07:00I have tremendous respect for all women but I'...I have tremendous respect for all women but I'm confused by the statement that motherhood is the "most important job in the world". It is? Really? Why is it so special to raise your own offspring? Not all kids follow the straight and narrow. I'm actually quite concerned about how screwed up kid are becoming in this generation. Why is it so important to raise a potentially Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543048120872199080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-72774256053292822582012-04-23T13:55:05.626-07:002012-04-23T13:55:05.626-07:00This ad is funny because the kids being trained fo...This ad is funny because the kids being trained for the Olympics could have been replaced with colts and fillies being trained for someday running in the Kentucky Derby. Isn't raising a future Kentucky Derby winner also one of the hardest bestest jobs in the world? XDkangamasfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09346266043526700231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-11723060476066397282012-04-21T23:48:11.190-07:002012-04-21T23:48:11.190-07:00I love this blog, and I am committed to defending ...I love this blog, and I am committed to defending my choice to be child free. I expected to vomit in my mouth after watching the ad. But I did not. It was moving, and beautiful --- minus the p&g unnecessary statement about the hardest job ever..... I don't think the mothers in other nations (or ethnicities) were stay-at home, soccer moms. Just the suburbs,SUV driving mom of the gymnast.Tired of the internethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198503895804892074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-60843526591760867832012-04-21T11:44:02.357-07:002012-04-21T11:44:02.357-07:00@Temjuin Thank you ! I feel the same way about gas...@Temjuin Thank you ! I feel the same way about gas lol. Many people complain about the high prices but if it bothered you so much you wouldnt continue to drivemzwunderkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17097597801033933015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-1277330614931921592012-04-21T11:42:49.144-07:002012-04-21T11:42:49.144-07:00I just realized I got bored and started to text lo...I just realized I got bored and started to text lolmzwunderkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17097597801033933015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-60214536386367530992012-04-20T11:02:30.782-07:002012-04-20T11:02:30.782-07:00If raising children really is the hardest job in t...If raising children really is the hardest job in the world, mothers sure don't act like it's very hard. <br /><br />If they really thought it was all that hard, then mothers wouldn’t complain so much about the cost of daycare. I mean, if childcare is so darn difficult, then you’d expect to pay a lot of money for daycare, especially since the daycare worker is taking care of even more kidsTemujinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311893269588654768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-38084344054580455572012-04-20T09:27:08.887-07:002012-04-20T09:27:08.887-07:00omg, that was funny. i love how they make the moms...omg, that was funny. i love how they make the moms all look homely also like it is such a hardship to put on some makeup or dress nice you know, bc you are a mom. you cant have time for me. its all about the children (rolling eyes). hilarious.Rhonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07794912924763838984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-5402410514009957532012-04-19T17:11:48.923-07:002012-04-19T17:11:48.923-07:00These kinds of commercials always make me gag. Su...These kinds of commercials always make me gag. Sure, Michael Phelps' mom got an Olympic Medalist, but there must be at least 1,000,000 other moms out there that raised mooches that smoked pot in the garage and wrecked the family car. I went to high school with several of them, so my statistics probably aren't far off from the truth. Even if you do a great job as a mom, you can still Spectrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14867094255953299465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-6114514102803740622012-04-19T09:56:19.723-07:002012-04-19T09:56:19.723-07:00It's perfectly fine to take personal pride in ...It's perfectly fine to take personal pride in doing what you're supposed to do, and respecting those who have the integrity to do that.<br /><br />But the instant you make a big deal out of it, either as the person doing what is, quite simply, exactly what is expected of you, or as someone observing another person doing that, you completely destroy the very thing you're praising.<br /JBradshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357843373262792921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-14720017855323496622012-04-18T18:25:12.183-07:002012-04-18T18:25:12.183-07:00Honestly, while some parents go above and beyond, ...Honestly, while some parents go above and beyond, cleaning dishes and washing clothes are not heroic acts. These women who believe this need to get the hell over themselves.<br /><br />Also, does anyone else get annoyed that these women take pride in being the servant in the house? There is nothing honorable about that and it just reinforces the idea that women belong in the home.Believehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602839523504892751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-88271856967133914042012-04-18T10:38:15.608-07:002012-04-18T10:38:15.608-07:00This seems to re-enforce the self-esteem movement ...This seems to re-enforce the self-esteem movement and cupcake war competitive parenting mode as well as the consumerism mentality of our society. I.E. your investment is your child and you sacrifice so much, but don't worry because your dream of your child to be an Olympic athlete (or insert successful career here) will pay off. Furthermore, merely because your child is special and as long asTLewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10683828917858244218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-61205503429547509992012-04-18T10:21:29.167-07:002012-04-18T10:21:29.167-07:00These types of commercials always give me a laugh ...These types of commercials always give me a laugh for the same reasons already mentioned. To be fair to P&G, if I was in the business of marketing things to parents I'd do the exact same thing. Pat them on the back, tell them they're doing the most important thing in the history of the world and their child can grow up to be an olympic athlete MD who also finds a way to cure cancer Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744988620717201253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-514977454180413162012-04-18T09:06:17.911-07:002012-04-18T09:06:17.911-07:00One of the biggest myths in the ad was at the end:...One of the biggest myths in the ad was at the end: the myth of the child who's grateful for all that you've done as a mother. Lord knows my mom would disagree....Temujinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311893269588654768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-76124150533689938642012-04-18T07:23:48.577-07:002012-04-18T07:23:48.577-07:00Exactly, Dave.
Let's face it. Most people ar...Exactly, Dave.<br /><br />Let's face it. Most people are average at best. And many people are DETRIMENTS to society. All of them had moms, many of whom toiled just as hard and gave up just as much of their lives as the Olympic medalist's moms. But what did they get? A loser who not only amounts to nothing, but worse - is a burden to society and a strain on the earth's resources.Childfreeeeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01776614837813912148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-25763785712359630522012-04-18T05:28:17.606-07:002012-04-18T05:28:17.606-07:00Typically skewed outlook on things we see often. ...Typically skewed outlook on things we see often. How about a video about all the moms who got up early and toiled all the time but their kid(s) NEVER ended up making the Olympic team and are instead flipping burgers or in jail or doing drugs or ended up bulimic (hardly uncommon for those gotta-stay-thin, wannabe athletes)?<br /><br />To me, this video is really no different than the skewed Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503978839912338538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-72744184272523147602012-04-18T02:45:49.728-07:002012-04-18T02:45:49.728-07:00It does not even cross their minds that THEY thems...It does not even cross their minds that THEY themselves could be Olympic athletes if they had the same commitment to any sport as they have with their kids...Artemishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14458069887923029109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-17091289182248805552012-04-18T01:05:24.623-07:002012-04-18T01:05:24.623-07:00Just like real life indeed. Because everybody know...Just like real life indeed. Because everybody knows that most kids grow up to be olympic medalists. lolalifewithoutkidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307406963753908639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-83555895256488904322012-04-18T00:47:41.561-07:002012-04-18T00:47:41.561-07:00I would only want astronaut children, wheres the c...I would only want astronaut children, wheres the commercial for that?!Arikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07770089479504824531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-51644197975063304552012-04-18T00:46:33.137-07:002012-04-18T00:46:33.137-07:00I don't know about most people, but how is Mot...I don't know about most people, but how is Motherhood even compared to the hard work it takes to become an Olympic Athlete? Or other professions, like Trauma Surgeons? Or high powered CEO? A lot of jobs require insane hours and supreme dedication. Motherhood basically entails keeping a human being alive.cdhozachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286098902033776826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-1672371705426243822012-04-17T18:44:41.477-07:002012-04-17T18:44:41.477-07:00Anyone read "The Feminine Mystique" by B...Anyone read "The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Friedan? They did this same thing post WWII, to convince women that being a mommy was the BEST THING EVER, the ONLY THING WORTH DOING, and the ONLY way a woman could be happy because anything else was trying to be a man. Same old song, but they doctored it up with a lot of pseudo-science and pseudo-psychology and multiple studies that were Harvey Requiemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963190413341072166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-75706640021710974452012-04-17T18:36:34.087-07:002012-04-17T18:36:34.087-07:00I'd rather have peace, quiet, disposable incom...I'd rather have peace, quiet, disposable income and eyes that don't have bags under them than an Olympic athlete as a child. Kind of makes me wonder how many of these parents were those horrible overbearing sports parents, if their kids ended up in the Olympics...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com