Archive for the ‘Really Random’ Category
Posted by JennieG on 28th July 2011
Picture a 6-year-old girl strapping on a flowered halter top with falsies and suckling her baby doll at the imaginary breasts. Complete with slurping and gurgling sounds and cries for hunger.
A Spanish toymaker is introducing a breast-feeding baby doll to the market. The doll’s name is Bebe Gloton, (translated as “gluttonous baby”) and it is causing quite the controversy. Feel free to watch the manufacturer’s video, if you are curious.
Company executives tout, “The Breast Milk Baby will revolutionize our nation’s attitudes to good infant health, while letting little girls share in the wonder and magic of motherhood. The Breast Milk Baby lets young girls express their love and affection in the most natural way possible, just like Mommy!” (BTW – The doll retails for $99.)
My personal opinion? I think that it is beyond creepy.
I know that I am going to get a lot of flack for my opinion, but REALLY?! Picturing my niece playing in the yard with fake nipples and a sucking baby just makes me shudder.
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baby doll,
Bebe Gloton,
breast feeding
Posted by JennieG on 17th January 2011
What is with the Girl Scouts and their cookies?
THEY. ARE. STALKING. ME.
Each and every year right about this time the Girl Scouts descend upon the world and blanket it with their cookieness and charm. Girls, I love ya, but not when I am on a diet. And FYI, I am usually on a diet after the annual holiday binge. (Note to Girl Scout headquarters: PEOPLE MAKE RESOLUTIONS! You’ll be more loved if you sold cookies beginning in May. Who is running the show over there anyway?)
No matter where I am these days I find myself completely surrounded by Girl Scouts. Everywhere I look the little ladies are smiling at me with their come hither, you-know-you-want-them smiles.
In the end, my willpower is never a match for the cuteness of the little girl tromping around in the freezing cold weather peddling cookie nirvana.
I’ve been visited by five separate girls already. Two came to the door. One grabbed me at the bus stop. (SNEAKY) One came to my office (TOTALLY CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD) and my niece totally blew my mind by calling me on the phone. (SHE IS A SELLING NINJA) And a moment ago I received an email. (From a mother I pray understands why I had to turn her down.)
When I look at little girls, I don’t see cuteness anymore. All I see is potential cookie hawkers. I cross the street. I avert my eyes. I pretend to talk on my cell phone.
Is nowhere safe? At this point, I need to take out a second mortgage to pay for my cookie debt.
I MIGHT NEED TO GO INTO HIDING. If you need me, I’ll be blogging from the safety of an undisclosed location for the next few months.
Tags:
damn cookies,
girl scout cookies,
selling cookies
Posted by JennieG on 23rd December 2010
Seen in my hometown. No idea who put it there. I love it.
Posted by JennieG on 7th December 2010
I’ve been doing a lot of heavy thinking lately.
Consider yourself warned.
You see, my birthday next week (December 17th) is the prelude to a milestone. I am turning 39, which obviously means that next December I graduate into the 40 year old club.
I’m not exactly sure how I feel about that. Mostly, I don’t care. I’m gonna be honest with you. It is just a number, after all. But, admittedly, there is that small part of my psyche that is kind of unnerved. I can’t explain it. I’m 70% accepting and 30% anxious. A close friend of mine is also turning the big 4-0 next year and has come up with a year long “F u 40″ plan which she kicked off last month. I love that! Just makes me smile. She is a warrior, that one.
In any event, I’m considering making some changes. Shedding my inhibitions. Refocusing my goals. Going balls to the wall, if you get my drift. Really kicking off 40 with a BANG.
Any ideas on activities for my own “F U 40″ year? Things I MUST do? MUST try? MUST not miss?
I’m open…
Posted by JennieG on 6th December 2010
I know that I promised you a holiday decorating miracle and I tried. Really.
I wanted to bring you a holiday decorating extravaganza post complete with jingle bells and egg nog.
But we had an outbreak of STREP THROAT.
Young Jedi woke up with it on Saturday.
Then, being the generous brother that he is, he shared it with Tiny Ninja.
But I, well, I REFUSE to get it. I called my doctor and ordered up a stand-by of drugs for the adults (read: hubby and I) in this household.
We’ve got plans y’all.
This freaking house WILL BE MERRY. You hear me?!
Ahem.
I am done. Just had to put it out there.
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strep throat for christmas
