Babywearing? #MotrinMoms? Speak for Yourself

Okay, I thought that I had truly missed something when I opened on to TweetDeck and saw tweets with #MotrinMoms popping up on the screen. I seriously thought that some mother had overdosed on Motrin or that some child had been harmed by taking Motrin. Little did I know that it was over a silly ad that I believe was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek. I mean, seriously?

Fifteen years after the birth of my first child, I probably still look a bit frazzled and crazy (for completely different reasons). I am certainly no where close to being the hot momma I used to be. I have aches and pains and Motrin is my best friend, I am sad to say. Motrin or some other pain reliever was my best friend then too.

So, when I saw this whole thing blow up around babywearing and Motrin IB, I thought, this is silly. Then I thought, what the heck is babywearing? Then I found out that it was something that I used to do with my kids. It’s not that deep and women all over the world have been doing it for thousands of years. This is not a new discovery. Granted, I do not recall there being a Babywearing International in 1993, nor do I recall there being an International Babywearing week. I am sure that I would have ignored both. It’s not that deep.

Don’t get me wrong, I carried both of my children in a sling. I loved my Baby Bjorn. I did it because it was convenient, l did because I liked having easy access for nursing. By the way, yes, there were days when I had back pain. There were days when I felt like my stitches were going to rip. So I way this with all seriousness, speak for yourself.

Has it really come to this? Has it really come down to using our powers for change on the Internet to scare the hell out of a company because it tried to make a funny?  I mean, seriously, I thought that it was funny and rather cleaver and rang true for me. We could and should get angry about a whole lot more and spread the word by any means necessary.

I saw the sad video response with the posts from different women put to music. I wish that I had that much time. People, the Internet is powerful, please use it sparingly. Use your network for good.

Too Anal to Blog

The Anal Retentive Disney Visit

I am just going to put it out there. I am anal when it comes to certain things. Blogging is one of them.

For a long time I have been thinking about blogging. Looking forward to sharing my thoughts, discussing the issues of the day, and basically blowing off steam. Sounds like a great idea. The birds are chirping and sky is blue.

Then there’s this ivory piece of paper that sits before me and follows me around the room. It says Bachelors of Arts in Journalism-Print. That changes everything. It keeps asking, did you research that before you wrote it? Can you back up your sources? Are your sources credible? Is this just your opinion or is it fact? So many questions to answer.

I had a twitter exchange with someone a headhunter looking for bloggers. They suggested that they would love to higher former or current journalists but they had a somewhat “elitest” attitude toward blogging. I don’t find myself with the same sentiment, especially since I have never worked as a journalist or writer. But, I do understand.

Citizen Journalist

This is a term I have never cared for, mostly out of prejudice. I believe that there are some responsible citizens that can report the news, but, to call them journalists is another thing. I felt somewhat justified in my when during the whole iReport and Steve Jobs heart attack fiasco. I thought that we have taken this citizen journalist thing way too far. Apple’s stock dropped more than 5% that day and it hasn’t really recovered.

Bloggers

I like bloggers. I like reading blogs. I think that the difference between blog and news is that news is supposed to be unbiased and opinionated, blogs don’t have to be. There are many responsible bloggers that do the research and write about things that they know. Then there are those that don’t. I believe that eventually it will all shake out and the cream will rise to the top.

I, Anal Blogger

In the meantime, I am trying to reconcile my journalistic tendencies with my need to write. To that extent, I probably will write less often because I will have to balance it with my need to make sure that everything I write is well thought out and researched. I know it sounds crazy, but, I am trying.

Glennette said on 2008-11-16

• Just woke up from an awesome nap! Love rainy days. #
• Spent most of the day in bed. Best day ever. And now for something completely different. #
• Thinking that I may go out for a drink to celebrate napping or maybe just stay home with a beer. #
• Catching up on Fringe and selling stuff on Ebay. #
• Get Quick Check-in Call. Pressed 1 for no cigarettes since last call. Yeah me. #