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.

Tell it!