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Updates, upgrades, re-routings and new domain name

Posted in Advertising, General Musings, tagged , , on 19 September, 2008 | 1 Comment »

WordPress have finally given us a way to opt out of their Google ads. It’s kind of like a protection racket, where you pay to not have the ads appear, but you know, I like WordPress and it’s free (apart from the ad protection racket) and it looks nice and so on, so I don’t [...]

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FSAI’s response to my Cow & Gate complaint

Posted in Advertising, Babies, Breastfeeding, Children, Family, General Musings, Ireland, Lactivism, Mothering, Parenting, Pregnancy, Toddler, health, tagged , , , on 17 September, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I got a reply from the FSAI (Food Safety Authority of Ireland) today to my recent Cow & Gate complaint. And just in case I felt even a little bit special and listened-to, I soon discovered that many of my online buddies got the exact same, word-for-word, reply today. And it doesn’t really say much, [...]

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Nestle & Childline - some ponderings

Posted in Advertising, Babies, Breastfeeding, Children, Environment, Family, Food & Drink, General Musings, Ireland, Mothering, Parenting, Pregnancy, SAHM, Toddler, health, tagged , , , , , on 13 September, 2008 | 8 Comments »

I was wandering around Rollercoaster today, you remember them, the Irish forum that had their mums2be area sponsored by SMA and that frequently hosts dubious formula ads, like the Cow & Gate ones in their breastfeeding forum last year? Why do I still wander around it then? Well, a huge amount of Irish women use [...]

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Naked Peta ads - oooh how groundbreaking!

Posted in Advertising, Children, Family, General Musings, Parenting, Vegan, Vegetarian, tagged , , , on 10 September, 2008 | 9 Comments »

What is it with Peta and their naked women obsession? Naked chicks on a billboard appeals to one part of a man’s brain and it ain’t the part making the “hmmm… shall I eat a battery-farmed egg tonight or should I choose a more ethical vegan option?”. No it is not.
But still they churn out [...]

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They’re at it again

Posted in Advertising, Babies, Breastfeeding, Children, Family, General Musings, Ireland, Lactivism, Mothering, Parenting, Pregnancy, Toddler, tagged , , , on 6 September, 2008 | 6 Comments »

I’m sure most of you folks in the UK & Ireland have seen Cow & Gate’s latest tv advertisement with the laughing babies. It’s on YouTube if you haven’t (is everything in the world on YouTube now one wonders?). It’s been around for a few weeks now, but we don’t have broadcast tv so I [...]

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Princess Pixie

Posted in Advertising, Children, Family, General Musings, Mothering, Parenting, SAHM, Toddler, tagged , on 7 August, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Littlepixie fancies herself to be quite the princess. She loves princesses. There’s an episode of Boogie Beebies, (a children’s dancing show from BBC that we watch) which has a princess in it, who leans out of a window. The dance move to show her leaning out the window involves placing your hands under your chin [...]

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Do you see google ads here?

Posted in Advertising, General Musings, tagged , on 10 May, 2008 | 8 Comments »

Yesterday I happened to look at my blog from a different computer and I noticed some Google ads on it, under the post title and before the comments. I didn’t put them there. I went sleuthing and it seems WordPress have been adding them sporadically to WP blogs over the last few years.
Fair enough, it’s [...]

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Dove - not just a pretty bird

Posted in Advertising, Children, Environment, Family, Green Living, Mothering, Nature, Parenting, tagged , , , , , on 28 April, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Remember Dove’s “ground-breaking” Campaign for Real Beauty nonsense and their “Onslaught” video? And the fact that they are owned by Unilever who also own “Fair & Lovely” skin lightening cream sold in India? Have a look at this old post to see more on Fair & Lovely.
Well there are currently two high profile campaigns against [...]

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Sporty, cute, sunshine, supermodel, princess

Posted in Advertising, Children, Family, Mothering, Parenting, SAHM, Toddler, tagged , , on 17 April, 2008 | 12 Comments »

Why oh why is it so hard to get tops for little girls that don’t proclaim what the weather is like “Sunshine Summer Days” or how sporty they are “Sports Star”, or how lovely they are “Cute as a button” or how royal they are “I’m a princess” or just some random nonsense “Ladybird, butterfly, [...]

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A new look for Attachment Parenting International

Posted in Advertising, Attachment Parenting, Babies, Babywearing, Breastfeeding, Children, Co-Sleeping, Family, General Musings, Mothering, Parenting, Toddler on 1 April, 2008 | No Comments »

You all know that myself & Mr. HPP believe wholeheartedly in cosleeping, babywearing, extended breastfeeding and most of all treating littlepixie with the same respect and love that we treat each other with.
It’s not the easiest parenting route, it can seem overwhelming at times, but the rewards are endless. Being able to nourish your [...]

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