Formula advertising isn’t evil; it’s just stupid.
My inner capitalist is about to rear her ugly head, so brace yourselves (and just for the record, so I don’t provoke an Occupy FFF – I am 100% part of the 99%.) A reader emailed me the other night...
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Public Citizen Jumps on the Ban–the-Bags Bandwagon: Advocacy group forms...
One time, this potato bug terrorized our stairs for three days straight. Being the anti-violence-against-all-creatures vegetarian I am, I urged it to move on by gently prodding it with a stick. It...
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The Startling FFF Disclosure Post
I was recently alerted that there’s a Facebook page whose status updates and threads mostly focus on finding new ways to insult me. Insults about my intelligence, my motivation, my writing (that one...
View ArticleNothing changes…
Lately I’ve been frustrated. Like, mind-numbingly frustrated. It seems that every week there’s a new article on the infant feeding wars, rehashing the same points over and over, with the same battle...
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A slightly curmudgeonly rant about the drama over Save the Children’s...
The problem with writing a post which criticizes an organization which strives to help starving kids is that it makes you feel like the Grinch. Or Gargamel. I feel like I should be stroking an...
View ArticleGetting a grip on the Strong Mom Empowerment Pledge Controversy
The latest outrage in the breastfeeding advocacy world doesn’t have to do with dying children in resource poor nations, or bogus “breastfeeding advice” hotlines run with the nefarious goal of...
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All new parents deserve a place at the consumer protection table, not just...
Public Citizen is known for its advocacy for ordinary citizens who have been harmed by large entities–and rightly so. Much good has been done by this organization in the name of everyday citizens who...
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My honest reaction to The Honest Company’s new formula
So there’s a new formula on the market. This should be good news, right? Especially as this particular formula brand (The Honest Company) is trying to corner the organic, natural-minded formula feeder...
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