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8 May 2013 by not a wild hera
Thanks to A Mighty Girl’s Facebook feed for this contribution to the saga of retailers insisting on labelling toys for …
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Category: boys and girls, consumerism, feminism, hilarity, kids, marketing, rant, social media, toys
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Tags: A Mighty Girl, Boots, toy shops
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18 April 2013 by not a wild hera
I first encountered Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty a few years ago with this striking video showing the (tenuous) relationship …
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Category: feminism, social media, consumerism, body image, emotional well-being, media, communication, well-being
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Tags: Annie Leonard, The Story of Stuff, advertising, Dove, Campaign for Real Beauty, Unilever
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15 April 2013 by not a wild hera
I can’t remember if I first fell a bit in love with political activist and film-maker Michael Moore when he …
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Category: body image, community, emotional well-being, food, movies, self-care, sleep, social media, spirituality, television, video, well-being
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Tags: Christmas carols, Michael Moore, Philip Morris, The Awful Truth
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9 April 2013 by not a wild hera
Playschool, Rainbow, Sesame Street: I could still sing you the theme songs. The Muppets. The Smurfs, though I was disdainful …
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Category: arts, body image, communicating with kids, community, consumerism, culture, health, kids, media, media and gender, money, parenting, play, sexism, sexualisation of children, social media, technology, teenagers, television, toddlers, violence, well-being
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12 January 2013 by not a wild hera
In Steve Biddulph‘s new book, Raising Girls, he apparently calls for an army of aunts to take their place in …
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Category: body image, books, boys and girls, culture, depression, emotional well-being, friends, godparents, gratitude, kids, lucky, media, media and gender, motherhood, parenting, self-care, singleness, social media, whanau
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Tags: aunts, godparents, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Steve Biddulph, uncles
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3 January 2013 by not a wild hera
O email! O you super-convenient marvel! O you disappointing eater of time! Are you in control of your inbox or …
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Category: community, correspondence, media, pastor, social media, technology, writing
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Tags: chat, Chris Anderson, conflict, email, email bankruptcy, Email Charter, etiquette, Facebook, Gmail, inbox, Inbox Zero, New Year's Guide, TED, thoughtful
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30 December 2012 by not a wild hera
This was one of the big surprises of the Christmas season last year. Co-Leader of the Green Party, Russel Norman, …
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Category: Christmas, eco, politics, preaching, social justice, social media, video
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Tags: Address in Reply Debate, atheist, Christmas, Green Party, Hansard, Jesus, Parliament, Russel Norman
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25 December 2012 by not a wild hera
Merry Christmas! In fine mathematical tradition, I have three Christmas presents for you on this happy day. The first is …
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Category: books, Christmas, hilarity, kids, media, motherhood, pastor, social media, spirituality, video
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Tags: hope, Julie Vivas, Love is Born, Michael Leunig, St Paul's, The Nativity, YouTube
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22 December 2012 by not a wild hera
No philosophy or cultural critique today, just cold, hard practicalities. What on earth am I going to do with our thousands …
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Category: kids, motherhood, social media, technology
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Tags: calendars, Diamond, digital photography, gifts, Kroma, online printing options, photo albums, photographs, Picasa, scrapbooking
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21 December 2012 by not a wild hera
I’ve learnt an awful lot, in the way of facts and vocabulary, since I entered the world of parenthood. Who …
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Category: community, conflict of parenting philosophy, culture, fatherhood, feminism, friends, hospitality, kids, language, media, motherhood, parenting, social media, whanau, working mothers
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Tags: blood volume, blue milk, breastfeeding pillow, civility, disagreements, generosity, Mommy Wars, Mummy Wars, unpaid work
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