Comments on: Watching My Weight and My Words http://www.mamabirdsblog.com/2009/08/11/watching-my-weight-and-my-words/ Navigating life as a pilot's wife and misadventurous mom. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:18:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alisa http://www.mamabirdsblog.com/2009/08/11/watching-my-weight-and-my-words/#comment-188 Alisa Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:12:45 +0000 http://mamabirdsblog.com/?p=1257#comment-188 This is such an important topic to inform women about, allow them to discuss, and hopefully take action to change. I had peers in junior high an high school whose moms put pressure on them to be thin so they could look a certain way in cheerleading, dance recitals, andwater ski shows. Makes me mad. I also know a teacher who works at an upper-scale school district who confirms several high school girls are having plastic surgery and breast implants, almost like it's as commonplace as getting braces or dying one's hair! So sad. When will the madness end?? Thank you for your blog post, Chris. I believe it starts with us. But it doesn't end there. We also need to stop allowing ourselves to view certain advertisements we as well. Don't even get me started on Victoria's Secret and Abercrombie!! Disgusting. A gentleman I know put it this way: "If I won't allow naked people into my home in the flesh, why would I allow them through my television or magazines?" I think that's a VERY good point. This is such an important topic to inform women about, allow them to discuss, and hopefully take action to change.

I had peers in junior high an high school whose moms put pressure on them to be thin so they could look a certain way in cheerleading, dance recitals, andwater ski shows. Makes me mad.

I also know a teacher who works at an upper-scale school district who confirms several high school girls are having plastic surgery and breast implants, almost like it’s as commonplace as getting braces or dying one’s hair! So sad.

When will the madness end??

Thank you for your blog post, Chris. I believe it starts with us. But it doesn’t end there. We also need to stop allowing ourselves to view certain advertisements we as well. Don’t even get me started on Victoria’s Secret and Abercrombie!! Disgusting.

A gentleman I know put it this way: “If I won’t allow naked people into my home in the flesh, why would I allow them through my television or magazines?” I think that’s a VERY good point.

]]> By: Mama Bird http://www.mamabirdsblog.com/2009/08/11/watching-my-weight-and-my-words/#comment-187 Mama Bird Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:12:30 +0000 http://mamabirdsblog.com/?p=1257#comment-187 Hurray! Glad you’re going to be able to make time for yourself – we all need it! Hurray! Glad you’re going to be able to make time for yourself – we all need it!

]]> By: Mama Bird http://www.mamabirdsblog.com/2009/08/11/watching-my-weight-and-my-words/#comment-186 Mama Bird Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:11:36 +0000 http://mamabirdsblog.com/?p=1257#comment-186 Ah, yes, Lori. I forgot about the modeling part. Probably because I don't do it either! Ah, yes, Lori. I forgot about the modeling part. Probably because I don’t do it either!

]]> By: Lori in Denver http://www.mamabirdsblog.com/2009/08/11/watching-my-weight-and-my-words/#comment-185 Lori in Denver Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:35:01 +0000 http://mamabirdsblog.com/?p=1257#comment-185 This is something I am aware of, too. I think I do a pretty good job of not hating my body (because I don't) but i also would like to model LOVING my body, warts and all (really I don't have any warts). THAT's where I fall short. In speaking about my body with love. This is something I am aware of, too.

I think I do a pretty good job of not hating my body (because I don’t) but i also would like to model LOVING my body, warts and all (really I don’t have any warts).

THAT’s where I fall short. In speaking about my body with love.

]]> By: Chris Bird http://www.mamabirdsblog.com/2009/08/11/watching-my-weight-and-my-words/#comment-751 Chris Bird Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:03:16 +0000 http://mamabirdsblog.com/?p=1257#comment-751 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">New blog post: Could you unknowingly be influencing your daughter's self-image when it comes to weight? http://bit.ly/10K7MW #blogfrog</span></span> New blog post: Could you unknowingly be influencing your daughter’s self-image when it comes to weight? http://bit.ly/10K7MW #blogfrog

]]> By: Melissa Taylor http://www.mamabirdsblog.com/2009/08/11/watching-my-weight-and-my-words/#comment-184 Melissa Taylor Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:37:08 +0000 http://mamabirdsblog.com/?p=1257#comment-184 Church seems to bring out my fat moments as well. What's up with that. (Blog post idea? Hmmm) I can totally relate and have a ton of reasons why this year I've gained weight yet I'm now at the turning point of disgust. I'm following you, sister. Next week, back to school and back to workout/diet schedule. You go, girl! Melissa Church seems to bring out my fat moments as well. What’s up with that. (Blog post idea? Hmmm) I can totally relate and have a ton of reasons why this year I’ve gained weight yet I’m now at the turning point of disgust. I’m following you, sister. Next week, back to school and back to workout/diet schedule. You go, girl!

Melissa

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