Motherhood, Nestle, and Growing Up
There’s a big row going on in the blogging world. While I’ve been hiding under my rock, Nestle decided to host a small get together and invite a few bloggers out and converse about how much Nestle rocks.
You know, with all those unethical marketing practices and such.
Yesterday Amber wrote a post about how motherhood made her a better person.
While personal growth is certainly possible regardless of whether or not you have children, having children sort of forces it. You experience the biggest change possible in the shortest amount of time, and in many ways you come out the better for it.
I know I’ve said it before, but becoming a mother absolutely forced me to become a better person. Before I was happily confined in my own little bubble of fast food, trash TV, and not really giving a shit about anything. And then, suddenly, there was this tiny person who depended on me to make the right choices. I had to become a better person because I was no longer only dealing with my life, but with someone else’s.
Fast forward and where there was once a carefree girl you now find a woman who cares deeply about lots of things. Keeping the earth clean and cared for, keeping kids healthy and cared for, protecting what we have. And often, too often, that means I make choices outside of the mainstream. And sometimes I get shit for that. Eh, it happens. But it won’t stop me from speaking up, from being passionate, from taking the time to learn more. I can’t go back now, motherhood has changed me far too much.
Related posts:
- An open letter to the attendees of the Nestle Family blogger event
- #nestlefamily: fobbing off Nestle chocolate slavery critique with Oompa Loompa “jokes”
(p.s. I have blocked most Nestle and formula ads, but if any get through let me know. I need the URL of the ad so I can enter it in the filter list. Thanks!)
Oy vey! I followed those links and ouch. Reading about those who just don’t get it makes my head hurt. It’s not about breast vs. bottle. It’s about unethical marketing practices.
Oh and in your Google ads, I’m seeing formula ads, but not Nestle.
Here’s the URL for one of the formula ads that keeps showing up (but isn’t Nestle): http://www.pbmstore.com/veormifo.html?gclid=CIuL4Oq8mp0CFQ_xDAodMng41w
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Summer Reply:
September 30th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
Thanks, I have it on my block list now!
The whole thing is ridiculous. I have to agree with Reiza’s comment 100%.
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