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• Pimping Kids Is Just a Mother's Way

  When the big controversy over David Shuster saying Hilary was "pimping" out Chelsea hit, I was actually kinda jealous. Yeah, it's probably an offensive way to describe Chelsea doing her part for the campaign, and aside from conjuring up images of Hilary wearing a hat with a feather in it and a shiny suit, it certainly implies that Ms. Clinton is just using her daughter for her own selfish interests without any consideration of the wellbeing of her girl. But my envy sprung from another source: How lucky for Hilary that her kid will actually do stuff to help her mom out. My kid has been resisting pimping efforts since the day she was born, refusing to demonstrate her language skills on command or do cute things for the relatives or seem at all obedient or gifted when I'd like her to show off for anyone. No tricks for her, and if I'm in danger of suspension, that pun is totally unintended. On HuffPo, there's an amazingly funny bit by Linda Keenan on the myriad ways...   Read More... Posted Feb 13 2008, 04:30 PM by Kelly Mills with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: huffington post, Prostitution, chelsea clinton, love, controversy, pimping, msnbc, linda keenan, hilary clinton, showing off, jealousy, pimp, kid tricks

• Should You "Party Train" Your Kids?

  Two toddlers meet in the sandbox. One is wearing a "Bush is my man" t-shirt, while the other has on a "Mommy and me love Hilary" onesie. I think it's unlikely this will degenerate into a discussion about how we don't bite kids with different political beliefs than our own, because these kids are probably less aware they are advertising for political candidates. And it's an intertesting issue raised in this CNN article: Is there anything wrong with "party training" your kids? One therapist says, "It seems cute and benign. However, the more I think about it, the more it fails to pass my cringe test. It seems that we're bombarded enough by constant advertising, so why should children become the canvas for any ad?... Do we really want to see kids in this role?" Parents defend the onesies and political slogan tees by saying they are passing on their values to their kids. But I'll be honest... Read More... Posted Feb 06 2008, 10:33 AM by Kelly Mills with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: children, politics, george bush, values, t-shirts, barack obama, onesies, social justice, republicans, Democrats, propaganda, beliefs, hilary clinton