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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

• Weekly Check-Up: Blogger Loses Weight On Advice of Elmo's Daddy

  I have personal trainer certification through one of the more reputable certifying entities, which shall remain nameless for now. I have never heard of anyone having their certification stripped from them for anything other than some litigation-worthy bad behavior or neglecting to pay dues or get those dang continuing education credits. But I am now about to test the standards of that entity. Should a bunch of very tanned, fit people rush me in the middle of my next workout class and make a big show of ripping my certificate into shreds, this is probably why. See, Linda Keenan, mom to a toddler and creator of the blog Thoroughly Modern Mommy, wrote on the Huffington Post that she lost weight by abandoning exercise and salads, and by always having dessert and even bags of potato chips every once in a while as a meal. Heresy! Read More... Posted Jan 10 2008, 08:32 AM by Kelly Mills with | with no comments Filed under: nutrition, huffington post, exercise, diet, weightloss, weekly check-up, linda keenan