When I was seven years old, I would take my mother’s container of Oil of Olay cream and walk around the house while applying some of the cream to my face. When my parents (or other relatives) would ask what on earth I was doing, I would reply, “I’m trying to look five again.”
The advertising [...]
Posts under ‘stereotypes’
The Long-Lasting Effects of “Age Marketing” on Girls
Gender Stereotypes and the Case of the Really Cool Tool Kit
So yesterday, my daughter and I hit Target, as we often do on my days off. We were in search for the perfect birthday gift for her cousin, a toddler boy.
“So what would he like?” I asked as we rolled through the aisles.
“Tools,” she replied matter-of-factly. As if to say, ‘like, duh, Mom. Everyone knows [...]
My Life as Danica Patrick: Or, as Close as I’ll Ever Get to Being Danica Patrick for a Day
So yesterday I went auto racing.
Okay, maybe that’s a little bit of a stretch. But I did something that was as close to the auto racing experience as I’d ever get: I raced at Chicago Indoor Racing, an indoor go-kart track.
These are not the type of go-karts you find at your summer carnival and they’re [...]
Come On, Everybody: Let’s All Put the “Happy” Back in “Happy Birthday!”
Today is my birthday. I’m 36 years old.
Yippee.
Remember when you were a kid and just couldn’t wait for your birthday to come? I recall being about six or seven years old and looking at the calendar, thinking, “It’s three whole weeks until my birthday? That long? It’ll never get here!”
But not anymore.
Now, when I tear [...]
The Color Pink: Yay, Nay, or Gay?
A family friend of ours is teaching his son not to like the color pink. Apparently, the toddler has picked out some things to use that were pink and his dad was less than pleased with his choices.
“Ewwwww, that’s pink,” the boy said of my daughter’s toothbrush the other day. (The brush is actually equal [...]
