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Day: July 14, 2008
Today’s To Dos
Here is my “to do” list for Monday, July 14.
Andreas Achenbach – Morning In The Potinian Marches
Lucky room of the day: The kitchen
Special project: Simple Summer Fling
Laundry… as much as I can
Unpack from camping
menu plan
work on “room by room” checklists
work on homeschool plans
go to the library & park
garden
read
work on new blog roll
work on website project.
I don’t want to grow up so fast.
William Bouguereau — L’Orage
Now, dear readers, hang on to something good and sturdy -yes, your desk might do – and prepare yourself for a shock. I have just read an article that really astonished me. “We don’t want to grow up so fast, say ‘stressed’ girls” Really? You mean our daughters just might not be prepared to fend off sexual advances at 12 and deal with the pressure to look like a model from a glamor magazine at 11? Who knew??? Wow! I am just floored. I wouldn’t have ever guess that. /end sarcasm.
Seriously, I am glad to see the media actually reporting on this, even though there have been books written on the topic for decades. Even South Park pointed this out to us. Girls aren’t ready to be women… that is why they are girls. They aren’t even ready to be teenagers. This whole concept of the “tween” seems to me to be just a sly way of marketing more mature items to girls giving them the idea that they aren’t “girls” they should be “Tweens”.
FromWiki:Tween is a neologism and marketing term, especially in the West, which means roughly the same thing as preteen. It is a portmanteau of between and teen. The age range of tweens in generally considered to be eight to twelve years of age. Marketers describe the driving psychographic motivation of this group as desperately wanting to be a teen, but not about to stop being a kid.I encourage you to read the article. Why we need to have a study to tell us that this society as a whole is placing way too much pressure on girls is a bit of a mystery to me, but at least one more article is out there with some sense. Now if parents will listen to the research in stead of the marketing something might improve.
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FOR TODAY : July 14, 2008
We got back from camping yesterday so today is definitely a little different than normal.
Outside My Window… I am hopeful that today will not be as hot as yesterday. I was wilting by the late afternoon. When we upgraded our heating system we decided NOT to get air conditioning as we only really need it a few days out of the year. SO for about a week two or three times every summer I regret that we didn’t do it. This is probably going to be one of those weeks.
I am thinking… About the fantastic time we had camping. I will post more on it later today, but it was such a great trip and I am SO happy we went. (Thanks Jennifer for encouraging us to go!)
I am thankful for…All the wonderful people in our homeschool group. They are such good parents and they have such great children. I am so glad that my parents are here in town too, they took care of my dogs and plants.
From the kitchen… Nothing yet. IF it isn’t too hot I will make some bread. If it is I will restrict myself to cucumber salad.
I am wearing… A black and white floral dress.
I am creating… The revised camping list. I am also working on some new plans for the fall.
I am going… To take the children to the park this afternoon
I am reading… One Man’s America, Laundry, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell and It’s All Too Much.
I am hoping… That the heat subsides at least a little.
I am hearing… The fan.
Around the house… I have camping gear everywhere. Just like last week only now I am trying to get it all put away.
One of my favorite things… My embroidery threads. They look so pretty in their box.
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: Recovering from the camping thing. Ordering butterflies. Finishing the homeschool plans for the fall and doing a good bit of reading.
Here is picture thought I am sharing…(coming later today)
Simply Catholic 