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Brielle and i had our second movie date yesterday and we went to see Alice in Wonderland. I pretty much went in knowing absolutely nothing about the movie. I had sort of seen the previews out of the corner of my eye while I was working but that is as much information as I had going in. I honestly expected to daydream through more Disney fluff.

I was blown away. This movie was absolutely fantastic. I am not a movie buff and I don’t have time or the attention span to sit through most movies without thinking about work or my to do list. I watched this movie from start to finish and totally lost myself in it. I didn’t even realize until the closing credits that it was a Tim Burton movie. That totally explained it of course. Tim Burton kicks ass. The Tim Burton/Johnny Depp combo? Yeah…nobody better. Period.

The cast was out of this world, the plot incredible, production values and graphics state of the art. It was just great. As for positive, strong female role model? I can’t think of a better one for Brielle to see than Alice. Alice rewrites feminism in a quiet, confident, dragon slaying kind of way. She does not do what women are “expected to do”. She kicked ass.

The icing on the cake was the 3D which has improved dramatically since the last time I saw anything in 3D about fifteen years ago when I used to frequent the Disney theme parks in the early 90s. My things have changed.

Was it appropriate for a 4 year old? Sure. I get uptight about certain things but fantasy films where a dragon is slayed in the end don’t fall under my list of violent movies. Brielle loved it. She thought ALL the characters were great. She sat through the whole movie and asked a few questions but was pretty much as intoxicated as I was. Scale of one to ten? Fifteen.

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This is the trailer for a new documentary on formula feeding in America. The documentary which is in the process of filming and scheduled to wrap in April of 2010 explores the prevalence of formula feeding in North America and the health implications that follow.

According to the Formula Fed America Documentary website ,

“Why are we ignoring our natural biological function of breastfeeding? Why are doctors, who more often than not agree that breast milk is far superior to infant formula, so quick to prescribe it when a mother experiences difficulty breastfeeding? Why do we continue to sexualize the breast and stigmatize its actual and intended use? Why are there not more widely available human milk banks where a mother can go and receive that precious liquid gold for her baby rather than free cans of formula our mailboxes? If infant feeding is a choice, why are we not making an informed one? This documentary will provide an insightful look into our culture’s attitude towards the breastfeeding mother and its acceptance of infant formula.”

Thanks to Dou-la-la’s blog for the heads up on the trailer.

After we were done with our coatracks, we had lots of jewels leftover. We bought a couple of organic pumpkins and a bag of feathers and made a couple of less than traditional pumpkins.

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Stupid me. Once upon a time, I had the most basic of cable. I paid a whopping $4/mo. Seriously. FOUR dollars. I had requested only the first 21 channels so Brielle would get PBS but Charter piped in 80 channels anyway. I didn’t even realize that I was getting extra channels for free at first but when I did, I never said anything about the oversight. Boy would Charter Karma bite me right in the ass for that one. (more…)

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Yes of course I was going to blog about this. How could I not? Apparently our friends over in Spain have developed a breastfeeding doll that makes sucking noises when held up to a halter top with little flowers that represent nipples. The proximity to the flowers and the proper breastfeeding position activate a breastfeeding response in the doll.

Naturally this is creeping out people on our side of the pond for a number of reasons (none of which I understand). All I know is that anything that encourages the daughters of today (mothers of tomorrow) to hold a hungry baby to their chest rather than inserting a piece of silicone or latex in the baby’s mouth is a good thing. (more…)

• RT @tweetmeme Ikea Banishes Breastfeeding Mom to Bathroom : Eco Child’s Play http://bit.ly/Nr6qi #
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