Things We Learned on Vacation: Beach Bodies, Strippers, and Pelicans
Things we learned on vacation this past week: 1. No one at the beach had a body like what we hear in advertisements and see in magazines. I pointed this out to 7yo Amelia and we counted on our fingers...
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New Fisher-Price Catalog is Woefully Gendered But Doesn’t Need To Be
Despite it being 2013 and constant chatter on parenting blogs praising efforts by children’s marketers to be less gendered, toy marketers are still producing catalogs and show rooms that seem more fit...
View ArticleRevolving Doors and Full of Awesome Little Guys
Dear Full of Awesome Little Boy Outside Revolving Door, Because I’m a mom with a watchful eye, I saw you running ahead of your grandma with glee towards the glass revolving door I was in, and because...
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What My Radio Flyer Wagon Has To Do With My Body Image
My family has just returned from our first real vacation — a trip to sunny Florida to spend an amazing week with my parents and brothers and their families in a big house by the beach. It was a perfect...
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Book Review: Jake And Riley’s Recess Rescue
A great workbook for children by Alison Trachtman Hill As parents of young children we have a lot to worry about, and it seems like these concerns are present for our children at younger and younger...
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The Most Lovely Gross Cake
Our anniversary cake made by Amelia. This past Thursday my husband and I celebrated our ninth wedding anniversary. In honor of the celebration, my seven year old daughter wanted to bake a cake for us....
View ArticleWhy Are We Rushing Childhood? The Victoria’s Secret edition.
A few colleagues of mine and I were discussing the story of the mom who was giddy about taking her nine year old shopping at Victoria’s Secret to buy pretty panties so that her girl could avoid the...
View ArticleTeach Boys Not to Rape
Benny (4yo) and I were just wrestling and tickling. I had him pinned and was chewing on his leg when he giggled and screamed “Stop!”. The dog jumped up and barked, so I didn’t hear him. I started to...
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Rylie meets Geena Davis and proves she is a media literacy wizard.
My friend Robyn, a teacher from California, took her six year old daughter to hear Geena Davis speak as she represented the Geena Davis Institute for Gender in Media. Media literacy should be as normal...
View ArticleGrandma Pigtail Pals Has Something To Say To Girls Who Are Different
March 19, 2013 Dear Amelia, I learned from your Mama today that some of your classmates have said some mean things recently. You were not looking forward to recess because of that. You wanted to play...
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Book Review: “Teaching Kids To Be Good People” by Annie Fox
When my friend Annie Fox asked me to review her new book, I said yes without hesitation. I learn a lot from Annie’s blog, and really enjoy her perspective on parenting and life. She is one of those...
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Cards for Morgan
PPBB Community — I need something from you and I need us to rally like never before. Below is a photo of Madigan, Sophie, and Morgan Lillard. On January 31 the Lillard’s family home caught fire and...
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New Spring Designs!
Our Cannonball! line is dedicated to showing boys and girls playing together, and playing outside. Here are our two new designs for spring, they can be purchased here.
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Girls Gone Hiking
Amelia and I went hiking in the woods the other day. We were familiar with part of the trail but we started our walk from a different trail head so when we approached the wooden bridge she likes to...
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The Indoctrination of Little Girls
Before you comment on this post, I want you to see the forest through the trees. This single link encapsulates everything we are fighting for in one screen shot. Here’s what I want you focused on:...
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Barbie in a Bucket
“Mom, how big is my waist? Like how big around?” asked my 7yo daughter, Amelia, this morning while getting ready for school. “It looks like it is seven years old big, just right for holding in your...
View ArticleBe A Helper When Children Need You To Be
Our family was at Home Depot this afternoon and during the trip 7yo Amelia become separated from us. It was my fault, I asked a staff member a question and I thought Amelia heard me say where I was...
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Disney, my seven year old is #notbuyingit.
The 7yo Original Pigtail Pal went to school today with unbrushed hair. Again. I asked if we could run a comb through it, specifically for the pieces sticking straight up in back. She flatly refused,...
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Silencing Women Speaking Out On Rape Culture
"RAPE IS RAPE" by Jody Raphael, JD Attempts to silence are attempts to incite fear. To remove someone’s voice is to remove their humanity. This company and advocacy group operates under the belief that...
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HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY PPBB!
Four years in business! Woo hoo! Four years ago today I launched my little business from the corner of my dining room with a little kid on each hip and zero experience in what I was about to do. I...
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