For once I agree with Selfie...

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Stop being so mean people!! (Not YOU people. People in general- like rjamz playground lady)

Of course, I always seem to not see what's so "bad" about her posts until people bring it up... So discuss! (I realize by discussing this we are possibly going against the whole point of her post but whatever)

prebabyblog.com/2013/08/hateration/

[dixeedeluxe]

I almost asked Selfie what kind of sardenes she fed her kid so I could get some for my kid.

[laurack]

of COURSE in the group picture she happens to be breastfeeding lexi. lol!

[TrudyCampbell]

This is unrelated, and maybe I'm being a hater, but I really want Selfie to get pregnant with twins. She would freak out!

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I'm glad that she is taking a stand against the "haters" but part of me just still can't get behind her. A lot of her posts seem to have a competitive lining, like she's always talking about how she eats organic, her toys and baby gear are plastic free, etc. All the stuff that "good" moms are associated with. It's almost like she's posting it feeling like she's standing up for us poor moms that can't afford that route, but she's not among us. I don't know, I could be projecting that on to her, but that is just the vibe I get.

[dixeedeluxe]

Aug 26, 2013 14:34:30 GMT -5 @pcloadletter said:

Not a bad Selfie post. It came with the token breastfeeding photo. I wonder what she will do when Alexis wants to quit?

She wrote a blog entry that seems to praise diversity and attached photos of herself with all skinny white blonde AP mothers.

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Ya I read on GOMI that they think she just posted it to get people to say nice things and also that she's part of the problem with her "holier than thou" posts... But I think she just likes organic and non toxic stuff. The dr I work for is VERY into that stuff too so I maybe I used to it.

Maybe I'm being a sap. I've been feeling like this a lot lately. Even with DH, the other day he was joking about some girls outfit and I got all defensive and said "well maybe she just likes to dress like that, why do you care?" And that's happened a few times recently. I guess I feel the same way about being scared for the world my daughter will grow up in- I don't want her to be made fun of and I definitely don't want her talking crap about others...

[laurack]

she littered her post about how we should all love ourselves no matter how we look with pictures of herself in various stages of undress and looking amazing?! lol.

why is she the only one not wearing a shirt in that last picture?!

Also I stumbled upon some of her pregnancy posts with pictures of her in "suggested posts" and now I'm feeling more annoyed by her. Lol. The one where she is 12 weeks pregnant and looks super skinny and amazing and she's all .. oh I hate that I'm getting so FAT.

[laurack]

yeah I just can't take anything she writes seriously.

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lol! In Russia she only had smart, nice friends!

I try to stay clear of the selfie obsession but I just....can't....with her. Basically this is a whole post saying, "jeez people, be more like me!."

[dixeedeluxe]

Aug 26, 2013 14:45:58 GMT -5 @pcloadletter said:

Aug 26, 2013 14:41:28 GMT -5 dixeedeluxe said:

She wrote a blog entry that seems to praise diversity and attached photos of herself with all skinny white blonde AP mothers.

They aren't all blonde and we don't know they are AP. Plus those are the people she works with or whatever. Not really her fault that is who is in the workplace. If this had been a post on the Daily Mom website and they put out a casting call and only chose those people I would see an issue, but not so much. She is just full of hot air anyways. 

ok, one was not blonde. 

from this photo, i'd seem to believe not one was a formula feeder. 

[dixeedeluxe]

I'm sorry, but I'm standing my ground that I do not think that is a diverse group of women.

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Aug 26, 2013 14:54:25 GMT -5 @pcloadletter said:

Aug 26, 2013 14:50:46 GMT -5 dixeedeluxe said:

ok, one was not blonde. 

from this photo, i'd seem to believe not one was a formula feeder. 

I took that as them playing around with product they reviewed on their website. Plus, breastfeeding does not make you AP.

I'm agreeing with you 100% in this post.

[dixeedeluxe]

Aug 26, 2013 15:01:16 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

I am just failing to see how any of the pictures relate to the message she is supposedly trying to put across. Seems like just more AW ops for her.

Yeah, she should've just not posted any pictures at all and that would've been fine!

[laurack]

she could NEVER do a post without pictures! I mean what if people forgot how fabulous she looked? or forgot that she breastfeeds? lol

[lolaburns]

I think it's important to remember that her blog is a business. She promotes a certain lifestyle to gain free stuff and ad money . Her posts are constructed to feed into this lifestyle, gain readership and get more ad money/free stuff for product reviews. From what I have read of her posts it's usually very " this is the best", " I'm doing it the best... You should too" , which is just her marketing.

If you aren't doing things the way she is you are still an amazing mother.

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Not bad for her, but I'm not sure that says much!

Though I don't think we should say if you breastfeed, eat organic and/or look gorgeous that you can't tell people to stop being so mean and judgemental. Which I feel like is what people are kind of saying here but maybe if it was a different blogger saying the same things it would get a different response.

[lolaburns]

Aug 26, 2013 16:16:21 GMT -5 @lindy said:

Not bad for her, but I'm not sure that says much!

Though I don't think we should say if you breastfeed, eat organic and/or look gorgeous that you can't tell people to stop being so mean and judgemental. Which I feel like is what people are kind of saying here but maybe if it was a different blogger saying the same things it would get a different response.

I don't think anyone was trying today she can't say we should all not be mean and judgmental. I think the problem lies in that she's saying that yet she can be very sanctimonious and she seems to stir up mommy wars , which makes her seem like a hypocrite.

[AndyCohen]

I couldn't get past the paragraph where she can't understand why she would get some bad reactions from posting "I love going to Whole Foods and seeing sexy fit crunchy mamas with their happy content babies in slings" and why maybe it would have been less douchey of her to say "I love going to Whole Foods and seeing other mamas with their happy babies". I mean, what she said is basically "I like seeing fit mamas who parent like I do." Ummm good for you? I just think it's a weird thought to post.

It's like that UO on here where everyone was like, "Yeah I hate all the food guilt on here, I feed my baby hot dogs too. NITRATE FREE OF COURSE, JSYK!!"

[katfco]

I get what she's trying to say, and even what she's trying to do with the pictures--showing the importance of loving and supporting each other. I agree that there are some pretty horrible people in the world of anonymous internet (and apparently on the playground sometimes!).

I dislike the underlying tone that people who take offense at things are insecure. She lumps people who disagree with someone in with truly hateful people. It's like she's trying to subtly say, "everyone who takes offense is just an insecure hater."

[devotchka]

Oh, Selfie.

Even upon moving to America, I must have surrounded myself with only like-minded people because I had NEVER, truly never experienced anything of this sort until I started a blog and got exposed to millions of people.

So I guess it still shocks me when I see beautiful models and find out that girls out there are outright hating on them. Hating on them for being unique, for being beautiful, for working for Victoria’s Secret. One of my model girlfriends from New York recently signed with Victoria’s Secret and I can feel nothing but excitement and joy for her.

THOSE POOR BEAUTIFUL MODELS! Oh I really feel for them. Wait, no, I don't. I never think about them at all, actually. Who cares if people hate on models? POOR LEXI IS GOING TO GROW UP IN A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE HATE MODELS!

Sorry, I do agree that the Mommy wars can be pretty ridiculous (although I do think she partially just fuels the fire) but the model thing is b.s.

Honestly, who gives a shit if people are judging you, Selfie? Get over it and move on. You are making money with your blog and exposed your baby to the world, as well as your ass (literally) and parenting style. If you don't want to be judged and disagreed with, don't publicly post your intimate details of your life all over the internet.

I just posted this in response to another post on here but I think it needs to be brought back

[laurack]

yeah of ALL the terrible things in the world,  the very worst and most saddest thing EVER is that people would say mean things about models and how they look.

REALLY?

^o)

[bigapple]

Aug 26, 2013 14:54:25 GMT -5 @pcloadletter said:

Aug 26, 2013 14:50:46 GMT -5 dixeedeluxe said:

ok, one was not blonde. 

from this photo, i'd seem to believe not one was a formula feeder. 

I took that as them playing around with product they reviewed on their website. Plus, breastfeeding does not make you AP.

Or this cosleeping, babywearing, cloth diapering, BLWing, extended breastfeeding mom gave her kid far more formula than breast milk. Just fartin'.