Just got back from Madtown, our capital city, a college town that had me absorbed in its free spirit and sense of identity. I came back with a bag full of clothes from Goodwill, a budda necklace, and tons of cool stickers and buttons.
Time to share;
Think big girls.
Kind of over the top, but got to love ‘em! More here from Ann Taintor, and OliveSandwiches
That’s US!
Be you.
Hope one of these brought a smile to your face!
Love,
Try out for MTV’s new reality show Model Maker and you’ll be dead in no time! But hey- you’ll be famous.
They pulled out all the stops and got this Mo-Fo to produce the program which calls for losing up to 80 pounds in 3 months.
America is off it’s rocker.
So how does reading this impact you? Do you realize how totally out of reality this crap is or does this somehow, somewhere make you feel like you are not good enough?
I’m in a mood, so let’s have some fun with this for a change, rather than wallowing in this BS.
Here’s the email address to the web site where they are casting for models: mtvmodel@madwood.com.
CORRECTION: I was told the above is invalid, try this one mtv@madwood.tv
Just for shits and giggles pelt them with messages expressing your personal point of view. Or even better, tell them you are 6 foot 2, and weigh 100 pounds….tell them you are willing to die to be on their pathetic, arrogant show.
Ahhh, it’s damn good to be back!!
Love,
mamaV
What do you wish you could share with your parents?
What do they, particularly your mother, not understand about you and your eating disorder?
Your body image issues stem from where?
I need your wisdom girls, so fire away!
Love,
mamaV
CRAM YOUR HEAD WITH GOOD THINGS ONLY:
Become Your Dream, Spanish Harlem Graffitti Artist, James De La Vega
From the room of enternal optimist mamaV:
The question is not what you look at but what you see.
The point? Cram your head with positive thought. Trust me – it works.
Believe, Conceive, Achieve.
Love,
me
Much has changed in these past few months, and I am not sure where I am headed at the moment. Then again none of us know what the future brings do we?
I’ve been consulting for a pretty cool social media company Sway and I posted to their blog for the first time today! Perhaps you will enjoy some of the more FUN topics I will be discussing over there so check it out. I wrote about the blogging process so I want to hear the perspective of some of you like Josie, TS, and yes even you Vanessa!
Also, we have a new product launching in the next few weeks….stay tuned all you web junkies, you are going to LOVE it and I could use your help testing.
My web 2.0 project is limping along, it’s a” My Space” for families…that I have been working on for two years now.
Kids are great, husband is the best. Summer has been treating us well. I have been going totally nuts on yard work…great for us anxiety ridden individuals. Dig through some dirt, rip up the weeds, hack down a few bushes and you’ll be good as new!
I am going to go ahead and open up the forum, so you can all start chatting there again. I have time now to check in from time to time, so I’ll be in an out.
Your turn, how have you all been?
I love you all.
mamaV
Time for a hiatus gang.
Family comes first, and I need to pull back for the time being. Since I will not be checking the blog or my email, I will be turning off the ability to comment.
I will wait a few days to turn off commenting on the Forum to give everyone a few days to exchange contact information.
Enjoy your summer girls.
Keep your chin up. Surround yourself with positive influences, and don’t ever, ever give up on yourself. Each and every one of you have hidden your true potential deep inside, and you do have the ability and strength to build a better life for yourself. Reach out to others, keep reaching. You will find support, and you will find the help you need.
Love always,
mamaV
I had to post a few images from the inside of the new book My Beautiful Mommy, since a peek inside makes this even more of a joke.
Check this out;
Pea-head Dr. Michael has been pumping some serious iron, and I doubt this dude has 8 legit certifications to hang on his wall.
Here Mommy dreams of being a beauty queen as she assures her little girl she needs to be prettier. Are you fricken kidding me?
Here Mommy explains in her half shirt and flat stomach how she is going to have a bandaged tummy and nose. Um…where exactly is this fat that is going to be removed from her midsection?
The author has stated this book was written partially for women who undergo surgery after pregnancy… but doesn’t explain what a nose job has to do with post pregnancy. What a total farce.
Sometimes I think I am in the twilight zone. Am I alone here?
-mamaV
New book on the market, just in time for Mother’s Day!
My Beautiful Mommy is saving children from the psychological damage that occurs when their mom goes under the knife and comes back home unrecognizable.
New nose, new boobs, a few tucks here and there…it ain’t mommy no more is it?
Totally warped cover of My Beautiful Mommy
According to Newsweek, The target market for this genius creation kids ages four to seven and features a plastic surgeon named Dr. Michael (a musclebound superhero type) and a girl whose mother gets a tummy tuck, a nose job and breast implants. Before her surgery the mom explains that she is getting a smaller tummy: “You see, as I got older, my body stretched and I couldn’t fit into my clothes anymore. Dr. Michael is going to help fix that and make me feel better.” Mom comes home looking like a slightly bruised Barbie doll with demure bandages on her nose and around her waist.
The text doesn’t mention the breast augmentation, but the illustrations intentionally show Mom’s breasts to be fuller and higher. “I tried to skirt that issue in the text itself,” says Salzhauer. “The tummy lends itself to an easy explanation to the children: extra skin and can’t fit into your clothes. The breasts might be a stretch for a six-year-old.”
The book doesn’t explain exactly why the mother is redoing her nose post-pregnancy. Nonetheless, Mom reassures her little girl that the new nose won’t just look “different, my dear—prettier!”
I am all for parents spending the time to explain to their children why they are compelled to beautify themselves, since why should the child suffer the consequences. But the cover….c’mon.
I know from experience, children are very sensitive to how a parent looks, and they seriously react if a parent’s look changes. For me, my son used to freak when I took off my glasses, its like he did not even recognize me. He would look up at me, kind of scared, and I was surprised by that. Even today, if I pop in contacts for a night out, both kids say “mom, you look weird, we like you with your glasses.”
A few other random thoughts to ponder:
What do you think about the word “Beautiful” in the title? There’s all sorts of twisted things I start thinking about here, especially for daughters who are likely to start thinking beautiful equals fix, cut and change.
Remember the show The Swan? I read a story about one of the contestants that could not adapt to her new beautiful face, and regretted her decision since she ended up feeling like she lost her family heritage and connections because she looked so drastically different than her mothers and siblings. I never really thought of this as a consequence of plastic surgery, did you?
I am rambling here, but I felt like bringing up various topics for discussion. Plus it’s Friday and I am wiped out, looking forward to the weekend.
Love you all,
mamaV
$47,000 fine and up to 2 years in prison….
$71,000 & 3 years in the slammer….
Drug bust? Prostitution? Polygamy?
Nope, these are fines and penalties for promoting Deadly Thinness
This is the real deal girls, France, the country that defined haute couture, launched Europe’s most aggressive assualt yet on the promotion of ultra skinny body requirements so near and dear to the hearts of the Fashion Industry.
The French National Assembly approved unprecidented legislation that would make promotion of extreme dieting a crime punishable by up to 2 years in prison and fines as much as $47 grand.
Am I dreaming??!(&#*(%&#(%
“It may mean that we won’t be able to publish anything,” squealed brainwashed editor of France’s Elle Magazine Isabelle Maury. “If they decide to strictly implement it, it could mean that every fashion show and magazine will be banned or charged.”
This quote makes me sick. It is so very indicative of the warped attitude of the Fashion Industry that has been prevalent for years.
Next step…the bill heads goes to the Senate. If passed it will officially be ILLEGAL to “provoke a person to aspire to excessive thinness by encouraging prolonged food limitations.
AMEN!
-mamaV
PS Feel free to stalk the bastards at the Council of Fashion Designers of America and ask them what the hell they have been up to.
Phone number 212-302-1821
Miss Bimbo is an online beauty contest designed around our society. I am amazed at the total freak out over this game, especially since we created this world, we feed it so now marketers are cashing in on it.
Pure capitalism at it’s finest.
Launched in February 2008, Bimbo is so popular, their servers crashed and the creators can’t even keep up with the demand, so here is the basic concept per Wikepedia;
“The aim of the Miss Bimbo beauty contest game, which was launched in the United Kingdom in February 2008, is to make your virtual “bimbo” attractive and famous. Players create a virtual persona and compete against other players to earn “bimbo” dollars. These dollars are used to take one’s character partying or to purchase new clothes. The players are given assignments, such as gaining plastic surgery at the game’s clinic to give their character bigger breasts. They used to have to keep their character at its target weight using diet pills, however, due to the massive negative media attention it has received, that option has been eliminated.”
Nicolas Lacquart, the creator of Bimbo defends his game stating the mission is to teach children about the real world. Not sure I want this dude teaching my kids anything, but I have to hand it to him because it is absolutely right.
We reap what we sow.
-mamaV
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Fun Facts About Our Beauty Deranged Society:
$1.3 billion is spent on Botox annually
Breast implants have become gifts from parents to their teenage daughters.
Dreaming Girl’s Fantasy plastic surgery hospital in China serves patients seeking a extensive head to toe cosmetic reworking.
The Miss Plastic Surgery competition in Beijing awarded the grand prize to a plastic beauty boasting 10 surgical procedures.
MTV’s I Want A Famous Face and The Swan are only two of the many reality shows dedicated to plasticising.
Hollywood pops “clen,” a deadly steroid for horses to treat asthma.
Dr. Vail Reese, an LA dermatologist hosts the “Skinnies Awards” designed to rip on celebrities with less than perfect complexions.
Ever wonder why Fashion is so totally f-cked?
I know, I know, I rarely drop f-bombs but this dude gets under my skin. It you may recall he is the one who pranced a size 24 model down the Paris runways after Luisel Ramos dropped dead walking off the runway. Just hilarious.
How is it possible to get this far out of reality? Real the entire Jezebel article, if you can stomach it.
Sneak peak “I hate all children. Let’s focus on the fat ones. I try to avoid charity. I am the most selfish person in the world. Love is only an interesting subject when it is beyond.”
How screwed up are we as a society when this loser is on the cover of “Prestige” Magazine?
-mamaV
Shelly from THIN has something to say today.
I wake up every morning and ask myself….
Is it worth it?
Is it worth fighting all the negativity in my mind today? Is it worth having put trust my in others so often because I cannot trust myself at times? Is it worth eating and gaining weight? Is it worth feeling feelings I haven’t allowed myself to feel in so long? Is worth taking on responsibility when I have run from it in the past? Is it worth having to talk about things that bother me instead of internalizing them and having them subconsciously wreck my mind? Is it worth being accountable to myself and others in my life? Is it worth growing up? Is it worth taking a risk getting hurt again? Is it worth getting close to others and letting others in? Is it worth taking risks and possibly failing? Is it worth taking care of myself…showering, brushing my teeth, my hair? Is it worth getting dressed? Is it worth finding out who I am and doing what life wants me to do? Is it worth surrendering to everything I thought was right? Is it worth learning new ways to cope? Is it worth setbacks? Is it worth not knowing what the future holds? Is it worth giving up the control I thought I had? IS it worth finding out things that could hurt and overwhelm me? Is it worth being so anxious that I can’t even sit still? IS it worth giving up my identity that I have held on to for so long? Is it worth challenging TV, internet, and radio who say I have to fit some ideal?
Is it worth it to keep going down the road of recovery?
Do I want to lose my family, friends, and most importantly MYSELF? Do I want a life of pain and hurt and suffering? Do I want to die?
NO
So I guess it is worth it to keep fighting no matter how scary and hard it gets.
-Shelly
Video commentary on the Faces of Pro Ana saga that occured over the weekend. Videos are a bit choppy, but I am busy as heck and I wanted to get these posted.
Part 2 (camera died on me!)
Looking forward to your response,
-mamaV
I thought I’d help Josie drive some traffic to her cute, little post on My Pro Ana Hero!
This is my ~ThInSpIrAtIoN~
That’s me by the way, 21, skinny and miserable, sent to Miami by my NY agent to shoot with some pervert photographer. I ate nothing for 3 days until my self discipline broke and I mowed down a box of Total cereal, then hit the pool for a marathon swim. Good times.
Hey, I feel that spark coming back!
Look out Josie! 
-mamaV
Tipster Izzy directed to me to Faces of Pro Ana (fixed the link it works now). I guess I am not the only one swiping images of Pro Ana girls on public web sites and displaying them to make a point.
I personally think this one holding the skull is particularly creative.
Sunday 3/30 1:30pm picture removed per request of individual shown.
Can this get anymore psycho? Or is today’s youth so bored that they cling on to some grim reality for the shock factor?
Honestly, this is getting so tired. I didn’t think I would ever say this, but after nearly two years of blogging on this topic I have no idea why I am doing this.
-mamaV
What do you think about this quote?
I found this on BackinSkinnyJeans and it caught my attention because generally I agree with statements that say things in our lives happen for a reason. This one however is saying we draw things to ourselves, it reminds me of The Secret.
I need to ponder this for a while because what does this say for those with mental illness such as eating disorders?
-mamaV
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