I purposely have stayed away from the show Toddlers and Tiaras because, well frankly, I know my head would just explode if I watched even one scene. But my friend Kris Cain, aka @LittleTechGirl sent me a press notice about interview availability with Dr Tim Kimmel, of FamilyMatters.net, to talk about protecting girls from negative media influences. Now such a topic is exactly as Kris said in her email to me, “right up my alley”. I am always on my soap box protesting the sexualization of children. But the reason this particular media alert was going out right now is because of a 30 million dollar lawsuit that the mother of Isabella Barrett, (apparently a famous contestant on TLC’s Toddlers and Tiaras), filed against TMZ, The Huffington Post and Daily Mail Online for sexualizing her 5 year old daughter. [Read more...]
Miss Lori offers Roland Martin some tweet suggestions after homophobic Superbowl gaffe
On Superbowl Sunday there was a lot of commentary filling the airwaves and the social media sphere. Not talking about the game, talking about the ads. They had everyone a quiver. Some more than others, and that was cause for concern and correction according to a tweet posted by Roland S. Martin. After watching an H&M ad featuring a barely dressed David Beckham, Martin tweeted: [Read more...]
Miss Lori lists five alternatives to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for your donations
On Tuesday January 31st a tweet passed through my Twitter stream. That single tweet led me to an article that, no kidding, rocked me to my core. Marie Diamond posted an article on ThinkProgress.org entitled:
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Miss Lori shares Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s dream with President Barack Obama
President Barrack Obama is the embodiment of Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington DC, August 28, 1963. On October 16th, 2011 President Barrack Obama made a speech of his own at the dedication of the newly installed Martin Luther King Jr Memorial in DC. My children and I were there for this historic event. [Read more...]
Miss Lori is donating to Toys For Tots and you can too!
I woke up this morning and turned on the news as usual, hoping for some great holiday cheer, but instead I heard a terrible story that goes against the spirit of the holidays. The Chicago affiliate of the wonderful organization Toys For Tots was robbed. $25,000 is missing from their coffers. [Read more...]
Gatorade is helping Sportsmom Miss Lori pack her GMC Terrain trunk with a pledge of support for young athletes
What kind of Mom are you?
If you want to know what kind of Mom I am all you have to do is look in my trunk! [Read more...]
Miss Lori wants you to have a terrific Halloween weekend in Chicago and your hometown
It’s that time of year, Halloween. And this year Halloween is lasting a touch longer, a full weekend in advance of the big day Monday. As such I am sure you and your kids are looking for something special to do. Well, my kids and I want to share with you a few of our favorite events and activities for this spooktacular weekend. But first I want to remind you of an important reason for trick or treating, UNICEF.
For 61 years, Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF has served as the original Kids Helping Kids® campaign for American children, providing them with an impactful way of making a difference in the lives of their peers in other countries. [Read more...]
Miss Lori says do not forget the influence of Coretta Scott King
Miss Lori and TJ Maxx want you to save some money and save the children while back to school shopping
This is my last week of Summer. It’s also the first week I have even allowed myself to think about my kids’ going back to school. It chokes me up just writing about it. I am so sad to see my kids transition out of Summer, because I won’t get to see them as much with their busy school year calendars. But I am most upset that back to school means back to school shopping. Something at the top of my HATE list. AHHHHH! [Read more...]
Miss Lori speaks from the heart about the Susan G Komen Planned Parenthood saga
I have so many mixed feeling about the Susan G. Komen/Planned Parenthood saga of the last few days. When the decision first broke that Komen intended to de-fund their grants to Planned Parenthood I felt dizzy with grief. So many things in this World of late have seemed illogical and unfair. [Read more...]