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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Caption Contest!


By now you've seen the (is it too soon to call it "infamous"?) TIME Magazine cover. Maybe you loved it at first. Now, maybe you hate it. You have defended it, derided it, and even been in a few Facebook fights over it.

Well, the Maternally Yours Collective is giving you a chance to RE-WRITE it! And you might win one of these beautiful Bumi Sehat t-shirts in the process.



Here's how it works: Post your creative captions to the TIME Magazine cover in the comments below. Post one caption per comment and post as many captions/comments as you like. Each caption/comment will be entered into the contest to win a Bumi Sehat t-shirt (replies to comments will not be entered). Comments will be closed at 5:00pm EST on Tuesday, May 22nd at which time a winner will be drawn at random. The winner's name will be announced LIVE on that night's episode of Maternally Yours. Make sure to leave an email address with your comment (only visible to the blog owners) so we can contact you when you win.

Good luck!    

27 comments:

  1. Boppy? We don't need no stinkin' Boppy!

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  2. Are You Mom Enough?
    ...to ignore this periodical's blatant attempt to sell more copies by fanning the flames of a non-existent conflict between parenting styles--much like you ignore your toddlers' constant bickering over who could eat the most dinosaurs?

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  3. "How the mainstream media like to portray breast feeding to stir up unnecessary controversy""

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  4. "This is how they make us feel." I do believe that the photo was done to sell as many magazines as possible, but I still see reasons for the composition. Yes, she's a model. Yes, it's a ridiculous scenario. But so is nursing in a bathroom. It is not how I feel when I am nursing my 28 month old, but I don't nurse her in public because I would feel like I was as ridiculous as the idea of asking her to stand on a chair to do it. We're working our personal relationship, with ourselves and as individuals out. It is honest, hard work! I don't need other people butting their nose in and telling either her or I their thoughts. I don't complain about it and I honestly don't hold it up to the hippie police for accolades, either. I nurse her because I know it is what she needs at the time. I don't mind holding her, hugging her, and mothering her. She is my baby and I know this time is fleeting and the world can be cruel. Yes, I am coddling her (!!!) because she is a baby that needs to be coddled. That's what people that love each other do! If I didn't want to do it, I wouldn't. I don't push it on her, she asks and if I can comply I do. It's a pretty effective teaching opportunity that apparently a lot of people in the world aren't getting.

    Sorry for the rant, but I guess I'm finally feeling articulate.

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  5. All around the world this Mom and Son are doing what is natural, but In the USA we are the ones who react unnaturally.

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  6. Saying no to shame in motherhood, parenting as each is led.

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  7. "Saying No To Shame in Motherhood. Parenting as each is led."
    richardfamily7@yahoo.com (Sorry for the repeat, forgot my email :)

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  8. "What's the Big Deal America? Seriously. Get. Informed."
    sbrnar2000@yahoo.com

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  9. "America Are We Awake Yet? Loving moms who breastfeed full term should not seem shocking."
    richardfamily7@yahoo.com

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  10. "No Need for Discord. Learn the truth about Attachment Parenting, a peaceful, valid choice embraced by many loving moms in America, and around the world."
    richardfamily7@yahoo.com

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  11. "Does This Sound Extreme to You?
    Dr. Sear's 7 B's of Attachment Parenting that many loving parents are led to instinctively:
    1. Birth bonding
    2. Breastfeeding
    3. Babywearing
    4. Bedding close to baby
    5. Belief in the language value of your baby's cry
    6. Beware of baby trainers
    7. Balance"
    richardfamily7@yahoo.com

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  12. "Does This Seem Extreme to You? Examining why a perfectly healthy way of parenting,adopted by many loving American families is seen as extreme. Time to open our eyes."
    richardfamily7@yahoo.com

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  13. "Natural to most. Taboo in America."

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    1. Anisha, we need your email address to contact you and send you your shirt! You WON!

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  14. "Why is there an age limit for breastfeeding only in the eyes of Americans?

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  15. I dare you to suggest we cover up.

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  16. "Shocked? America stands alone at the 1-2 years breastfeeding social cut-off mark." aperezcr@student.laniertech.edu

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  17. "Taboo or not taboo? what do you think?" aperezcr@student.laniertech.edu

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  18. This is not allowed on Facebook. Silly, isn't it?

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