Comments for http://www.mammakaze.com Killing ourselves by trying to do it all Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:54:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Missing Out On Life – One Photo at a Time by Bruce http://www.mammakaze.com/2010/07/27/missing-out-on-life-one-photo-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-403 Bruce Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:54:31 +0000 http://www.mammakaze.com/?p=5146#comment-403 I suggest you continue to take images with your digital camera, but refrain from using the viewfinder. Point and shoot, but point the lens without looking through the viewfinder. You can probably reel off 10-20 shots in a minute or so; 95% of the shots will be worthless, but with a 2 or 4 GB SD card, you can store 2,000-8,000 shots depending on how many megapixels your camera has. Delete the bad shots, and you will have both kinds of memories. I estimate that my digital camera use is 1-4 minutes (not all at once) MAXIMUM per hour of whatever activity might be photogenic. Most shots aren't worth keeping, and I delete them LATER. Most professional photographers (and cinematographers, too) want to shoot, shoot, shoot. I have heard and read more than once that 1 usable shot in 20, 50, or even 100 is a normal ratio. Of course, there are always exceptions like Ansel Adams and Annie Leibowitz. Chaplin sometimes did 100 takes in his silents. You did not mention video. I feel that families who excessively video record their child(ren) often shortchange and detrimentally alter the resilient, desirable, time-proven family dynamic. How do you think naiive impressionable, but talentless, clueless 12-16 year old wannabes decide that their long term career goal is "to be famous?" I suggest you continue to take images with your digital camera, but refrain from using the viewfinder. Point and shoot, but point the lens without looking through the viewfinder. You can probably reel off 10-20 shots in a minute or so; 95% of the shots will be worthless, but with a 2 or 4 GB SD card, you can store 2,000-8,000 shots depending on how many megapixels your camera has. Delete the bad shots, and you will have both kinds of memories. I estimate that my digital camera use is 1-4 minutes (not all at once) MAXIMUM per hour of whatever activity might be photogenic. Most shots aren’t worth keeping, and I delete them LATER. Most professional photographers (and cinematographers, too) want to shoot, shoot, shoot. I have heard and read more than once that 1 usable shot in 20, 50, or even 100 is a normal ratio. Of course, there are always exceptions like Ansel Adams and Annie Leibowitz. Chaplin sometimes did 100 takes in his silents. You did not mention video. I feel that families who excessively video record their child(ren) often shortchange and detrimentally alter the resilient, desirable, time-proven family dynamic. How do you think naiive impressionable, but talentless, clueless 12-16 year old wannabes decide that their long term career goal is “to be famous?”

]]> Comment on BAD PARENTING: Forcing A 10 Year-Old To Get Her Eyebrows Waxed by Lab Mom http://www.mammakaze.com/2010/07/15/bad-parenting-forcing-a-10-year-old-to-get-her-eyebrows-waxed/comment-page-1/#comment-214 Lab Mom Sat, 17 Jul 2010 04:57:32 +0000 http://www.mammakaze.com/?p=5128#comment-214 I saw that episode! I actually watch that regularly. (Castigate away Bruce!) Not 100% of my life is going to be dedicated to the world's injustices, but just the pure entertainment of the (trainwreckery based) entertainment in that show. Lighten up, all us fools can't be perfect like you believe you are. *eyerolling* Anyhow, I am always amazed with what most of those moms do to prep those kids, and talk about the money they spend for those titles which aren't even titles. "We spent 1000 dollars prepping and whoo-eee we won a $50 Savings Bond!" Wow, way to blow through the college fund! It makes me feel better about my own parenting choices to watch that show. Guilty pleasure I suppose, but I agree with you. What a disgraceful show of parenting. I can't believe they can even watch themselves on TV and not be totally embarrassed. If you let them set the bar then the rest of us are doing really great! I saw that episode! I actually watch that regularly. (Castigate away Bruce!) Not 100% of my life is going to be dedicated to the world’s injustices, but just the pure entertainment of the (trainwreckery based) entertainment in that show. Lighten up, all us fools can’t be perfect like you believe you are. *eyerolling*

Anyhow, I am always amazed with what most of those moms do to prep those kids, and talk about the money they spend for those titles which aren’t even titles. “We spent 1000 dollars prepping and whoo-eee we won a $50 Savings Bond!” Wow, way to blow through the college fund!

It makes me feel better about my own parenting choices to watch that show. Guilty pleasure I suppose, but I agree with you. What a disgraceful show of parenting. I can’t believe they can even watch themselves on TV and not be totally embarrassed. If you let them set the bar then the rest of us are doing really great!

]]> Comment on BAD PARENTING: Forcing A 10 Year-Old To Get Her Eyebrows Waxed by toni http://www.mammakaze.com/2010/07/15/bad-parenting-forcing-a-10-year-old-to-get-her-eyebrows-waxed/comment-page-1/#comment-212 toni Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:19:01 +0000 http://www.mammakaze.com/?p=5128#comment-212 Because if there's one thing we moms are mortified by and yet is a hot topic of conversation, it is horrific parenting by other parents. Certainly eyebrow waxing is not in the same league as female circumcision, but much closer to our own reality. And certainly something that goes on in our very own community (we're Hollywood adjacent after all). It's relevant to those of us who have given birth, believe it or not. Doesn't mean we watch this show or support it. Because if there’s one thing we moms are mortified by and yet is a hot topic of conversation, it is horrific parenting by other parents. Certainly eyebrow waxing is not in the same league as female circumcision, but much closer to our own reality. And certainly something that goes on in our very own community (we’re Hollywood adjacent after all). It’s relevant to those of us who have given birth, believe it or not. Doesn’t mean we watch this show or support it.

]]> Comment on BAD PARENTING: Forcing A 10 Year-Old To Get Her Eyebrows Waxed by bruce http://www.mammakaze.com/2010/07/15/bad-parenting-forcing-a-10-year-old-to-get-her-eyebrows-waxed/comment-page-1/#comment-211 bruce Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:25:58 +0000 http://www.mammakaze.com/?p=5128#comment-211 I can understand the review of "Sorcerer's Apprentice" (Jon Turteltaub, magic, Disney, etc., etc.), but writing about some TLC show based on really terrible, vicariously living parents who are traumatizing their children? Why are you not writing about female circumcision, child marriages, or child slavery, REAL problems. The only reason this TLC show is broadcast is because somewhere in the world some idiots will watch this crap. I, for one, not only will not watch this dreck, but will casticate any fool who DOES watch this worthless *#?!. I can understand the review of “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” (Jon Turteltaub, magic, Disney, etc., etc.), but writing about some TLC show based on really terrible, vicariously living parents who are traumatizing their children? Why are you not writing about female circumcision, child marriages, or child slavery, REAL problems. The only reason this TLC show is broadcast is because somewhere in the world some idiots will watch this crap. I, for one, not only will not watch this dreck, but will casticate any fool who DOES watch this worthless *#?!.

]]> Comment on Pasty Faced Vampires, Emo Chicks and Bare-Chested Werewolves Are Ruining Marriages by bruce http://www.mammakaze.com/2010/07/06/pasty-faced-vampires-emo-chicks-and-bare-chested-werewolves-are-ruining-marriages/comment-page-1/#comment-210 bruce Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:27:47 +0000 http://www.mammakaze.com/?p=5075#comment-210 More proof the END is near. Let's obsess about really inconsequential hack literature. Reading the 1000s and 1000s of GOOD books? Trying to protect the environment, volunteering, etc.,etc.? No, "Twilight" is SO much better spent time. The dumbing down of America is proceeding, full speed ahead! That's all, folks! More proof the END is near. Let’s obsess about really inconsequential hack literature. Reading the 1000s and 1000s of GOOD books? Trying to protect the environment, volunteering, etc.,etc.? No, “Twilight” is SO much better spent time. The dumbing down of America is proceeding, full speed ahead! That’s all, folks!

]]> Comment on Toyota Sienna Rap About Their “Swagger Wagon” by bruce http://www.mammakaze.com/2010/06/24/toyota-sienna-rap-about-their-swagger-wagon/comment-page-1/#comment-208 bruce Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:57:24 +0000 http://www.mammakaze.com/?p=5053#comment-208 Sorry, couldn't watch even one minute. Not funny, just sad. Rap is NOT music, no matter what anyone claims. That means you can like it all you want, but just as vandalism is not art, rap is not music. Music entails melody, rhythm, and harmony; two out of three does not cut it. As an advertisement, this makes that car even LESS desirable. Sorry, couldn’t watch even one minute. Not funny, just sad. Rap is NOT music, no matter what anyone claims. That means you can like it all you want, but just as vandalism is not art, rap is not music. Music entails melody, rhythm, and harmony; two out of three does not cut it. As an advertisement, this makes that car even LESS desirable.

]]> Comment on RANT: ABBY SUNDERLAND’S PARENTS SHOULD BE SMACKED by bruce http://www.mammakaze.com/2010/06/11/rant-abby-sunderlands-parents-should-be-smacked/comment-page-1/#comment-207 bruce Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:37:17 +0000 http://www.mammakaze.com/?p=5017#comment-207 Ideal candidate for the Darwin Awards. Any family this stupid should not reproduce. Too bad the girl survived. Now we'll have even MORE stupid humans. Ideal candidate for the Darwin Awards. Any family this stupid should not reproduce. Too bad the girl survived. Now we’ll have even MORE stupid humans.

]]> Comment on At Long Last – The Video Of The Song “Sisters” From The Talent Show by Rossfilms http://www.mammakaze.com/2010/06/07/at-long-last-the-video-from-the-talent-show/comment-page-1/#comment-206 Rossfilms Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:37:07 +0000 http://www.mammakaze.com/?p=4984#comment-206 BRAVO!!!!! Great job, Julia! and Aly too! Loved the choreography too. BRAVO!!!!! Great job, Julia! and Aly too!
Loved the choreography too.

]]> Comment on When Mombligations Get out of Control by toni http://www.mammakaze.com/2010/05/25/when-mombligations-get-out-of-control/comment-page-1/#comment-205 toni Wed, 26 May 2010 23:02:22 +0000 http://www.mammakaze.com/?p=4940#comment-205 Ah, mommymarchbanks...I am taking a few moments between 2 talent show performances (4 hours) and a 2 hour dress rehearsal for a dance competition to respond to your always enjoyable comments. First of all, yes, you DO make the whole mom thing look easy and quite fabulous. Second, you MUST accumulate evidence so that one day she sees the truth about what it was to be your daughter's mother. My proof will be my website, which my daughter isn't allowed to read until she's 18 or I am too tired to argue, whichever comes first. Not that you want to make them feel guilty, but they should at least appreciate the extent of our sacrifices and the depth of our love. Also, it'll prepare them for the reality of when they become mommies. Either that, or it will make them run screaming to the birth control aisle of the Walgreens. Ah, mommymarchbanks…I am taking a few moments between 2 talent show performances (4 hours) and a 2 hour dress rehearsal for a dance competition to respond to your always enjoyable comments. First of all, yes, you DO make the whole mom thing look easy and quite fabulous. Second, you MUST accumulate evidence so that one day she sees the truth about what it was to be your daughter’s mother. My proof will be my website, which my daughter isn’t allowed to read until she’s 18 or I am too tired to argue, whichever comes first. Not that you want to make them feel guilty, but they should at least appreciate the extent of our sacrifices and the depth of our love. Also, it’ll prepare them for the reality of when they become mommies. Either that, or it will make them run screaming to the birth control aisle of the Walgreens.

]]> Comment on When Mombligations Get out of Control by mommymarchbanks http://www.mammakaze.com/2010/05/25/when-mombligations-get-out-of-control/comment-page-1/#comment-204 mommymarchbanks Wed, 26 May 2010 02:23:47 +0000 http://www.mammakaze.com/?p=4940#comment-204 The last few weeks of school are always like this. I call these days, "Shot-out-of-a-cannon Days" when you feel like as soon as the alarm goes off, your hurtling through chaos of a tighltly scheduled calendar. My older daughter demonstrated her firm grasp of MY reality today when she commented on how busy her day had been, and how she wished she could just relax at home during the day like I do. I could hear crickets in the background as I managed to get my blood pressure under control and respond. Because you know what I did today? Went to three different plumbing stores, two lighting stores (we are remodeling), Target, Safeway and finally the post office...and that was just while my youngest was in preschool for 2 hours. Oh, and that was all before I planned and shopped for her Brownie meeting this afternoon. So, I'm telling myself that in order for her to think I lounge around with umbrella drinks all day, I must make this mom thing look pretty easy. And in the end, I took it as a compliment and told her that being a mother was something to aspire to, and that some day I hoped she'd be as lucky. The last few weeks of school are always like this. I call these days, “Shot-out-of-a-cannon Days” when you feel like as soon as the alarm goes off, your hurtling through chaos of a tighltly scheduled calendar.

My older daughter demonstrated her firm grasp of MY reality today when she commented on how busy her day had been, and how she wished she could just relax at home during the day like I do. I could hear crickets in the background as I managed to get my blood pressure under control and respond. Because you know what I did today? Went to three different plumbing stores, two lighting stores (we are remodeling), Target, Safeway and finally the post office…and that was just while my youngest was in preschool for 2 hours. Oh, and that was all before I planned and shopped for her Brownie meeting this afternoon.

So, I’m telling myself that in order for her to think I lounge around with umbrella drinks all day, I must make this mom thing look pretty easy. And in the end, I took it as a compliment and told her that being a mother was something to aspire to, and that some day I hoped she’d be as lucky.

]]>