Tide's tidal wave of lies

So, a few months ago Tide released an ad that featured a mother lying to her daughter.  You know the one, right?  The daughter asks her mom if she knows where her green shirt is and mom answers "it's really not my style", while reminiscing about wearing the shirt while acting like a teenager herself and staining it.  The daughter leaves and the mom runs upstairs to find the shirt and launder it with Tide.  Later we see the daughter wearing the shirt and the mom asks where she found it, making for her second lie in the ad by intimating that she had no idea where her daughter found it. 

Well, guess what?  They have a second ad out now that focuses on lying again.  This time a husband is encouraging his sons to not tell Mom about eating something Dad shouldn't be eating.  The kids warn him it is a bad idea, but he does it anyway.  And then he spills on the tablecloth.  Oh you are busted Dad.  Nope, no need to be busted when Tide helps you lie.  Just wash that tablecloth in Tide and continue to lie!  Ugh!  In the end he was so busy washing his tablecloth evidence that he left something on his face as evidence, but even then he tries to lie. 

And I have to wonder why.  Why is Tide focusing their ad campaign on lying?  Why would anyone buy a product based upon an ad campaign about lying?  Why can't their ad be about, oh, a child worrying about their favorite blanket being ruined by a stain and super mom saving the day with Tide?  I just can't understand why even our ads nowadays undermine good parenting.  It is sad, just sad.  Kids are prone to lying anyway, but now even our ads show kids that lying is a small thing, that it is no big deal to lie.  Do you think Mom would have been OK with her daughter lying had that been HER green shirt?  How would Dad have felt if the kids were the ones hiding something they had been expressly told to not do?  I can't for my life understand why anyone thought that was the right thing to show as life as normal! 

How about you?  Is lying to your kids or your spouse life as normal?

Great great news!

The doctor's apt. today went really well!  All of the fears from last week were allayed.  My blood and 24 hour catch came back fine as long as I can continue to keep food and drink down.  The doctor wants me to continue to take my meds.  So I will continue to be a little dizzy and drowsy but we all agree that is better than being sick!

Now for the important parts...The baby is doing great!  The heart rate today was 175!  How crazy is that?  And s/he was doing jumping jacks in there.  The doctor was very pleased with the baby's movement and heart rate.  He wants me back in 4 weeks for a routine apt and then two weeks after that will be in big ultrasound.  You know, the one that takes an hour.  I am allowed to take three people in with me.  Justin and Jacob make two so I have room for one more!  ;)

The only other thing I have to say is YAY!!!!

Some blessings come with a catch

Ha ha! This little baby is really giving me a run for my money. The doctors have me on taking five pills a day not counting vitamins, and if I miss one I really regret it. And all this is just so that I can eat or drink anything in a day! Yikes! I needed to be steady enough to drive Jacob to dance class yesterday so I skipped one pill. My body is freaking out now. I am back to getting sick and I can't sleep again, though I still feel exhausted. At least this pregnancy I don't have multiple jobs to maintain, majoy relationships ending, a wedding to plan or have to move. I guess that is my extra blessing there, that the difficult pregnancy is coming when I am in a situation where I can rest when I need to, hole up in a dark silent room when the migraines hit and get back rubs when required. My goodness I love when my man is good to me! :)

I go to the doctor tomorrow for them to check on me. Hopefully I will have some great news then!