November 3, 2006 • Print This Post
I’m trying to write a blog after spending the day moving my college-aged son into an upstairs apartment. College-aged son has a broken ankle which makes the whole move really, really challenging. Let’s not even talk about the weeks of stress building up to it mostly due to the broken ankle. The first doctor told us the ankle was only sprained and we absolutely did not need an x-ray, and that my son should start walking on the ankle as soon as possible.
Fast forward nearly two weeks later where the orthopedic doctor is NOT HAPPY that he was walking around on a broken ankle. (Hmm, I’m thinking I might still be a little peeved—my son is fine, time for me to move on!)
I am taking a class on Public Relations class, and as part of the homework, I bought some magazines and started paying more attention to pop culture again. I thumbed through some women’s magazines and here’s what I noticed…they are selling us a load of crap. Instant weight loss in various forms, creams that will remove 10 years—all the LIES we see everyday in magazines, on TV and all around us. This is one of my daily annoyances—that advertisers can lie and get away with it.
Uh, and people call romance novels unrealistic? Romance novels promise love and a happy ending in a book, and we call it FICTION. No one is lying and promising a happily ever after in real life. Any one else see the irony here or am I really overtired?
And by the way, I’ve had enough reality for one day—I’m off to read!
Posted by Jennifer Apodaca @ 5:00 am • Filed under: Jennifer Apodaca
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The whole world of advertising is out to shaft us and take our money. There is so many products out there that if we believe the advertising they are all wonder supplements. Every diet program, pill, drink, etc. is the best - so think how great you would look if you did them all at once………LOL I hate to read advertisements that are just a bunch of Lies, but they get away with it because it boils down to big bucks for the magazines, etc.
Glad that your son is doing better, and shudder at the thought of him walking around on a broken ankle. Big hugs, I can only imagine how frustrated and mad you must have been.
happy reading
Hi Cryna, and thanks about my son! He’s really fine. Would it be great if those diets really worked, LOL!
Kim, reading is always happy
I really shouldn’t have tried writing a blog last night!
It’s all about the all mighty dollar!