Typecast

I wrote this post while participating in an influencer campaign by Mumsnet on behalf of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care and received a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate.   Please view my disclosure policy for more details. ¨¨°º©©º°¨¨ I think it was during a childhood developmental check that my parents found out I had issues with my eyesight.  Tunnel vision was mentioned, but soon dismissed and it was agreed that I should have regular check-ups to monitor the situation.  As a child of the 70's there were a grand total of one style of frame available in three colours- pink, blue or brown.  Lots of attempts were made (by my parents) to make me wear my glasses and lots of attempts were made (by me) to 'lose' the glasses.  I was never over-confident about my appearance in the first place  and the f ace furniture just made me feel even more self-conscious about my looks .     I'm not even sure why ...

I'm really surprised us children of the 70's and 80's are alive.   After all, we're all influenced by cartoons , aren't we?

I have written a calmer, more balanced article about my Mumsnet experience which has been published in the "Shit Happens" section of   In The Powder Room . There is also a response from Justine Roberts , co-founder of Mumsnet.  Head on over there to have a read. (all links will open in a new browser window)

I am always on the lookout to reach to new audiences and I am loving the way in which some very popular websites such as Netmums and Mumsnet are embracing the boom in blogging and finding ways to promote blogs and bloggers to their readers. I mention Netmums and Mumsnet specifically because I applied to be part of each of their new blogger networks and have had totally conflicting experiences.  Each have set up what is going to be a valuable source of blogs, information and assistance.