Wear it pink

[cornflakegirl]

C'mon! You're on the verge of electing your first black president - and when he was born, you still had segregation laws!

 

[Jon von der Heyden]

We should question how favouring one gender for such opportunies can be a good thing, both in terms of health care, and the publicity.

No-one here has suggested that we should exclusively focus our efforts on raising funds to combat breast cancer. I happen to enjoy getting involved in fund raising events for a whole heap of charities (when the opportunity presents itself). Wear It Pink is but only one or my favoured events - and regardless of what has been said in an particular earlier post BREAST CANCER AWARENESS IS STILL A DESERVING CHARITY!!!

The victims of breast cancer are not only women - considering those they leave behind are often husbands, children etc...

That anybody would criticise raising funds for such a deserving charity is just mind boggling! Honestly!!

(I also don't think there would be an outcry if there was a men-only Race for Life equivalent for prostate cancer.)

And there is an annual race for life for men (unsure what condition it focusses on tho). And a great many women participated in the event - happily!!

Nuff said!

 

[Richard Schollar]

r. I happen to enjoy getting involved in fund raising events for a whole heap of charities (when the opportunity presents itself).

Especially when it means you get to wear pink, huh Jon?

 

[cornflakegirl]

That anybody would criticise raising funds for such a deserving charity is just mind boggling! Honestly!!

I can't speak for anyone else, but I'm certainly not criticising your charitable efforts. I just think it's unfortunate that the charities that can organise big awareness and fundraising days get a disproportionately large slice of the pie. My company has the NSPCC as its partner charity this year. My department is on track to raise £10k for them. Now the NSPCC do fantastic work, but £10k is a drop in the ocean for them, whereas for a small local charity, it could be transforming.

But I'm certainly not having a go at you Jon. And not just because the pink bra really suits you!

 

[Jon von der Heyden]

I wasn't referring to any comments made by you Emma

I was feeling somewhat grumpy last night - what with my little girl kicking off depriving me of sleep for the 3rd consecutive night! I think I may have over-reacted a little! Sorry!

 

[cornflakegirl]

Sleep deprivation - ugh!
(How old is your little bundle of joy now?)

 

[Jon von der Heyden]

Nearly 2 months. She was really good in the beginning! I think she's going thru a growth spurt! Can you relate then?

 

[cornflakegirl]

My son is 3, so most nights no. But if he's ill in the night, I'm in no fit state the next day!

 

[riaz]

My son is 3, so most nights no. But if he's ill in the night, I'm in no fit state the next day!

There is a cure for babies being ill in the night. It's called "Daddy it's your turn", usually more effective if accompanied by a jab in the back.

Oh, those were the days.....

 

[cornflakegirl]

It's not quite so effective when you need one of you to look after the sick child, and the other to clean the vomit out the carpet. Again.