- Posted by taina361
on 10/6/12 at 2:35pm (5 likes)Sometimes i wonder if he money is trully used to find a cure. If they ever do will they stop the pinktober? - Posted by psych_mom
on 10/6/12 at 3:51pm (9 likes)I would rather donate directly to the companies that research breast cancer than buy a product that may or may not give money. For example- Yoplait Yogurt. They give a certain amount of money from the lids that are entered usually (not sure if they are doing it this year) but why not give money regardless? Not only that, when you read the ingredients in the yogurt, it isn't that healthy anyways so I stopped buying it. I think a lot of comapanies are using it as a selling point and not to do good.
- Posted by TwinSoccerMom
on 10/6/12 at 3:54pm (4 likes)I am thoroughly sick of it. I am glad that so many people are trying to help (although I am doubtful as to how much actually goes to research) but it is a month long reminder of how my mother died.
- Posted by copgirl112
on 10/6/12 at 4:54pm (20 likes)I'm fine with all of the support about breast cancer. But how come we don't pay attention to all the other cancers? August is National Ovarian Cancer month but no one seems to care. Everyone just cares about breast cancer. Even though there are more deadlier cancers out there. People just partcipate in the month because breasts are oversexualized. Breasts are attractive to most people not like lungs or prostates.
- Posted by psych_mom
on 10/6/12 at 5:10pm (3 likes)It would be hard having something like that put in your face so much. Hugs!
Quoting TwinSoccerMom:
I am thoroughly sick of it. I am glad that so many people are trying to help (although I am doubtful as to how much actually goes to research) but it is a month long reminder of how my mother died.
- Posted by TwinSoccerMom
on 10/6/12 at 5:41pm (2 likes)Thank you, I appreciate the virtual hug. :-) It gets easier to deal with each year. But now I just feel like this is the "cause of the day" and the support isn't always sincere. It is more about selling their product than helping out. That gets irritating.
Quoting psych_mom:
It would be hard having something like that put in your face so much. Hugs!
Quoting TwinSoccerMom:
I am thoroughly sick of it. I am glad that so many people are trying to help (although I am doubtful as to how much actually goes to research) but it is a month long reminder of how my mother died.
- Posted by psych_mom
on 10/6/12 at 5:51pm (2 likes)You're welcome:) I agree with you. I think they do it to make themselves look like they are doing something good and not because they really care about it. Women are the main shoppers and they know this will catch our attention and we will buy products that will hopefully help a cause that will help us- but I don't buy half the stuff they say they are selling to support the cause because half of it has been linked to causing cancer with all the additives in it. If they want to help us, they should make their products healthier, lol.
Quoting TwinSoccerMom:
Thank you, I appreciate the virtual hug. :-) It gets easier to deal with each year. But now I just feel like this is the "cause of the day" and the support isn't always sincere. It is more about selling their product than helping out. That gets irritating.
Quoting psych_mom:
It would be hard having something like that put in your face so much. Hugs!
Quoting TwinSoccerMom:
I am thoroughly sick of it. I am glad that so many people are trying to help (although I am doubtful as to how much actually goes to research) but it is a month long reminder of how my mother died.
- Posted by wakymom
on 10/6/12 at 6:29pm (7 likes)I think it's overdone. Pink kitchen gadgets, pink tools, pink ribbons printed on practically everything. I've even seen pink light-up reindeer lawn Christmas decorations, complete w/ pink ribbon on the box- seriously?! To me, that is just jumping on the bandwagon to make more $. I also don't like some of the things I've heard about Komen and how it uses funds and some of the other things it's been criticized for.
My fil passed away from prostate cancer, and a girl I knew in h.s. passed away a few days after our 20th reunion from ovarian cancer. Where are the big public awareness pushes for those? And what about heart disease? More women die from that than breast cancer, yet February's awareness month for that is totally overshadowed by Valentine's Day and all the pink stuff that is still out there.
Ok, getting off my soapbox now : )
- Posted by TwinSoccerMom
on 10/6/12 at 7:44pm (1 like)Yes! I totally agree.
I really don't need a pink hand mixer or pink kitchen utensils or pink whatever. I will walk in a charity walk or give directly but I don't buy "pink".
Making our food, household items and environment safer and healthier would go a lot further in helping out than dying everything pink and calling it good.
Quoting psych_mom:
You're welcome:) I agree with you. I think they do it to make themselves look like they are doing something good and not because they really care about it. Women are the main shoppers and they know this will catch our attention and we will buy products that will hopefully help a cause that will help us- but I don't buy half the stuff they say they are selling to support the cause because half of it has been linked to causing cancer with all the additives in it. If they want to help us, they should make their products healthier, lol.
Quoting TwinSoccerMom:
Thank you, I appreciate the virtual hug. :-) It gets easier to deal with each year. But now I just feel like this is the "cause of the day" and the support isn't always sincere. It is more about selling their product than helping out. That gets irritating.
Quoting psych_mom:
It would be hard having something like that put in your face so much. Hugs!
Quoting TwinSoccerMom:
I am thoroughly sick of it. I am glad that so many people are trying to help (although I am doubtful as to how much actually goes to research) but it is a month long reminder of how my mother died.
- Posted by psych_mom
on 10/6/12 at 8:10pmWell, now, I do like those pink appliances but only because they would look cute in my vintage kitchen, lol. I do agree with what you are saying though and as much as they charge for the product, they are really giving the bare minimum to help with research. We can spend $250 on a mixer and maybe $10-$20 of that is going to research. I think that it is great that Kitchen Aid and companies like that want to help, but how many of those $250 mixers are they really going to sell? I already have one and don't have a need for another and there are many women that are the same.
Quoting TwinSoccerMom:
Yes! I totally agree.
I really don't need a pink hand mixer or pink kitchen utensils or pink whatever. I will walk in a charity walk or give directly but I don't buy "pink".
Making our food, household items and environment safer and healthier would go a lot further in helping out than dying everything pink and calling it good.
Quoting psych_mom:
You're welcome:) I agree with you. I think they do it to make themselves look like they are doing something good and not because they really care about it. Women are the main shoppers and they know this will catch our attention and we will buy products that will hopefully help a cause that will help us- but I don't buy half the stuff they say they are selling to support the cause because half of it has been linked to causing cancer with all the additives in it. If they want to help us, they should make their products healthier, lol.
Quoting TwinSoccerMom:
Thank you, I appreciate the virtual hug. :-) It gets easier to deal with each year. But now I just feel like this is the "cause of the day" and the support isn't always sincere. It is more about selling their product than helping out. That gets irritating.
Quoting psych_mom:
It would be hard having something like that put in your face so much. Hugs!
Quoting TwinSoccerMom:
I am thoroughly sick of it. I am glad that so many people are trying to help (although I am doubtful as to how much actually goes to research) but it is a month long reminder of how my mother died.
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