You know, that political propaganda piece with the slick graphics that came out last year. The one that shocked a nation into the realization that we are on an undeniable road toward losing control of our bladders. The one that tried to convince us that each and every American can make a difference by doing Kegels daily. Everyone knows that movie was funded by the adult diaper industry.
Someone in Hollywood needs to get ahold of this idea. It will be the next great parody, in the tradition of Store Wars, Spinal Tap, Spaceballs, and Top Secret!. (Yes, I know how to punctuate. It has a ! in the title.)
In all seriousness, I loved Inconvenient Truth and am glad it did so well. Despite any of its flaws and the resulting criticism, Al Gore, et al. achieved something that none of the rest of us have been able to do. He created a green tipping point. It's now cool to be concerned about climate change. Oprah is on board. So, is Wal-Mart (although I'll still never shop there). More Joe & Jane Publics than ever before are curious about the environment and thinking about the future.
Sure, there's a lot of focus on CFLs (compact fluorescent light bulbs) and organic shampoo and not enough on the manufacturing and transportation chains that lines the shelves of every megastore with them. But, it's a start. Good things will come of this.
Meanwhile, what parodies have you enjoyed? How did Inconvenient Truth impact you?
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A friend of mine runs a private-care home for elderly people and says incontinence is often the last straw for families that have been trying to care for someone at home. In her words, "if you want to stay out of a nursing home, do your Kegels." Plus, think of the environmental impact of all those Poise pads and adult diapers.
My daily eco-geekery was to make slippers for my kids from leftover fleece Halloween-costume material. I plan to no-slip the soles this evening with silicone caulk. (Thank you, internet!)
It's interesting and sad to me that our parents changed our diapers thousands of times in those first few years fairly uncomplainingly, but we will put our parents in a nursing home before we return the favor. But I'm probably romanticizing what that relationship should be. It has got to be very difficult to keep up good care and hygiene for someone who is incontinent when you are a full-time working adult who probably still has kids you are raising, too. Definitely a good motivation for doing Kegels now!
Thanks for the silicone caulk tip! I was wondering how I could non-slip my son's socks. They often run around in just socks at daycare.
It has got to be very difficult to keep up good care and hygiene for someone who is incontinent when you are a full-time working adult who probably still has kids you are raising, too. Definitely a good motivation for doing Kegels now!
Amen. I have a couple of relatives who have pushed themselves to the brink, physically and financially, to care for older family members at home. The sad thing is that home health aides are costly, hard to find and often not reimbursed by government programs. So off to the nursing home people go, for lack of better options. We really need to overhaul the way we care for our elders in this country.
Oh, and now Hurricanehead is mad because I caulked his slippers and "they don't slip anymore!"
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