Earlier this month, popstar Pink (or P!nk) and her motocross racer husband Carey Hart just welcomed a baby girl into the world. People are excited to see this new edition to their family. So excited in fact, the paparazzi were following them around trying get that first picture of baby Willow Sage. Pink was more than a little pissed about the aggressive lengths photographers will go to in order to snap that pic. Pink’s rant awakened the protective mama bear in Stephanie Potter, who has the following to say:
Back when I was swimming in my Mother’s tent covered belly, social media, let alone the internet, wasn’t on her mind. She worried about our neighborhood, what friends I would have, and how she would protect me from local strangers and potential creeps. She had no need to worry about people one city away, let alone folks in different time zones. Read more...
1. New mom Pink wrote an excellent rant on her site directed towards the paps who are stalking her family. They’ve got a new family photo shoot in People because she and husband Carey Hart want to be able to control the media’s access to their daughter. “We are so appreciative that people are interested in seeing our daughter. We WANT to share our joys with you, but as parents (and new parents), we should be able to govern these decisions, shouldn’t we?” Yes.
2. So we all know a bunch of Emma and Sarahs and Julias, right? All those Victorian names that started really coming back into fashion a couple decades ago are now on their way down again. Also on the list of names trending down are Grace and Ella, but we thought those names only super took off in the last five-10 years? The New York Times article suggests perhaps the lack of Jane Austen movies in theatres these days has something to do with it. (So bring on Pride and Prejudice and Zombies! The world needs more Elizabeths!) Read more...
