Can you relate to this program?

I can relate to the show, however I don't think the "fixes" are for the average american. I am a stay at home mom who will be entering back into the workforce within the next year. I watched an episode of a woman getting back into the workforce. One of her fixes was to go to a career counselor type person, that charged $50 an hour. She also paid $850 for a Japanese hair straightening. How many average american scan actaully afford these fixes? That hair treatment costs more than my mortgage payment. What do you do when you can't afford the things that are suggested. I have thin, frizzy, damaged hair. What can I do to fix my hair for when I go on interviews. My hair is so damged that in my part I have breakage causing stary spikes/flyaways. My nails are worse than my hair. They break, bend, chip and I have cuts and tears all around the fingernail/cuticle bed. I am obviously going to have trouble finding a career. (based on the way I look. hair and nails). Another stoy was of a rock star who is a mom. I can relate to her because you really do have to take the baby everwhere, but then she complained about having to go shopping with her nanny. My husband and I live on one income, around $35,000 a year. I think this show is geared more for the people who can afford the "fixes".

I have to agree. Fifty dollars to pay someone to counsel you are finding is a job is an incredible amount of money, especially if you are unemployed. As far as $850 for a hair treatment, that is an obsene amount of money. If your hair is frizzy chances are it is naturally curly and a curl enhansing (sorry about the spelling) cream could do wonders. If that doesn't work put it up, a loose but is professional, but with strand coming out of it, it's trendy also. The nails cut them short and use lotion (cocoa butter is better)

My question is, what is the web site they went to, to do the color choosing for their room. My husband and I can never agree on paint colors. If he had his way every room would be a different shade of blue. I sure would appreciate knowing where to go.
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I just caught the show and thought it was pretty cool. The tightrope thing was witty and I could relate. Finally there's a show thats fun to watch and has something to say. Like the host too - she's funny, in fact she kind of reminds me of one of my girlfriends. Can't wait to see more!!!!

I LOVE this new show! I mean, absolutely LOVE it! It's my half hour of morning solitude while my 9 month old daughter naps. This show keeps me on my feet and helps me relax all at the same time! I laugh and I learn whats going on in the lives of other 'yummy mummys', the show is just amazing!! And, my husband likes the pointers I get too!

Love the program! My time to retreat in the am away from the rugrats. Some of the material is by far fantasy for most moms, but hey it's nice to dream! Love to see more "real moms" day-to-day lives featured.

Cheap fix can do wonders! Try Infusium 23 leave in treatment. After you shower and are getting ready dampen all of your hair with the leave in treatment and scrunch your somewhat devistated curls. God gave you curls so now do what is best let them curl. Give life to the curl. at first it will have the "wet" look on your drive let it dry. when you arrive just shake your hair and the curl should be rejuvinated. No need for expensive products. I have curly hair that will frizz like bozo the clown but by using this method I have beautiful naturally Curly hair. As for what you should do for work. Well that depends on you and what your strengths are. Write me back and I will try to help. Robin

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Originally posted by bmuchler1:
I can relate to the show, however I don't think the "fixes" are for the average american. I am a stay at home mom who will be entering back into the workforce within the next year. I watched an episode of a woman getting back into the workforce. One of her fixes was to go to a career counselor type person, that charged $50 an hour. She also paid $850 for a Japanese hair straightening. How many average american scan actaully afford these fixes? That hair treatment costs more than my mortgage payment. What do you do when you can't afford the things that are suggested. I have thin, frizzy, damaged hair. What can I do to fix my hair for when I go on interviews. My hair is so damged that in my part I have breakage causing stary spikes/flyaways. My nails are worse than my hair. They break, bend, chip and I have cuts and tears all around the fingernail/cuticle bed. I am obviously going to have trouble finding a career. (based on the way I look. hair and nails). Another stoy was of a rock star who is a mom. I can relate to her because you really do have to take the baby everwhere, but then she complained about having to go shopping with her nanny. My husband and I live on one income, around $35,000 a year. I think this show is geared more for the people who can afford the "fixes".

I really don't like this show much at all.

Firstly, we are an american audience and this is a canadian show... so there are a lot of things that just don't pertain to us.

But other things are worse.

The carseat segment... keeping in mind these folks are in Canada... discussed nothing about how long to keep baby rearfacing, tightening the straps on the seat the mom was already using (the peg perego primo viaggio that Colter was using had straps that were too loose), and had a child who was over 40lbs (in canada, it is the law that children not use boosters till at least 40lbs sitting in an alpha omega, with it put at the top most slots, which are for booster only, but with the harnesses... and he said "for use from birth right up to the lap belt"... no one, especially a child, should use only a lap belt....you certainly can't use boosters with them.

And they gave misinformation on installing... that infant seat, which was a graco, CAN touch the front seat, but it is older, so the handle did have to be down.

The booster headrest on Charizette was too low... the guides for the belt should have been at or above her shoulders... and the belt was far too loose...

As for the stroller, segment, they showed off a nice Maclaren Quest/Techno (not sure which it was) saying it was for toddlers... but you can use the Techno or Quest from birth-3mo at the earliest.

If they are going to promote the show as informative, they should do their research.

Kat

Love this show, BUT, I agree with some of the posters: lots of things discussed are outrageously expensive. Also, when you show products that are supposed to make our lives easier (ie that super cool triple stroller from the out and about episode-- for an infant, toddler and a ride-along) Please, please, PLEASE tell us the brand and info on where to buy. If you can't do that on the air, at least give us a resources section online. NOt fair to show us cure-all's and then not tell us how to get them.

Ha ha I am Canadian and I haven't even HEARD of this show....

I agree. I like the show, but the "fixes" are not realistic for me. I would like to see a show where women who, like the post I am responding to, are making it on 35,000 a year. That's an amazing feat to do, live well and not feel deprived in our "I deserve to treat myself" culture. Maybe if I was not paying for cable I could eventually save up enough to afford a nice hair treatment or at least to have my nails done...

I too feel that while the show addresses important topics, it does not address it in the most useful way. For example, today on the show the yummy mummy crew discussed scheduled c-sections and only discussed it as a matter of convenience. however, they did not address the idea that many women may schedule c-sections, not for their own convenience, but for the safety of the child, due to the many opportunities for complications during vaginal delivery. i'm not even one of those women. but i just find the cheeky tone of the show a little offensive.

I too am Canadian and have never heard of the show. I just couldn't find the surviving motherhood forum and ended up here!!
I do agree that the hair treatments sound stupidly expensive and would never in my right mind pay that much. I cut my hair once a year and pay max $40 for it. It usually even ends up being my birthday or mother's day gift.

As for the car seat thing. Did you know that almost all car seats with the base that you keep in the vehicle and the detachable carrier that you click off failed in crash testing? The carrier flies right off the base. I refuse to use the base and will use the slots (rear facing) as long as the seatbelt will lock. But I make sure that I can not move the carrier in any way more than a half an inch. Sometimes depending on the seat design, you have to use a towel or blanket to sterdy it and keep it at the right level.