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Post by refugeepea on Dec 7, 2017 22:59:12 GMT
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Post by sleepingbooty on Dec 7, 2017 23:18:12 GMT
-A Mom who is tired of seeing non-moms treated as abnormal or less than. Lifting my glass to both of you!  |
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Post by ihaveonly1l on Dec 9, 2017 22:27:01 GMT
FYI: I used Joanna’s Hearth and Home wrapping paper for all my Christmas presents this year. It’s awesome wrapping paper.
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Post by Peamac on Dec 9, 2017 23:13:08 GMT
FYI: I used Joanna’s Hearth and Home wrapping paper for all my Christmas presents this year. It’s awesome wrapping paper. But how does it compare to BH's stone wrapping paper? ;o) |
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Post by mom on Dec 9, 2017 23:50:35 GMT
I stumbled across a BYU radio station on XM radio yesterday and the host said "Christmas is meaningless without kids" to his panel of students that he was interviewing.That comment took me by surprise. (They were discussing travels and trips to Disneyland, and the host had mentioned his trips were more meaningful because he took his children when he visited the park. Some of the guests on his show had said they loved going with their friends and it wasn't someplace they wanted to take children. Then he made the statement I quoted him saying above.) I don't have children. My SO doesn't have children. We love Christmas and we're going to Disneyland Paris this December so erm... There are plenty enough adults without children at Disneyland and many academic studies and books analysing the roots of (modern) Christmas to easily disprove the child-centric statements made by this clearly uneducated host. Christmas only became a celebration in which children were placed at the centre of it very recently. Gosh, don't get me started on all the funny stories about men dressing as women and the Pope (was it Pope Felix II? #IcouldcheckbutIamlazy) trying to tame Christmas celebrations only two decades after the Church officially declared it the feast of Christ's birth back in the 4th century by Pope Julius I #gotonePoperight #Ithink. People were drinking and eating excessively (and, let me repeat it, men dressing up as women  ), not piling up toys under a pine tree.  Also, this host needs to look up the word meaning in the dictionary. 'Nuff said. *goes back to checking Christmas parade schedule at Disneyland* Obiously, adults who don't have children do not live less meaningful lives nor do they experience contemporary society's child-centric feasts and places less because they don't have children. But I guess I should just go back to the club and take some recreational drugs because, clearly, I'm not a proper adult and won't "get it" until I do end up accidentally having a kid or something-something. Well, I *have* kids and DH & I only go to Walt Disney World without them. 'Cause its more fun without their whining, begging, etc. Only way to go IMHO. SaveSave |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2017 0:40:51 GMT
I don't have children. My SO doesn't have children. We love Christmas and we're going to Disneyland Paris this December so erm... There are plenty enough adults without children at Disneyland and many academic studies and books analysing the roots of (modern) Christmas to easily disprove the child-centric statements made by this clearly uneducated host. Christmas only became a celebration in which children were placed at the centre of it very recently. Gosh, don't get me started on all the funny stories about men dressing as women and the Pope (was it Pope Felix II? #IcouldcheckbutIamlazy) trying to tame Christmas celebrations only two decades after the Church officially declared it the feast of Christ's birth back in the 4th century by Pope Julius I #gotonePoperight #Ithink. People were drinking and eating excessively (and, let me repeat it, men dressing up as women ), not piling up toys under a pine tree. Also, this host needs to look up the word meaning in the dictionary. 'Nuff said. *goes back to checking Christmas parade schedule at Disneyland* Obiously, adults who don't have children do not live less meaningful lives nor do they experience contemporary society's child-centric feasts and places less because they don't have children. But I guess I should just go back to the club and take some recreational drugs because, clearly, I'm not a proper adult and won't "get it" until I do end up accidentally having a kid or something-something. Well, I *have* kids and DH & I only go to Walt Disney World without them. 'Cause its more fun without their whining, begging, etc. Only way to go IMHO. SaveSaveyou bad (  ) |
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Post by ihaveonly1l on Dec 10, 2017 1:07:26 GMT
FYI: I used Joanna’s Hearth and Home wrapping paper for all my Christmas presents this year. It’s awesome wrapping paper. But how does it co.pare to BH's stone wrapping paper? ;o) I've never had BH stone wrap, but I have used other stone wrap that I got from TM. I opted to stop using it because it's hard to unwrap. Wrapping paper should rip. The year I used stone wrap to wrap my 5 year old niece's birthday present she couldn't get it open.  I also wanted a paper that we could recycle-which you cannot do with stone wrap. |
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Post by anonrefugee on Dec 10, 2017 17:53:20 GMT
But how does it co.pare to BH's stone wrapping paper? ;o) I've never had BH stone wrap, but I have used other stone wrap that I got from TM. I opted to stop using it because it's hard to unwrap. Wrapping paper should rip. The year I used stone wrap to wrap my 5 year old niece's birthday present she couldn't get it open. I also wanted a paper that we could recycle-which you cannot do with stone wrap. Our town recycles everything except styrofoam, and stone paper can be included as one of the plastics. However, using it as wrapping paper and trying to market it as eco friendly has got to be one of the more bogus green washings ever! Use it in a building application, make it into a sign, or anything where water resistance and durability matters. But please don't make it an inherently disposable product and then claim it's eco friendly because of its origins as by-product. ( ihaveonly1l that rant wasn't directed at you, I only quoted because responding to recycling comment.) |
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Post by 950nancy on Dec 11, 2017 2:19:03 GMT
Christmas is what you make of it. No need to label it for everyone else.
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Post by steakgoddess on Dec 11, 2017 5:46:59 GMT
I don't have children. My SO doesn't have children. We love Christmas and we're going to Disneyland Paris this December so erm... There are plenty enough adults without children at Disneyland and many academic studies and books analysing the roots of (modern) Christmas to easily disprove the child-centric statements made by this clearly uneducated host. Christmas only became a celebration in which children were placed at the centre of it very recently. Gosh, don't get me started on all the funny stories about men dressing as women and the Pope (was it Pope Felix II? #IcouldcheckbutIamlazy) trying to tame Christmas celebrations only two decades after the Church officially declared it the feast of Christ's birth back in the 4th century by Pope Julius I #gotonePoperight #Ithink. People were drinking and eating excessively (and, let me repeat it, men dressing up as women ), not piling up toys under a pine tree. Also, this host needs to look up the word meaning in the dictionary. 'Nuff said. *goes back to checking Christmas parade schedule at Disneyland* Obiously, adults who don't have children do not live less meaningful lives nor do they experience contemporary society's child-centric feasts and places less because they don't have children. But I guess I should just go back to the club and take some recreational drugs because, clearly, I'm not a proper adult and won't "get it" until I do end up accidentally having a kid or something-something. Well, I *have* kids and DH & I only go to Walt Disney World without them. 'Cause its more fun without their whining, begging, etc. Only way to go IMHO. SaveSaveWe go without the kids. I also go solo. That's the best. 😂 |
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Post by dudleypippen on Dec 11, 2017 18:38:41 GMT
The Magnolia thing gives me the heeby geebies, largely because it's their own brand and their own vision. If they decide that your product doesn't fit in it is not a value judgement on your product, it's a business decision. As far as being transparent, you can share about ups and downs of owning your own business in a way to encourage others without coming across as whining.
More recently, I'm all about doing good and sharing time/talent/treasure/whatever with others but I'm beginning to wonder if BH doesn't believe it's a good act until it's posted on social media. I know many people out doing good in the world humbly without constantly talking about it and somehow that seems more genuine than the constant barrage of posts.
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Post by Elsabelle on Dec 11, 2017 18:44:35 GMT
My daughter is now referring to BH as Beggy Higgins.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Dec 11, 2017 18:45:18 GMT
steakgoddess mom Yes, people who get it! We just got back from Disneyland. We were tantrum-free (except for the one child who suddenly threw himself in my legs while I was picking an ornament because his parents would only allow him to get one toy as a souvenir #whatareyoudoingchild #Iamholdingaglassbaublehere  ), free to choose which rides we did, which characters to interact with, where to stand to watch the Christmas parade and where to eat. It was wonderful.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Dec 11, 2017 18:48:04 GMT
My daughter is now referring to BH as Beggy Higgins. Oh, ouch, bull's eye! It is now officially Beggy Higgins, y'all. You have raised her well! |
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Post by 950nancy on Dec 11, 2017 18:53:07 GMT
Well, I *have* kids and DH & I only go to Walt Disney World without them. 'Cause its more fun without their whining, begging, etc. Only way to go IMHO. SaveSaveWe go without the kids. I also go solo. That's the best. 😂 Best time I had was with my 20 year-old son and left the other two fuddy duddies at home! |
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Dec 11, 2017 19:18:08 GMT
My daughter is now referring to BH as Beggy Higgins. Love it! Maybe we can start to call TC Takey Claiborne? |
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Post by mom on Dec 11, 2017 19:20:20 GMT
My daughter is now referring to BH as Beggy Higgins. Love it! Maybe we can start to call TC Takey Claiborne? Best thing all day!! ROFL thank you! SaveSave |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2017 23:04:36 GMT
To me, the Magnolia brand is Chip & Jo. It's clearly a reflection of their vision and the partnership they built as married and business. Why would they want to tack on third party products especially when they just launched this home brand? They don't really need to go outside of their own creativity.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2017 23:38:17 GMT
To me, the Magnolia brand is Chip & Jo. It's clearly a reflection of their vision and the partnership they built as married and business. Why would they want to tack on third party products especially when they just launched this home brand? They don't really need to go outside of their own creativity. I think that's the thorn in beckys side. She's been In this biz for going on 20 years now and she's still not a relative household name. Chip and Joanna Gaines--they have the tv show (which I've never even watched) and the commercials of her slapping his ass 20 times a day is ingrained in my brain. I know their brand just because of a 8 second tv spot. I hopped onto beckys feed because I needed a good laugh and she's still spouting that ridiculous "secret to cultivating a good life" which comes off as extremely condescending because god forbid we ALREADY F*CKING KNOW HOW TO LIVE A GOOD LIFE BECKY, and it was about some reader who's child had leukemia and I had to close the window because I don't need to be told how lucky I am that my kid isn't dying. I already know that and my struggles are no different or better or worse than anyone else. The reason becky wants to partner with magnolia (besides money) is because they figured out the secret to success/longevity and she hasn't. She's assuming Joanna doesn't scrapbook and that's her way in but again she's comes off as an asshole making these generalizations based on the characters they portray in television. It'd be like me assuming Mariah Carey doesn't bake cookies with her kids because she doesn't have published pictures of her baking with them. How the f*ck would I know the inner workings of her home? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2017 8:59:03 GMT
Elsabelle I love kids. That is so funny. I won't get that out of my head every time I see a Beggy Higgins product. Now, I have Stinkerbell (Tinkerbell) courtesy of a little girl in a store screaming that in excitement when she saw a Stinkerbell doll. Donald Duck Trumpet (Donald Trump) courtesy of Pink's daughter. For everyone who was insulted about Donald Duck remember Pink's daughter just lost her first tooth. Kids always give me the best new lines. scrapaddict702 Love, love, love Takey Clairborne You gave me a new line. You are now officially a little kid. I never watched Chip & JoAnna show. I don't even have a cable. I don't even know if it is streamed. I have to catch up on Punisher & Stranger Things. I don't think I will be watching Chip & JoAnna's show. I do know JoAnna from the celeb gossip sites. Nobody has anything bad to say about her. Most talk about her complimentary. Who I don't hear about on the gossip sites is Beggy Higgins! I don't think Beggy will be in those realms any time soon and if she does it won't be good. I can see it now how well she would go over. I do think poor baby girl has some fantasy issues vs reality issues and that she has people in her life who enable this. Somebody needs to love her enough to tell her NO! She's going down to the path of royal embarrassment in style. I don't really peek at these crazy women's feeds. I peek at the Kardashians feeds because I enjoy their kind of craziness. I just peeked at Becky's. Damn!!!!!! I thought Instagram at first was going way overboard on ads. Then I realized it was her feed! No thank you Becky to your cultivating a good life. That seriously looks like a fakey life. Honestly, I thought it was a Macy's ad at first. julie5 Mariah says she doesn't bake. She said that an interview one time, lol. I know what you meant. I had this image of Mariah in her heels and her short dress baking with her kids. That would be the greatest. Plus, Mariah's twins are so adorable.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2017 17:13:27 GMT
Elsabelle I love kids. That is so funny. I won't get that out of my head every time I see a Beggy Higgins product. Now, I have Stinkerbell (Tinkerbell) courtesy of a little girl in a store screaming that in excitement when she saw a Stinkerbell doll. Donald Duck Trumpet (Donald Trump) courtesy of Pink's daughter. For everyone who was insulted about Donald Duck remember Pink's daughter just lost her first tooth. Kids always give me the best new lines. scrapaddict702 Love, love, love Takey Clairborne You gave me a new line. You are now officially a little kid. I never watched Chip & JoAnna show. I don't even have a cable. I don't even know if it is streamed. I have to catch up on Punisher & Stranger Things. I don't think I will be watching Chip & JoAnna's show. I do know JoAnna from the celeb gossip sites. Nobody has anything bad to say about her. Most talk about her complimentary. Who I don't hear about on the gossip sites is Beggy Higgins! I don't think Beggy will be in those realms any time soon and if she does it won't be good. I can see it now how well she would go over. I do think poor baby girl has some fantasy issues vs reality issues and that she has people in her life who enable this. Somebody needs to love her enough to tell her NO! She's going down to the path of royal embarrassment in style. I don't really peek at these crazy women's feeds. I peek at the Kardashians feeds because I enjoy their kind of craziness. I just peeked at Becky's. Damn!!!!!! I thought Instagram at first was going way overboard on ads. Then I realized it was her feed! No thank you Becky to your cultivating a good life. That seriously looks like a fakey life. Honestly, I thought it was a Macy's ad at first. julie5 Mariah says she doesn't bake. She said that an interview one time, lol. I know what you meant. I had this image of Mariah in her heels and her short dress baking with her kids. That would be the greatest. Plus, Mariah's twins are so adorable. For anyone curious, Fixer Upper the Chip and Joanna show is now streaming on Hulu. |
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Post by Elsabelle on Dec 13, 2017 22:55:41 GMT
Elsabelle I love kids. That is so funny. I won't get that out of my head every time I see a Beggy Higgins product. Now, I have Stinkerbell (Tinkerbell) courtesy of a little girl in a store screaming that in excitement when she saw a Stinkerbell doll. Donald Duck Trumpet (Donald Trump) courtesy of Pink's daughter. For everyone who was insulted about Donald Duck remember Pink's daughter just lost her first tooth. Kids always give me the best new lines. This wasn't a little kiddie slip of the tongue. My daughter is a sharp witted 15 year old that knows all about the TC and BH situations.  |
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Post by anonrefugee on Dec 13, 2017 23:40:53 GMT
Elsabelle I love kids. That is so funny. I won't get that out of my head every time I see a Beggy Higgins product. Now, I have Stinkerbell (Tinkerbell) courtesy of a little girl in a store screaming that in excitement when she saw a Stinkerbell doll. Donald Duck Trumpet (Donald Trump) courtesy of Pink's daughter. For everyone who was insulted about Donald Duck remember Pink's daughter just lost her first tooth. Kids always give me the best new lines. This wasn't a little kiddie slip of the tongue. My daughter is a sharp witted 15 year old that knows all about the TC and BH situations. Even better |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2017 8:30:11 GMT
This wasn't a little kiddie slip of the tongue. My daughter is a sharp witted 15 year old that knows all about the TC and BH situations. That is even better! There is nothing better than a sharp witted teenager. They turn out to be sassy, snarky, sharp-witted women. We need more of those kind of girls in this world. |
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Post by lasteve1 on Dec 14, 2017 13:03:49 GMT
Has anyone seen BH’s Instagram stories? She has a flip through of the book she made for the Gaines’ and is talking about a collaboration with them again.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2017 15:45:43 GMT
Has anyone seen BH’s Instagram stories? She has a flip through of the book she made for the Gaines’ and is talking about a collaboration with them again. I can't stand her mouth when she talks so I can't hear what she said about the copyright issues. I'm sure it was something like : "well they'll probably be so flattered so it won't matter". |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Dec 14, 2017 16:19:58 GMT
I am giggling my derrière off. Becky made them a regular photo book with flatlay option (which Blurb carries now as well if anyone wants to get the effect for not a lot of money). She goes on about how she made the book using the PL app. And then there is literally NOT A SINGLE PL FILLER CARD in there besides a wood veneer print. Nothing, nada, zilch. It's just basic photo layouts which you can get for free with any photo book software online book companies offer with a few journaling cards. She, of course, picked the most minimalist journaling cards she could find in her offer. Nothing about it said Project Life. What it did say: 1. Becky doesn't think her PL card designs are classy enough for a book project for someone important. Really, there's just some journaling here and there. 2. Becky's PL app is about... erm... photo book page templates? 3. Becky's desperate to sell them... erm...? A link to her app? I don't even know. 4. Becky really needs new friends she can hire to work for her because nobody thought it was creepy af she was collecting that many photos from C&J online to make a book about their staged perfect-looking life? 5. Becky really needs new friends she can hire to work for her because she needs someone to tell them that a brand like Magnolia certainly has a similar book and portfolio laying around somewhere. They don't get pro photo shoots done to let the pictures rot away on Google Image Search. I'm not sure if she understands this just showed how ignorant she is about the type (and size) of business she's trying to get in bed with. Oh my. 6. Becky says she just made the book to say thank you to C&J for being such good-hearted Christian people. Talk about being tone-deaf in today's world. Can't wait to see her make next: a photo book for good-hearted Muslim people, a photo book for good-hearted Jewish people, a photo books for good-hearted Buddhist people, a photo book for good-hearted atheist people, etc. Should be fun. On a positive note, that's a nice sweater she was wearing in those IG Stories. Cute outfit overall. And she looks much better since she has dropped the raccoon eye eyeliner. |
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Post by paperamy on Dec 14, 2017 16:39:34 GMT
Has anyone seen BH’s Instagram stories? She has a flip through of the book she made for the Gaines’ and is talking about a collaboration with them again. I can't stand her mouth when she talks so I can't hear what she said about the copyright issues. I'm sure it was something like : "well they'll probably be so flattered so it won't matter". More along the lines of "it's for personal use, I'm not selling it, so it's perfectly fine." |
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Dec 14, 2017 16:43:33 GMT
she is talking about a collaboration with them again. LOL!! she never "collaborated" with them in the first place; she just went all stalkerish and took their photos to make a photo book they didn't ask for. 6. Becky says she just made the book to say thank you to C&J for being such good-hearted Christian people. Talk about being tone-deaf in today's world. Can't wait to see her make next: a photo book for good-hearted Muslim people, a photo book for good-hearted Jewish people, a photo books for good-hearted Buddhist people, a photo book for good-hearted atheist people, etc. Should be fun. yeah, right. HAHAHA!! |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2017 17:16:52 GMT
We should turn this into an official beggy Higgins thread.
And on that note what the actual f*ck is her obsession over the freaking notebooks and wrapping paper? You'd think she invented the f*cking notebook.
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), not piling up toys under a pine tree. 
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I also wanted a paper that we could recycle-which you cannot do with stone wrap. 
), free to choose which rides we did, which characters to interact with, where to stand to watch the Christmas parade and where to eat. It was wonderful. 
