Comments on: How to lose my business in one easy step (today’s lesson thanks to Vistaprint); also, breastfeeding on business cards? You betcha!

By: Z

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:02:44 +0000

If the man takes the woman’s name, does that make him the Mrs? (I’m joking, of course)

By: Z

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:36:08 +0000

On the dropdown- the CSS financial aid profile for college did the same thing. Not only do they have drop downs, but those drop downs are how they determine your legal sex without telling you. I was looking for where to put that, assumed that either it didn’t care or it would go by your SSN (your SSN has a gender marker attached even if the card doesn’t) or something, because I figured Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms/whatever have no legal basis (it doesn’t in the UK- dunno about US), so I mark what I’m least uncomfortable with. I’m still aggravated about that. If it does have a legal basis- it shouldn’t.

By: red_hibiscus

red_hibiscus — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 01:58:57 +0000

Howdy, I know what you mean about nursing in public as a public service. I definitely began to feel that way as I nursed my 2nd child and realized how often women are simply nervouse/afraid to do it.

By: Kristy

Kristy — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:29:45 +0000

First of all…I absoultely your breat feeding picture! Second…I get the whole Mr/Mrs thing. Things like that piss me off all of the time. When I fill out my kids school emergency cards, the “mothers” name comes first. I guess we are only MORE important when it comes to caring for the children. Go figure!

By: Grandfather

Grandfather — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:12:41 +0000

Can I have a card when you get one? You know me, Don’t need to leave this on BLOG, just let me know.

By: Melodie

Melodie — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:04:49 +0000

I love that photo of you too! And I totally get your annoyance about the Miss and Mrs thing. I’m married and I don’t like to be called Mrs. either. Maybe it is because I didn’t take my husband’s name, but it is nice to have an option, and I think a lot of women feel that way.

By: Slee

Slee — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:03:59 +0000

Short and to the point here- I love you.

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:09:34 +0000

I suppose I am a Mrs. I am married, and after much waffling and with incredible ambivalence I took my husband’s name. But even for me, those choices are restrictive. If I must choose, I opt for Ms. If I don’t have to choose, I prefer nothing. And I fit in those boxes. So boo, hiss Vistaprint.

And way to go on the photo!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:54:41 +0000

Oh I wish you could write in your own title. Mine would be “Her Holy Fuck of Awesomeness”.

Thanks for the heads-up on this and since vistaprint responded to our tweets, maybe they’ll actually change things. Nice teaspooning!

By: Marilyn (A Lot of Loves)

Marilyn (A Lot of Loves) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:44:29 +0000

Glad your business cards worked out for you. I’ll be watching for you at BlogHer. Hopefully you got a ticket to Sparklecorn. It should be a blast.

I find it exceedingly obnoxious that so many people get their kicks on dumping on breastfeeding mothers.