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Hey 'Mums', I have to share this very patronising press release

146 replies

edam · 15/05/2013 14:58

My inbox has rarely been so insulted... patronising, sexist and ungrammatical. Wow.

"New Campaign to give Mums the confidence to get organised, save money and improve family health
"The Five Million Mums Campaign launches today with a call to challenge Five Million Mums to create Five million healthy families by embracing organising and cooking skills and passing them onto the next generation.

"The 2013 Confident Mum survey found that 1 in 3 mums says that they can?t provide healthy meals because they are not organised.

"The new survey of 1,132 Mums across the UK and Ireland reveals that while all Mums know the importance of healthy meals, and most can cook a meal from scratch using fresh ingredients, 1 in 3 have replaced the amount of fresh vegetables and fruit they buy with unhealthy, ?cheap?, processed foods in order to combat rising food prices. Supermarket ?deals? encouraging multi-buy are leading 1 in 2 Mums to admit to wasting more food than they would like, and not getting the intended savings they needed.

"Sian Breslin, home economist and the driving force behind the Five Million Mums Campaign explains that this down to a lack of simple organisation skills in the kitchen. She said, ?I?m not surprised by these figures. Rising trends in poor health is no longer a cooking ability issue, nor is it down to a lack of health education. With the 21st Century Mum being busier than ever before, and with supermarkets and food brands influencing our every food decision, Mums need to be more organised in the kitchen. The alternative is unhealthy, processed, convenience foods and poor family health. We have to take action now to combat the rising epidemic in family obesity, diabetes, and diet related disease. Five Million Mums is aimed at giving Mums the confidence to take the lead and get organised in the kitchen?.

"On an optimistic note the survey, conducted in partnership with My Family Club and Mummy Pages, reveal that 8 in 10 families do eat together, at least 3 times a week! So contrary to popular myth, the family dinner remains a cornerstone for many families.

"The Five Million Mums Campaign launches today with a call to challenge Five Million Mums to create Five million healthy families by embracing organising and cooking skills and passing them onto the next generation. The campaign embraces technology believing that modern Mums can make use of it to organise their kitchen. This makes meal planning and organising skills, which our mums and grannies did so well, really relevant to todays Mums.

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anklebitersmum · 15/05/2013 17:11

OH. MY. GOD

Please. 5 million 'Mums' at a fiver a piece per month for dishing up cottage pie her way and advocating getting off the sofa planning in advance.

Nice work if you can get it especially if you can pretend it's all for the good of the children

YoniBottsBumgina · 15/05/2013 17:12

Blush Blush Blush

Ooooops!

Delayingtactic · 15/05/2013 17:17

Fuckin' hell. I better put a pinny on, tidy my hair and go and take control of the kitchen. How very silly of me to think I am in an adult partnership and therefore share in the responsibility for household management with DH. Silly me.

StealthOfficialCrispTester · 15/05/2013 17:20

Ooh cunning who mentioned ready meals? This is the management of the horse meat scandal. Sneaky

badguider · 15/05/2013 17:21

DH Is in charge of food and cooking in this house... I guess that means i'm not a 'real' mum???

MakesCakesWhenStressed · 15/05/2013 17:23

ignoring all the stuff you lot have so eloquently pointed out cab i justl highlight how she contradicts herself saying at one point that 'mums' cook unhealthily because we're so crap disorganised then in the next breath saying it's because we're all poor abd fresh fruit and veg is expensive. which is it? Because we're crap or because food is so costly?

MadBusLady · 15/05/2013 17:24

"Sian Breslin, home economist and the driving force behind the Five Million Mums Campaign explains that this down to a lack of simple organisation skills in the kitchen."

Yeah, sort it out, you fuckwits! Stop keeping pasta in the dishwasher and accidentally filling the kettle with Fanta.

YoniTime · 15/05/2013 17:26

Oh it costs money too?
What's up with all this empowering/patronising bollocks they're trying to sell us lately?

From the website: You?d gladly die for your children; Why don?t you cook for them?? a quote from Yoni FreedhoffGrin

Hullygully · 15/05/2013 17:29

Oh thank god

At last someone willing to help us poor Mums

YoniMitchell · 15/05/2013 17:34

This is something else! Would love Sian to come and have a chat with us from MNHQ...

PromQueenWithin · 15/05/2013 17:35

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Wibblypiglikesbananas · 15/05/2013 17:35

I discount the content of most things written badly - if you're so sloppy when it comes to marketing yourself, why should I trust your 'advice'? (Pedant alert!)

Consequently, given the huge number of grammatical failings here, I'd never trust a word this woman says.

K8Middleton · 15/05/2013 17:36

I bet she pronounces her name Sy-Anne

Tubemole1 · 15/05/2013 17:41

What a load of condescending patronising tripe. DH and I both work shifts and share cooking duties. He manages the shopping budget and takes the lion's share of measles not burnt. I think many families are the same as us.Hmm Confused

Tubemole1 · 15/05/2013 17:42

I meant meals.

Not measles Blush Blush

MadBusLady · 15/05/2013 17:48

In all seriousness re the marketing, I had to read that several times before I understood it's a fucking meal-planning app. One of the worst calls to action I've read in many a year.

Discogeek · 15/05/2013 17:57

I'm with five million mums say fuck off.

I'm off to feed my DS chips and chocolate for his tea.

MrsWembley · 15/05/2013 18:45

Ah yes to organising...

My DCs have just had Philly sandwiches, coz it was what I had in the fridge and that's what they wanted.

Sod the fresh stuff I bought today, that's just for show...

motherinferior · 15/05/2013 18:51

I am about to feed my daughters a lentil and tomato pasta sauce using home made veg stock. Take that, App Lady.

whosiwhatsit · 15/05/2013 18:57

Oh if only I had the confidence to feed my family properly my life's purpose would be fulfilled. Sadly I am worthless and have therefore caused everyone to be fat and get diabetes. If I don't pay £5 to Sian Breslin my entire family will be dead and it will all be my fault. Stupid, silly, worthless me!

UptoapointLordCopper · 15/05/2013 18:58

I am so organised that I've managed to feed my kids a rather nice proper cooked dinner. So I went on their website. There isn't a place to write FUCK OFF on. But they have a contact page. I am tempted. Shall I?

VerySmallSqueak · 15/05/2013 19:06

I'm sure I could learn a lot from this if DH would let me in 'his' kitchen.

I'm afraid the 5 million mums will have to manage without me.

mimithemindfull · 15/05/2013 19:15

Cooper oh yes please do! I will if you will!

mimithemindfull · 15/05/2013 19:20

Squeak - ditto! Thanks to my dh I can barely remember where the kitchen is...< continues to slump on sofa feel ashamed of calling self mum>

UptoapointLordCopper · 15/05/2013 19:49

But you have to give her your email address... Not sure I want to do that ... Hmm. What to do?

On the bright side, only 54 people like the 5 million mums nonsense.