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mother’s day giveaway :: $100 from Target
The folks at Target want to honor some special moms for Mothers’ Day. They asked me to help find a mom deserving of a $100 gift card to Target. Of course I’d love to honor all of you, because I know every mother deserves to be recognized. But I only have one gift card to give away, so I need your help.
Please consider nominating a mom you think is deserving. Here’s how it works:
1. Email me {missy at themarketingmama dot com} with “Target Mom” in the subject and tell me in 75 words or less who you nominate and why she could use a $100 Target gift card! Submit your nomination by Thursday 5/9/13 at noon central time. (The nominee mom should be someone you know and have an address for so we can mail her prize. She must live in the United States.)
2. I’ll post the best nominations and you all vote for the winner! Voting will begin when I post the nominations (likely Thursday night) and will continue through Mother’s Day at noon.
3. The person who receives the most votes at the end of the contest will be the winning Mom. I’ll announce the winner on Sunday evening. They will win a $100 gift card from our friends at Target. How awesome is that?
Nominate a deserving mom today and come back later to vote for the winner! I’m turning off the comments on this post – nominations can only be submitted by email.
Fine print: Target is sponsoring this giveaway and will provide the prize directly to the winner. All people nominated must live in the United States. I am receiving a gift in kind for my time. People in my family are not eligible, including myself, my mother, sisters, aunts or in-laws.
As my 5 year old daughter makes new social connections, she’s beginning to be more and more aware of how she is different from the other children when it comes to her food allergies. And while she often takes these differences in stride, she doesn’t like to feel singled out or “forced” to talk about them.
Today at a play area, another child asked her about her medical bracelet. She said, “I have food allergies.” Her new friend asked, “what are you allergic to?” to which she replied, “I’m allergic to a lot of things but I don’t want to talk about it” and then quickly changed the subject. They kept playing and had fun.
And I was proud. You see, about a month ago, my daughter told me she didn’t like how she felt the other kids were talking about her food allergies “too much” at preschool. She’d much rather talk about fun stuff, like animals and sports and coloring. And so I told her that it was her decision when to talk about it – and empowered her to set some boundaries, letting her know it’s OK to not get into a big conversation every time someone asks.
Stuck indoors during another MN snow storm, we ended up watching this on YouTube:
Which quickly turned into my children copying everything and bringing the scene to life. I had a video to share, but it seems to be posting upside down. I’m sure you can use your imagination. 
Most of the Moms I know are super smart, tech-savvy, multi-tasking feministas who adore gifts that are as thoughtful and smart as they are. Here are my top ideas for fun, forward thinking gifts for Mother’s Day.
All gifts I’d love to receive… hint. cough. hint.
1. Caffeine molecule travel mug
Mom will have some serious geek cred with this coffee mug. $12.99 via thinkgeek.com.
I always train new babysitters, Pre-K teachers and family on food allergies before they spend time alone with my daughter who has severe food allergies. We review the Allergy Action Plan from our doctor, which outlines what to do when certain symptoms appear (for example, when to use medication or call 911).
Recently I was typing up some tips to share with my daughter’s Pre-K that address the “extra” things I want them to know. I’ll be keeping it handy to walk through with babysitters in the future as well. We’ll have something more comprehensive when she starts Kindergarten next year – but this is a good place to start for my average family member or babysitter. Hope it’s helpful to some of you as well!
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