I have joined Gransnet for one reason only...

oops! that should be Pink Stinks

I think OP forgot to give her second reason for joining Gransnet which appears to me to be to patronise us.

Nice one, graces !

Whilst I deplore stereo types and did my thesis for my Early Years diploma on challenging stereotypical play I do not support the pink stinks campaign as it has no counter part e.g.Blue is poo!

Boys get stereotyped & channelled as much as girls do but this seems more acceptable. I have friends who get het up about their DGDs enjoying pink ballet and barbie dolls etc but never see their football crazy DGSs as an issue!

I think that we need to give children a range of opportunities if some girls / boys prefer pink that's OK as much as if girls/boys enjoy football.. as long as it is not a result of a single diet!

I agree up to a point, ej, but I think there is an important difference: girls can and do play soccer and are encouraged to do other formerly 'boyish' things. It's much harder for boys to take on supposed 'girly' activities (such as dancing) without being scoffed at. Girls can be tomboys but I'm not sure boys can be whatever the equivalent would be for them. At least I think it's much harder.

Also I don't think the Pink Stinks campaign is just about the colour.

Sorry, scrub that last. Too tired to think straight. I thought I knew what I meant.... zzzz

Pink may stink, but it doesn't last. My 21 year old GD wouldn't give it a second look and her younger half sister went through the phase and left it a long way behind when she was about 5 or 6. Both prefer stronger colours whereas I rather like pink myself - it looks good with silver hair, so please don't tell me I shouldn't wear it.

The op seems to have retired from the fray!

Perhaps we should pursue her/him onto Mumsnet?

Lilygran I love it. Hoards of slightly irritable grannies – we really don't like being patronised – invade Mumsnet and cause an unruly riot before retiring to the politer realms of Gransnet.

Oh yes - bring it on!

Hey greatnan hoping you are having fab time with your family,the op has obviously not met you before and your world wide travels she must think we all sit at home vegetating and not stamping our feet because we have not got the response we wanted maybe op is forgetting we have loads of interesting things to be doing now we are child free,never mind her time will come.

Getting back onto the subject, I buy my greetings cards on Ebay, putting in key words to narrow down the search, for example, one friend is mad on ducks, another likes hiking, and my favourite had a black and white photo of grannies doing aerobics with bloomers in view! This usually finds perfect results, although of course you need to think well in advance. I am always complimented on my choices. I also have a selection of blank cards of Moorcroft (the pottery) designs, also from Ebay, which are pretty but not over the top. I used the turtle doves one for an anniversary. I don't suppose we shall hear from the OP again, but others might be interested.

shysal thanks for the information about e-bay never thought of doing that,I have used "moonpig" for special cards when I've not been able to find them in shops so I'll try that.thanks.glamma.

absent - berate her for her lack of clarity in explaining herself. Evident by the fact the thread has a dual theme - greetings cards and stereotyping. Crazy.

Apparently my tongue and cheekness was lost on all of you.

Who knew Grans were as PO as MN has been lately. I had hoped by the time a person became a gran they'd be a bit, well, nicer and more open minded and full of humour.

Thanks for the lesson.

I really won't be back again.

Tongue and cheekiness are amusing from a friend, or someone whose agenda you know. As a first post by a stranger, it is very like being accosted by a passerby and accused of going round with a long face, or being ugly or - heaven forbid - being somehow different .

Not good manners, Tee2072 dear, didn't your Mummy tell you that?

I buy good cards when I see them and then use them appropriately but hate 'aimed' cards unless they are sent 'tongue in cheek'.

Everyone knows that I keep a stock of cards and I quite often get panicking visitors asking if I have one suitable for something.

I suspect that tee is the one with a stereotypical view of grans who don't belong to her. Very patronising.

Shouldn't it be tongue-in-cheekness?

What does PO mean?

My post wasn't to you, kittylester!

I thought it possibly meant Po-faced. she clearly has not read many threads before jumping in.

She's gone away now, probably to concentrate on tonguing and cheeking MN.

Some lovely examples of Passive Aggressive here!

See the other thread

In my world PO means Post Office.