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Pinterests high expectations are stressing moms out
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Intricate childrens birthday cakes, perfect manicures and time-consuming meals abound on Pinterest, and moms are eating up the complicated crafts. - photo by Shelby Slade
Intricate childrens birthday cakes, perfect manicures and time-consuming meals abound on Pinterest, and moms are eating up the complicated crafts.

NBC's "Today" conducted a survey which showed 42 percent of the 7,000 moms "Today" surveyed said they get Pinterest stress, or feel anxiety about throwing the perfect parties, creating cute crafts and getting all the details of their lives seemingly flawless to showcase on social media.

Pinterest, a site that allows users to post and share images, ideas, funny stories and quotes, has been around since March of 2010. While it is used for many reasons, people often find craft ideas on the site.

These crafts or recipes are often harder to reproduce than one would expect, but the great ideas plague moms who are trying to engage children and be the best parents possible.

Naomi Schaefer Riley wrote for The New York Post that Pinterest and social media seem to be adding an extra line to a mother's already long to-do list.

Online, these moms see birthday cupcakes that look like nail-polish bottles or fruit snacks with mustaches, she wrote. They see meals that have taken days of forethought and hours of preparation. They get the idea that being handy with construction paper is part of a mothers job description now.

Scott Dannemiller, whose wife spent hours decorating fruit cups with graduation caps to give to their daughters first grade classmates, suggests going back to the root of good parenting, which focuses on happy children rather than perfect crafts that children dont notice.

I remember when crackers used to be enough. You probably do, too. Can we get back to that place, please? Deep down, we know we're not doing it for the kids, Dannemiller wrote for The Huffington Post. They couldn't care less. My daughter didn't even notice the adornments. But she did appreciate the snacks.

This frustration with Pinterest has led some people to create sites highlighting the impossibility of pulling off certain pins and crafts that are popular on the site.

These blogs, like Pinterest Fail, Pinstrosity and My Imaginary Well-Dressed Daughter Quinoa, work to point out that not every craft project works out and that it shouldnt be such a stress for people.

I can spend hours browsing Pinterest, and the content convinces me that anyone can embark on any DIY project with fabulous results, Jenna Cole wrote on her site Pinterest Fail. Perfection hasnt been my experience, and Im guessing failure has happened to some of you as well.

As I poured over oodles of pins one night, feeling slightly inadequate, I started to realize that, while I may think of myself as Martha Stewart on occasion, my kids dont want or need her. They just want me to be their mom, Dina Fleno wrote for CT Working Moms.
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Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program announces grant
Funds earmarked for Share the Road initiatives
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Grant funding totaling $93,458 has been awarded to the Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program (GMSP) by the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. The approved funding will be used to increase motorcycle safety awareness and outreach by encouraging all motorists and motorcyclists to Share the Road.

“The need for motorcycle safety programs is greater than ever, and this support from GOHS enables motorcycle safety programs and impaired riding initiatives to reach riders and non-riders alike” said Commissioner Spencer R. Moore. “Thank you GOHS for helping (the Department of Driver Services) and GMSP educate and encourage all Georgia drivers to ‘Share the Road.’”

The grant allows DDS to further develop the Motorcycle Safety Outreach Program by continuing to fund a position to promote state and national safety initiatives. The GMSP outreach coordinator researches, coordinates and helps maintain an adequate presence at industry events, local schools and colleges, regional meetings and festivals to increase awareness of motorcycles on the roadways and provide the most current information on motorcycle safety initiatives.

Visitors to a GMSP event display are also encouraged to sign up for regular newsletters which provide additional safety information, as well as review the motorcycle safety message on other social media platforms.

GMSP regulates motorcycle training for new riders, as well as seasoned riders, who want to learn how to ride a motorcycle legally and safely. The program is based on a continuum of learning and therefore offers three entry points to rider education.

Students participating in the Basic Riders Course do not need specialized motorcycle equipment, as the GMSP provides both a motorcycle and a helmet to class participants. Upon successful completion of the course, participants receive a 90-day license waiver card that exempts them from both the written and on-cycle skills tests needed to obtain a Class M license in the state of Georgia.

Please visit the DDS website at www.dds.georgia.gov for many online services including the convenience of enrolling in a GMSP training class and accessing many licensing services.

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