Palin's Children: The Best Part of the RNC

Hannah Tennant-Moore — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:00:00 GMT

There's nothing like adorable children to take the edge off of soul-crushing political events. By far the best part of the Republican National Convention came last night when Piper Palin gave her baby brother Trig a spit bath during their mother's speech.

Unfortunately, to watch this clip, you do have to withstand Sarah Palin bragging about her city council days in the great state of Alaska (because serving on city council is sort of like running the country….), but at least you don’t have to hear the part of her speech when she jokes that hockey moms are pit bulls in lipstick. What a champion for women!—I mean ladies. It’s astounding that someone is running for national office who actually makes Dubya sound like a policy expert.

But I digress. The point of this clip is to momentarily forget about Sarah Palin and focus on the important things in life: making sure babies have perfectly slicked back hair.

Photo: alaskareport.com

Momspit Lotion: Yes, That's Mom's Spit. Want Some?

Alisyn — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:31:00 GMT

There are times when you can't get home to wash your little one's hands with your own, homemade breast milk soap. And for those times, there is Momspit - bottled. The next... best... thing?

No, it's not actually bottled spit (though, really, who would be shocked if it was?) - it's a foaming, no-rinse cleanser that "cleans like soap and water without the sink." It contains no alcahol and no actual saliva, which is refreshing, and it gives great packaging (with a name like Momspit, it kinda has to). In a market already overflowing with hand sanitizers and dirt removers, the Momspit people have managed to find a tongue-in-cheek gimmick, and have bottled it up in a package they love, along with some rather refreshing scents - so that's something. But is it enought to make you want to buy - nay, use it?

My thought is this:, if the situation calls for spit to clean my kid's face, it's going to be my own on a baby wipe, not some fruity, spit-free spit cleaner. Score one for the novelty of Momspit, but novelty and packaging only go so far.

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Palin's Children: The Best Part of the RNC

Momspit Lotion: Yes, That's Mom's Spit. Want Some?