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http://www.m. Instead there is an uber-mom who bounces
from soccer field to school fair to play date until she falls into bed at the
end of the day, exhausted, her life somewhere between the Stations of the
Cross and a decathlon"
Quindlen says the problem with turning motherhood into martyrdom is that
there's no way to do it and have a good time.msnbc.

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m. But on a night out, one
guy loses his head and his lips leaving him on the wrong side of the
moat."
(Photo: http: //www. Women told me of their exhaustion and
depression, and of their frustrations with the "uselessness " of their
husbands. Yet as mothers many women face 'choices' on the
order of: You can continue to pursue your professional dreams at the cost of
abandoning your children to long hours of inadequate child care. Or: You can
stay at home with your baby and live in a state of virtual, crazy-making
isolation because you can't afford a nanny, because there is no such thing as
part-time day care , and because your husband doesn't come home until 8:30 at
night.

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Check out all of the brand new premieres
headed to VH1 and VH1 Classic this week:

Charlie Bucket Makes The Cut and
Mary Kate and Ashley Are at the Top of the Heap

VH1 Premieres '100 Greatest Kid Stars' in a 5-Night Series Hosted by
Christopher Knight Beginning Monday, June 13 9PM

NEW YORK, They were young , cute and occasionally,
annoying.
In the tradition of other successful "100 Greatest . The show
features rare and never-before-seen archival video, film and concert
clips and songs, plus exclusive interviews with the artists, their
friends and colleagues.jhtml

Tuesday, June 14

"100 Greatest Kid Stars"
Don't miss this second hour with flashback and updates on Menudo, Kirsten
Dunst, Elijah Wood and more.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/series .

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"Backstreet Boys: Behind the Music"
Kevin Richardson, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter, Howie Dorough and AJ
McLean sit down for our cameras and share their story of brotherhood ,
deaths, drug addictions and success.
(Premieres at 9:00 p.)
http://www. We believe in the illusion of control, and nowhere has that become
more powerful-and more pernicious -than in the phenomenon of manic motherhood.msn.

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As part of the
cover story: "The Myth of the Perfect Mother," Judith Warner adapts an
excerpt from her new book "Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety"
and Contributing Editor Anna Quindlen offers an essay on today's mothers:
"Moms Shouldn 't Be Martyrs. But they had no idea
of how to make that happen.
What the child-care guru D.

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No Nigel Barker in
the beginning, but there's still Miss Jay Alexander!
(Begins at 1:00 p.
(Premieres at 10:00 p.com/shows/dyn/behind_the_music/series.jhtml

"Inside/Out: Juliette Lewis"
Juliette Lewis is an A-list Hollywood actress at the top of her game. So
why is she turning her back on fame, fortune and makeup artists to try
and make it as an alt-rock chick? That's the question Juliette seeks to
answer as she embraces the role of lead singer for "Juliette and the
Licks.jhtml

"Strip Search #104"
In this episode , Billy names two team captains in a challenge to learn
the choreography of Britney Spears and O-Town videos.

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remember her leading the Bad
News Bears to victory? What happened to her? (Well, OK , we kinda know that
one, but you get the picture. Dustin Diamond; hip hop's backward
pants-wearing Kriss Kross; and of course, the little big man of kid stars, Mr.)
http://www.m.

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But we loved them all the same.
(Photo: http://www..vh1. Even as they each hope to recapture
the same success they had years before, The Backstreet Boys, with their
undeniable talent prove that they are not your typical boy band.
(Premieres at 9:00 p. The Message We Send
Our Children is Terrible,' Says Quindlen

NEW YORK, In the February 21 cover story (on
newsstands Monday, February 14) Newsweek examines how today's perfectionist
mothers are driving themselves and their kids crazy with the pressure to be
the ideal mother, while still being fit, sociable and sexy."
Warner argues that for real change to happen, the country needs fewer
politicians talking about "family values" and politically palatable,
economically feasible solutions that can give mothers and families a break.com/id/6959880/site/newsweek /

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Using new, exclusive interviews with many of the stars themselves
and that golden footage from way back when .com/shows/dyn/antm_season_1/series.com/shows/dyn/inside_out/series.
(Premieres at 8:00 p.jhtml

ON VH1 CLASSIC
"VH1 Classic In Concert" airs on Friday, June 10 at 9:00 PM . But that conclusion, she says, is dead wrong."
"The idea that that's enough is a tough sell in our current culture, and
not simply because if one of my kids had been found wandering far from our
home there would have been a caseworker and a cop at the door.

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On Sunday, June 12

"America's Next Top Model: Season One Marathon
See how it all began with this mega-model-marathon.

NEWSWEEK COVER: 'The Myth of the Perfect Mother'

. By our actions we tell them that being a mom-being their
mom-is a drag, powered by fear, self-doubt, and conformity, all the things we
are supposed to teach them to overcome.

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com/shows/dyn/game_show_moments_gone_bananas/series .vh1. The hour-
long series showcases live, full-concert performances from some of the
greatest names in rock, pop + soul.
Some of those solutions, she says, are tax subsidies to encourage corporations
to adopt family-friendly policies; government-mandated child care standards
and quality controls that can remove the fear and dread many working mothers
feel when they leave their children with others; flexible, affordable, locally
available, high-quality part-time day care so that stay-at -home moms can get a
life of their own; new initiatives to make it possible for mothers to work
part -time; and progressive tax policies that will transfer the nation's wealth
back to the middle class . But where she was
always felt like a safe place.

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They were the kid stars of TV,
movies and music .jhtml

Monday, June 13

"100 Greatest Kid Stars"
See description above
(Premieres at 9:00 p.

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Thursday, June 16

"100 Greatest Kid Stars "
Don't miss this fourth hour with flashback and updates on Jonathan
Lipnicki, Alyssa Milano, New Edition and more.
There, the boys learn to write poetry and then present their devotions to
Jerry at a special dinner party with her friends."
http://www. They said they wished their lives could change.

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(Premieres at 10 p.vh1. We live in a
perfection society now, in which it is possible to make our bodies last
longer, to manipulate our faces so the lines of laughter and distress are
wiped out.

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.a. " specials, VH1 has
assembled the definitive list of child stars, and we'll count them down over
five hours.vh1.jhtml

"Kept #104"
Jerry packs her nine men off to the country to stay in the castle home of
Anne Boleyn where they must prove themselves as proper houseguests. I heard of whole towns turning out for a spot in the right ballet
class; of communities where the competition for the best camps, the best
coaches , and the best piano teachers rivaled that for admission to the best
private schools and colleges . "My mother
was great at what she did," writes Quindlen.

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IT'S ALL SHINY AND NEW - VH1 Premieres/Encores For The Week of June 10 - June 16 2005

)
These are just some of the adorable little faces we'll be featuring in
"100 Greatest Kid Stars." Others include: Drew Barrymore back in her
firestarting days; Little House's "Half-Pint" Melissa Gilbert; Saved by the
Bell's resident geek "Screech," a .
(Premieres at 9:00 p." We pick up the story in Tennessee, on the set of "Daltry
Calhoun ", where Juliette leaves the cozy star trailer for the brutal
reality of life on the road with an indie rock band.
(Premieres at 10:00 p.com/shows/dyn/kept/series.

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Meanwhile, one guy questions his
decision to leave his two daughters behind to be part of the troupe, and
another realizes that his out-of-shape body may cause him to be the next
one sent packing. Up on deck this week: "Siouxsie and the
Banshees.com/cgi -bin/prnh/20050213/NYSU006 )
In her book, Warner writes about the women she interviewed from around the
country, about 150 in all. "Don't misunderstand: she didn't
sit on the floor and help us build with our Erector sets, didn't haul us from
skating rink to piano lessons.

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Host
Christopher Knight helps us look back at what made them famous, plus check out
what they're up to today.vh1.vh1 .
And in an essay about her generation, Contributing Editor Anna Quindlen
writes that by today 's standards of mothering, her mother would have been
considered a bust.

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(Premieres at 10:00 p. Schulman stopped by the VH1
Classic studio to discuss the re-release of "In A Glass House" and "Free
Hand.newscom.W.

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Wednesday, June 15

"100 Greatest Kid Stars"
Don't miss this third hour with flashback and updates on Hanson, Mayim
Bialik, Joey McIntire and more.com/shows/dyn/strip_search/series."
On Sunday, June 12 at 1:00 PM VH1 Classic presents an all-new hour of
"Super 70s" with Derek Schulman of Gentle Giant ."
"Most of us in this generation grew up believing that we had fantastic,
unlimited, freedom of choice. She couldn't even drive.

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And now VH1's bringing them back with "100 Greatest Kid
Stars ," a countdown of the most awesome kiddie celebs of all time.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050609/NYTH118 )
Who could forget the super-nerdy antics of Steve Urkel -- what did he do
after he hung up his suspenders? How about the Musical Youth -- did they ever
stop passing the dutchie? And Tatum O'Neal .. "If we create a never-ending
spin cycle of have-tos because we're trying to expiate senseless guilt about
working or not working, trying to keep up with the woman at school whose kid
gets A's because she writes the papers herself, the message we send our
children is terrible.

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*all times ET/PT

Contacts: Michelle Clark/VH1 Ariana Urbont/MTVN
212-846-5576 310-752-8079


On Saturday, June 11

"Gameshow Moments Gone Bananas 4"
Catch this brand new episode hosted by Ben Stein featuring the most
hilarious moments from classic game shows around the world.m.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/series . While one team
strategizes, the other team battles with their leader and struggles to
put together their performance.vh1classic. Women Across the Country Complain of Exhaustion, Depression and Frustration
With Raising Kids in Today's Society, Says Warner; Society, Govt Need to Offer
Concrete Family-Friendly Solutions

'If We Create a Never-Ending Spin Cycle of Have-Tos Because We're Trying to
Expiate Senseless Guilt About Working or Not Working . "Women from Idaho to Oklahoma City to the suburbs
of Boston-in middle and upper middle class enclaves where there was time and
money to spend-told me of lives spent shuttling back and forth to more and
more absurd-seeming, high-pressured, time-demanding, utterly exhausting kids'
activities. Winnicott once called 'the ordinary devoted
mother' is no longer good enough.

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