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*This is absolutely a rant. I’m fed up and hesitantly decided to post, enjoy!* Look, I get that you’re insecure about the fact that your house is consistently messy, you don’t hardly take showers, you’ve completely forgotten about your husband, you don’t sleep, and you get nasty with anyone who looks at you funny when you’re wearing pajamas and matted hair to the store. However, that does not give you a right to bastardize those of us that choose to keep our house somewhat tidy, shower daily (even if it just means two minutes of hair washing), actually getting sleep, or sweet talking family into watching the kids to have just a couple hours alone with hubby. You can be a martyr, you can brag about your chaotic life after kids, you can try and pretend this is normal, shit, you can go raise zebras in your backyard, I don’t […]
Whilst reading the Amoris Laetitia, this sentence really struck a cord: “We need to free ourselves from feeling that we all have to be alike.” This undoubtedly comes into play in terms of parenthood. We need to stop comparing ourselves to the other parents and families. For example, feeling inadequate because our child isn’t at the same developmental stage of our friend’s child. As a society, we must recognize that having different parenting styles is OK. Yes, there are some hard and fast lines, which we cannot cross if it jeopardizes the safety and well being of children, but I am talking about the more personal choices. From brands of baby stuff and childcare, to nutrition and the usage of electronics. Obviously this transcends into every facet of our lives, and really minimizes the validity of our judgments of others and ourselves. I think we just need to realize, being […]