Did we do it last week? Ok KC and Andrewsgal, it's been a while since we've seen a good debate, don't disappoint. My UO is that I'm not a fan of weddings. I don't like going to them.
I LOVE weddings. I am the ideal guest lol. I enjoy your details, photo booths, flower choices, themes etc. lol. I love to see people get married and participate. oh and I even like to be in weddings!
No pumpkin love here, either. Especially when it starts on August!
Love going to weddings & other fancy social events. We have a donor dinner next weekend that I'm having trouble getting a sitter for and I'm so bummed.
Post by cabbagecabbage on Oct 1, 2015 12:26:03 GMT -5
I'm so over mom blog posts about the perfection of imperfection and epiphanies about how everyone is a great mom. First, as a prospective foster parent, many people are very bad parents even if they love their child.
Second, there is a backlash on the mommy wars that goes too far and promotes false equivalencies. Some parenting choices are shitty. They just are. Some are dangerous. But every stupid blog feels like "I chose to love my baby but blanket training and isolation chamber patenting is a valid choice too. We're all in this together. Kumbaya!"
I'm so over mom blog posts about the perfection of imperfection and epiphanies about how everyone is a great mom. First, as a prospective foster parent, many people are very bad parents even if they love their child.
Second, there is a backlash on the mommy wars that goes too far and promotes false equivalencies. Some parenting choices are shitty. They just are. Some are dangerous. But every stupid blog feels like "I chose to love my baby but blanket training and isolation chamber patenting is a valid choice too. We're all in this together. Kumbaya!"
TO piggyback on this -- Scary Mommy is a dick. "Her" MO is acceptance of all mothers, but that shit has just become the worst. IT's a trainwreck I can't unfollow.
I'm so over mom blog posts about the perfection of imperfection and epiphanies about how everyone is a great mom. First, as a prospective foster parent, many people are very bad parents even if they love their child.
Second, there is a backlash on the mommy wars that goes too far and promotes false equivalencies. Some parenting choices are shitty. They just are. Some are dangerous. But every stupid blog feels like "I chose to love my baby but blanket training and isolation chamber patenting is a valid choice too. We're all in this together. Kumbaya!"
TO piggyback on this -- Scary Mommy is a dick. "Her" MO is acceptance of all mothers, but that shit has just become the worst. IT's a trainwreck I can't unfollow.
Part of the anti-mommy-war, the stupid similac sisterhood of the motherhood campaign/video. Ugh, I hate it.
I can.not.believe people are dumb enough to not see that for what it is.
I mean, I can, but it's infuriating. Because the hot second you say "You realize this is marketing for formula dressed up as 'being supportive'" people attack.
IT's the same thing as scary mommy -- telling a woman who is desperate to breastfeed to "just use formula" isn't supportive. It's dismissive, or in the case of the Today show thing, marketing.
Like imagine for a hot second tellinga woman who wanted to formula feed to "just breastfeed and save money" or whateverthefuck. No. None of that is supportive.
Part of the anti-mommy-war, the stupid similac sisterhood of the motherhood campaign/video. Ugh, I hate it.
I can.not.believe people are dumb enough to not see that for what it is.
I mean, I can, but it's infuriating. Because the hot second you say "You realize this is marketing for formula dressed up as 'being supportive'" people attack.
IT's the same thing as scary mommy -- telling a woman who is desperate to breastfeed to "just use formula" isn't supportive. It's dismissive, or in the case of the Today show thing, marketing.
Like imagine for a hot second tellinga woman who wanted to formula feed to "just breastfeed and save money" or whateverthefuck. No. None of that is supportive.
I recall that stupid fucking video portrayed every mother except the "normal, rational, Similac choosing mom" as a crazy pants zealot. I refuse to give it more views to double check but it was absolutely promoting mommy wars stereotypes it was pretending to overcome.
I don't like pumpkin spice, weddings are sort okay. I don't remember the Similac video. Some of the mommy blogs about imperfection are nice. I need to know other parents also feel like crap for overreacting during the day after their kid goes to sleep.
My UO: I hate Halloween. Even as an adult I still find it of the decor scary and fear they will give me and my kids nightmares.
My UO: I hate Halloween. Even as an adult I still find it of the decor scary and fear they will give me and my kids nightmares.
Sometimes it makes me sad that my kids are wusses about scary stuff. I LOVED anything scary, starting when I was really young. And my kids are terrified of the Garfield Halloween movie. They freak out when things scare them and won't even give them a 2nd chance if they thought it was scary, even years ago. For example, I tried to get them to watch the Land Before Time but ds was scared of Sharp Tooth and still throws a fit if I say we should watch it again.
My UO: I hate Halloween. Even as an adult I still find it of the decor scary and fear they will give me and my kids nightmares.
Sometimes it makes me sad that my kids are wusses about scary stuff. I LOVED anything scary, starting when I was really young. And my kids are terrified of the Garfield Halloween movie. They freak out when things scare them and won't even give them a 2nd chance if they thought it was scary, even years ago. For example, I tried to get them to watch the Land Before Time but ds was scared of Sharp Tooth and still throws a fit if I say we should watch it again.
I am scared of Land Before Time as well. Lol. Every time someone talks about it I have flashbacks of being scared as a child.
I'm so over mom blog posts about the perfection of imperfection and epiphanies about how everyone is a great mom. First, as a prospective foster parent, many people are very bad parents even if they love their child.
Second, there is a backlash on the mommy wars that goes too far and promotes false equivalencies. Some parenting choices are shitty. They just are. Some are dangerous. But every stupid blog feels like "I chose to love my baby but blanket training and isolation chamber patenting is a valid choice too. We're all in this together. Kumbaya!"
TO piggyback on this -- Scary Mommy is a dick. "Her" MO is acceptance of all mothers, but that shit has just become the worst. IT's a trainwreck I can't unfollow.
I am confused by that site. Half of it is preaching not to judge while the other half is I'm a better mother because I don't leave my kid in the car/bed share/etc. Make up your mind.
We have parent conferences twice a year at the kids schools. Just got an email that only half of the parents in DDs class have signed up for one. Seriously if you can't take 30 minutes to go to a conference for your kid I am judging you hard. All the times left would easily fit most working parents.
We have parent conferences twice a year at the kids schools. Just got an email that only half of the parents in DDs class have signed up for one. Seriously if you can't take 30 minutes to go to a conference for your kid I am judging you hard. All the times left would easily fit most working parents.
Speaking of school emails my sons teacher had to send one out to remind parents to pack a snack. Wtf? Your kid is at school for six hours and you don't think they'd need a snack?