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Justification
October 17th 2006 13:23
I was recently on one of my local Mom Message Boards and there's an entire thread of stupid things people have said to the women in our group. Everything from "NO shoes and socks?" to a Mom who's baby took them off INSIDE A WARM ROOF-COVERED MALL, to "You better stop now" to a pregnant Mom who was expecting her 4th.
It's ASININE to me why anyone would put up with these sorts of comments. When I was pregnant with Thomas, a friend of the family (a woman) said to me, "Wow, you're huge!"
"Wow," I replied, "That was rude."
She stammered to apologize, but it was lost on me. I was more entertained with her embarrassment.
Inappropriate questions from people also irk me. When asked about anything regarding parenting that sounds as though it's going to end in judgement, I'm confident in answering the question with this question: "Why do you want to know?"
Don't put up with it, parents. You don't have to justify your parenting choices to anyone.
What's the rudest situation you've encountered? How did you handle it? How would you handle it now?
It's ASININE to me why anyone would put up with these sorts of comments. When I was pregnant with Thomas, a friend of the family (a woman) said to me, "Wow, you're huge!"
"Wow," I replied, "That was rude."
She stammered to apologize, but it was lost on me. I was more entertained with her embarrassment.
Inappropriate questions from people also irk me. When asked about anything regarding parenting that sounds as though it's going to end in judgement, I'm confident in answering the question with this question: "Why do you want to know?"
Don't put up with it, parents. You don't have to justify your parenting choices to anyone.
What's the rudest situation you've encountered? How did you handle it? How would you handle it now?
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Add Comments Empower Your Children To Protect Themselves
October 13th 2006 04:57
Have you ever been in an uncomfortable situation where your stomach was all a flutter, in a situation where you knew you were being threatened, but while your tummy was fluttering, your mind told you that you had to be polite to this other person or people?
You were probably a child then, right?
Nowadays, if you were threatened or in an uncomfortable situation, as an adult, you would listen to your stomach, or instincts, stand up for yourself.
Recently, I blogged about this very topic after reading a story from another mom's blog where her 9 year old daughter was in such a situation, and despite her Dad standing right there beside her, the daughter remained polite, although shy.
Go read the story, I'll wait.
It's so important to talk to our children about listening to their inner voices. Those butterflies in their tummies are often right, and we ought to teach them how to speak up. Practice shouting No! Encourage communication, and teach our kids that polite isn't always the best route. That's how people get hurt.
Also recently, I met an employee at my son's school. Proud of my son, this man put his hand on my son's shoulder and ruffled his hair later in the conversation. Though I did nothing, I have to wonder if I'm just being paranoid.
Now I firmly believe the advice I've written here. But this begs the question...are we turning into a society where we are skeptical of every person we meet?
You were probably a child then, right?
Nowadays, if you were threatened or in an uncomfortable situation, as an adult, you would listen to your stomach, or instincts, stand up for yourself.
Recently, I blogged about this very topic after reading a story from another mom's blog where her 9 year old daughter was in such a situation, and despite her Dad standing right there beside her, the daughter remained polite, although shy.
Go read the story, I'll wait.
It's so important to talk to our children about listening to their inner voices. Those butterflies in their tummies are often right, and we ought to teach them how to speak up. Practice shouting No! Encourage communication, and teach our kids that polite isn't always the best route. That's how people get hurt.
Also recently, I met an employee at my son's school. Proud of my son, this man put his hand on my son's shoulder and ruffled his hair later in the conversation. Though I did nothing, I have to wonder if I'm just being paranoid.
Now I firmly believe the advice I've written here. But this begs the question...are we turning into a society where we are skeptical of every person we meet?
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4 Year Old Hoochie Mamas?
October 12th 2006 03:24
So one of the latest debates circling the Mommyblog circuit is the Hoochie Mama crap that we have to choose from at Wal-Mart, Target, and the like. Short skirts, crop tops, even high boots and thongs. Thongs!
What in the world would posess a manufacturer to create such things for 4, 6, and 8 year olds? Why don't we just feed the epidemic of pedophilia a little more[ Click here to read more ]
What in the world would posess a manufacturer to create such things for 4, 6, and 8 year olds? Why don't we just feed the epidemic of pedophilia a little more
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