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I really don’t like the Similac ad

01/29/2015 by Kate P. Leave a Comment

Ah, the latest commercial out there reigning in we silly moms who can’t get along because of our ideological differences in parenting. We need formula companies telling us how to behave & how to get along because without a silly video we would just sit around cat fighting at a playground like a bunch of junior high brats…. Sigh.

I’m constantly amazed when I read or watch things about the alleged “mommy wars.” Am I the only one who lives in a world of mature adults who respect the individual decisions we all make for our families, (whether we are best friends or total strangers at the playground?) Or am I living in a bubble?

I really don’t give a crap what choices other parents make for their kids. Do I have my opinions? You bet I do. But those opinions typically are reserved solely for how I want my children to be raised. I really don’t pay attention to what other people do, as long as their children aren’t abused or neglected.

I have friends who work outside of the home, friends who stay home, friends who work at home. I have friends who vaccinate, friends who don’t, friends who use strollers, friends who baby wear, friends who do both. Friends who breastfeed, friends who pump, friends who use formula, friends who do all three. Friends who co-sleep, friends who put their babies in a crib from the day they’re born. Friends who go to church, friends who don’t, friends who try. Friends who choose to have one kid, friends who want a 100. Friends who spank, friends who don’t. Friends who are anti-GMO, friends who aren’t….. are you getting the theme here yet?! There is not one single person who parents identical to another!

We are all adults & like I said before, we are mature ones. If you don’t agree with my parenting decision, I could care less. Just like you should care less if I disagree with yours. And chances are I would never tell you if I disagreed because it’s not my place. They aren’t my kids. It’s not my family. What works for me isn’t necessarily going to work for you.

Do parents actually sit around fighting over the decisions others make? Or is it really a media hyped circus creating a lot of issues by attempting to pit us all against each other? Things like this commercial really don’t give we parents enough credit. If I spent all my time telling other parents how to raise their kids I would never get anything done for my own family. So, thanks for nothing Similac. The rest of the world is already on their best behavior, even if you don’t see it that way.

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Filed Under: controversy, motherhood Tagged With: family, motherhood

A 5 Year Old’s World

06/20/2014 by Kate P. Leave a Comment

For the end of the year, Lboy’s preschool teachers had all the kids do a fill in the blank. One of the questions asked something along of the lines of “When I grow up I want to be a _______________.” His response?

A Vampire. So he can scare everybody.

No seriously. That’s what it says. The teacher even put it in quotation marks so that we would know it was a direct quote.

A few weeks later, Lboy & I were talking in the church before Mass had started & we were talking about the definition of “vocation” & we talked about what we’re all called to do in life. And from there we went into different things he could be when he’s grown up, a dad, a doctor, a priest, a fireman, a lawyer, etc etc etc. At which point he quickly whispered, “MOM! You know that I want to be when I grow up! A vampire so I can scare people!”

Oh yes, how could I forget?! Ha!

Today, we were driving home & we started talking about professions again & of course, vampires came up. It went something like this,

“Lboy, you do know that vampires drink blood right? And they only come out at night.”

“EWW! Blood?!?! I definitely do not want to be a vampire!”

“Ok. So what are you thinking now??”

“Probably not a zombie. Definitely not a vampire. Hmmmm………….a SUPERHERO! Yeah, that’s what I’ll be! Like Superman!”

Ah. To see the world from the viewpoint of a 5 year old.

I love it.

superherocap america

 

 

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