OUR COUNTRY IS IN TURMOIL - THAT is what is important, NOT The "MOMMY WARS"!

[Mama_2_3boys]

, I think the "Mommy Wars" are absolutely ridiculous and unnecessary. In addition I feel that if Mother's worried LESS about what other Mothers choose for THEIR families our children's world would be a much better place.

For me personally I don't care if you breastfeed or formula feed. I don't care if you co-sleep or not. I don't care if you are a WOHM, a WAHM or a SAHM or any combination of the above. I do not care if you spank or not. I do not care if you let your kids have junk food or not. I do not care if you are a vegan, a vegetarian, a carnivore or any combination of the above. I do not care if you Babywise, or Schedule parent or if you let baby set their own schedule. I do not care if you vaccinate your child or not. I do not care if you circumcise your son's or not. I do not care if you spoil your child rotten giving them their every want or if you make them work for what they receive. I do not care if you home-school, private school or public school your children.

The REASON I do not care about any of those things is because IT DOES NOT AFFECT MY FAMILY IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM - therefore I do not care. I will love you as a friend no matter WHICH of the options above you choose. I will love you as a fellow Mommy no matter which of the options above you choose. I wlll tell anyone who asks you are a GREAT Mommy no matter which options from above you choose. My decisions to like, not like, spend time with,  or avoid other Mommies has NOTHING to do with any options listed above - it has to do with you as a PERSON.

I try VERY hard not to judge other people and especially not other Mommies. Being a Mom is a HARD, HARD, HARD job filled with uncertainty, doubt and guilt. Therefore, I have NO desire to increase those feelings in ANY Mother by judging her on the choices she makes for her and her family. In addition, EVERY Mother, at some point, makes the wrong decision or the wrong choice. NO ONE is perfect. Therefore I say "People in glass houses should not throw stones".

Let's just STOP, STOP, STOP the "Mommy Wars". This is a VERY hard time for our country and our fellow countrymen - so does it REALLY matter if a mother works or not or is it more important to give her a hug and tell her you'll be praying for her as her husband is laid off and her house is forclosed on. THis is a PERFECT time to stop all the bullshit and come together as mothers, friends, and women to rebuild our economy and our country for the benefit of the children we all claim to love so much. If we love them so much let's prove it and step up to the plate and hold hands with the women around us - even if they DO do something that we do not do in regards to their families.

That's all I have to say.

 

Kristy

[rag33]

Oct. 7, 2008 at 11:01 AM

Kudo's to u!!!!    Yesterday there were posts in here where woman were losing friends and becoming estranged from family members...   WOW