And…
I sit here and I watch the flurry of blogs, the rise of the twitter trends, the flash of emails.
‘Drinking’ vs. ‘Sober’.
‘Breeders’ against ‘Childless’
And I’m left wondering, do I really have to pick a side?
What if I agree with both?
Not because I’m wishy-washy. But because there are merits to both arguments.
And then I think, why does it have to be an argument at all?
Why can’t we just accept that what’s right for one isn’t necessarily right for all.
Would it be that bad if it there were Moms who chose to drink AND Mom’s who chose to be sober? Women who decided to have children AND those who didn’t feel that calling?
Really? Is that so horrible?
I fall into the Drinking Mommy category. And yet, I have the utmost respect for people like Amanda at Sober Mommy for her choices. And I appreciate the fact she doesn’t vilify me for mine. And although we’ve made different choices we can still be friends. See how easy that is?
Cause really people…
GROW UP AND STOP ACTING LIKE YOU’RE IN JUNIOR HIGH!!!!
*ahem*
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Amen sister. A.M.E.N.
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I couldn’t agree more, but what’s interesting to me is that yours is not the first post of this kind, noting that some moms don’t get along or are intolerant of others’ choices… I have yet to meet or see this kind. I suppose I’ll count myself as lucky, ignorant. All the moms I’ve met are great.
Jenn Reply:
September 5th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
You’re lucky. lol I can send you links if you want.
exactly. Thank you for saying that.
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Hell to the yeah! It needed to be said. Thank you!!!
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LOVE IT! Thanks for posting this… love your blog by the way
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Thank you.
There are so many times I want to blog or tweet “Are we in high school people?” but I don’t. I guess the fact that I can’t tells you a lot about how high school scarred me, huh?
I can’t stand that shit. Can’t we all just get along and respect each other as people first, like you know, living breathing human beings who might be different but still think, feel, and live all similarly.
You’re awesome.
Just sayin’.
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So true! Why is there so much judging going on? Often, I end up thinking “Why does it matter so much to you what I do?”
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Seriously I have been seeing this lately too. To each their own as long as you don’t judge me I won’t judge you
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I came here to nominate Princess Jenn as queen of the internet.
AM so with you on this. Completely.
I will raise my glass to that *clink* !
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Amen. I so wish everyone could just get along and respect that we all aren’t going to make the same decisions and choices in life, but that’s ok.
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Nicely said.
Well done.
xoxo
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right behind you on this one. tell it like it is Jenn
*STANDING ON MY HEAD OVATION*
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you would think this would be easy. sadly people are immature and riduculous and so it happens that they want you to pick a side. pathetic. i’m glad you posted this. i love amanda!
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I agree 100%. We are all who we are, and our choices are OURS to make. There isn’t any “right” side to anything, and to say “choose” is immature and silly. You tell em girl!
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