Saturday, May 29, 2010

Please Mind Your Own. Thanks.

Okay...so this has something that has been building for more than quite awhile. So, it is going to be ALL over the place. So, advanced apologies for the scatter brained nature of this rant.
First, I understand that I look completely ridiculous pushing three children under the age of 2 in a six foot long stroller...but let me tell you this...YOU look even more ridiculous with that dumb founded look on your face. Asking stupid ass questions like "are they all yours?" "did you plan it this way?""how old are you? how do you do this?" aren't necessary. Trust me...I wouldn't CHOOSE to push around this monstrosity of a stroller if they weren't all mine and what business of yours is it whether I planned it this way? I am trying to beat out the Octo-Mom but can't find a doctor to implant me with that many eggs. What difference is my age? As if age is an indication of how well I can mother my children. And how I do it isn't a question I can answer. It is a neccessary must and I am very happy doing so. If you are going to "whisper" and say stupid things like "oh my God, look!"...you should probaly learn to work on your quiet voice which was a skill I swear I mastered when I was in first grade. If you are going to share your opinion with me...please make sure it is a positive one...because saying dumb things like "I so don't envy you" is uncalled for. What is there not to envy? I have an amazing, beautiful and most importantly HEALTHY family! There is nothing about my situation that is negative. Yes. I have my moments when I wish things turned out different that there was a larger age difference in my children and that I could have 1/2 an ounce of freedom but there is NOTHING about my life NOT to envy. So, thanks for your opinion.
Secondly...having inked skin has nothing to do with ones mothering ability. I love my tattoos. I think they are an amazing form of self-expression and individuality and am going to teach my children the issue of acceptance of everyone from the day they can grasp the concept. Because I am not walking around in a Gap sweater, a pair of khakis and some loafers does not mean I am not a good mother. It just means I am a mother who likes to hold on to my self. I have lost a large part of who I was to the role of mother and wife but NO ONE...not even you and your snide ass comments and looks can take away the way I decorate my temple. The money should could not and would not be spent in better places. My children are well dressed, my house is stocked with food, my rent is paid and I am not living off of government assistance so I will spend my excess money as I see fit. Thanks for your concern on my fiscal situation though. And on that subject please don't assume that because my husband is in the military and that we have 4395742098 kids that YOU are fronting my bills. You aren't so don't worry your pretty little head off. China is covering me for the time being.
Lastly, my weight is a subject that need not be on the lips of others. My ass size and waist size aren't the concern of anyone but my own. It is laughable that one would suggest that I have an eating disorder. I eat plenty. I just have taught myself how to eat healthy. I work out. And I chase toddlers around all day. I make milk. All of these things increase my metabolism therefore decreasing my ass size. I am guessing the same people that have started the ugly rumors do not have children and if they do never gave breastfeeding a chance because weight is literally FALLING off. But, then again I produce enough milk to feed a small army of children. On this subject, I am not doing drugs or taking weight loss formulas. I love my daughter and want her to have the happiest and healthiest food I can possibly produce...although I am not sure how healthy my lunch time cheeseburger was...I love her to the moon and back and would never do anything to compromise her health. So, like I said...you silly, silly folks. Breastfeed, exercise and learn how to eat right and stop worrying about my body.
Okay...I think that is all. So now that my vent sesh is done. Mind your own business. Thanks. : )

3 comments:

  1. I love your honsety and blunt this..I am right there in the same boat just because I look younger then I am I get the stares cause I am strolling around 3 kids under 3yrs old...I get oh there yours..you cant be no older then 16 well you know what I am and the 3 yr old there is mine too...So I agree the stares and comments are an outrage and not needed..and double trouble..I feel for you...well I dont to me it double blessing and I dont feel for myself I adore my children and wouldnt trade them for anything and for the weight lost Im back in my size 2 and people stare and make comments like well I guess you have your hands to full to eat no I just breast feed my babies and I eat right so they get the right nutrients..I swear people need to mind there own business...sorry Ive kinda just vented w/ you here...lol

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  2. I pray that they learn the virtue of keeping their mouths shut. I was 5 pounds UNDER my pre-preg weight TWO WEEKS after having Mady. BREASTFEEDING ROCKS! Obviously for much more than the ass reducing benefits, but the simple minded and those who've never even given BFing a chance wouldn't know that. Not in the least bit. I don't know if I get stares...I don't pay that much attention, and if anyone makes a comment about how I look too young to have 3 kids, I tell them you can't judge a book by it's cover...I'm MUCH older than the 17 years of age my face potrays.

    May the good Lord bless them with laryngitis :)

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  3. LOL. Thank you Nikki! Thank you Charity. I am 10 lbs lighter than pre-preggo weight right now and couldn't be happier! I have tried to get back to this weight since before Steven and I got married. God Bless Breastfeeding. : )
    I didn't used to pay attention to the gawkers but now they are much to obvious. Literally stop in their tracks and stare and point. Like I belong in a damn side show. I feel like screaming "It's just a stroller. They are just kids" its obnoxious. 50 years ago people wouldn't give second thought to a woman hauling around 3 babies still in diapers and back then they didn't have awesome strollers. Women straight carried those kids on their head or something. LOL. I guess what bothers me the most are the "I am glad I am not you" comments that bother me. Exactly what part of me are they glad they are not?? Ugg. People.

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