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It is hard to feel a sense of belonging when you are a Jesus loving liberal who co slept with her formula fed baby.
I know all the words to "Living in Clip" by Ani Difranco. I also really love some good praise and worship music.
I love big Duggar like Christian families and the kinds with two Mommies.
I will lovingly sing to my child and then swear like a sailor when I am driving on the highway.
I believe in peace. I love a good hockey fight.
I admire women whose blogs are filled with sweet moments and lists of gratitude. But sometimes I just want to be like: Seriously....at the end of the day, don't you ever just want to pour yourself a drink and blast the Clash really loud?
I want the real, the authentic, and the sublime. The pretty and the imperfect. The shabby and the chic.
In bloggy-land we all only get to see a glimpse. I don't fit the stereotypes either- I say it's a great thing that you are beautifully yourself. You also serve as a bridge between people in such different camps, and that's really valuable.
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FWIW- my sister and I vegged out last night with some dumpster wine and three episodes of old Grey's Anatomy. So in answer to your last question there... yes!
I'm sure you have your reasons for taking your open letter rant down but I just want you to know how shocked I was that someone had the nerve to ask you a question like that! Wow-e. No wonder you were so pissed!
ReplyDeleteSomedays real life is dirty and gritty. It's full of ups, down, spilled milk, crayons on the wall, scrapped knees, exhausted moms who only want 8 of hours sleep, dads who work all day and then come home to help out with the kids, but really want to watch TV and go to bed on time. It's days of crying, whining, demanding toddlers who just can't be pleased no matter how hard you try. It's easy to write for someone to write a book about how their parenting technique produces a happy baby that sleeps all night because they have a peaceful home full of sunshine and love.
ReplyDeleteBooks like that should be in the fiction section where they belong. Never measure you mothering by others yardsticks. Just do your best and remember what John Denver said: Some days are diamonds, some days are stones.