The inspiration for this blog comes from a couple things. The first being my numerous encounters with the alarmist public regarding the ways I handled my pregnancies and raising my children. From drinking coffee or having a glass of wine during pregnancy (gasp!), to questioning vaccinations, I'm used to people not agreeing with me. Now, I'm definitely no expert, so please do not read this as a "how to" on pregnancy and parenting. I'm only offering my little bits of experience to make people laugh, and also to bring comfort to those who are tired of the hyper-vigilant society in which we live. I am fortunate enough to have a smart mother and very close women in my life who are helping me tackle motherhood with a skosh of common sense and a tad bit of hilarity. As someone who usually has to do things by the book, it is very helpful to have people around me saying, "Just take it easy and use your head!"
Another reason for this blog is to shed some light on the "Debbie Downer" problem we seem to have in our world. Let me explain. If you've known me for a while, you know that I've come to hate the words "oh, just wait." They seem to insinuate that whatever issues you're going through now are only going to get worse in the future. Well, this blog is intended to do the opposite. My blog is here to say to you, "Oh, just wait. It only gets better!" Yes I know, parenthood is no joke, but the last thing anyone needs is someone telling them it's going to get harder. "You think 2 year olds are hard. Oh, just wait until he's 3!" Yes, we all know parenting is hard. I do not ever claim to know what it will be like when my children are teenagers, but how about I just enjoy this phase of their lives now and not worry about that yet? This is my plan, so will you join me? Let's stop "just wait-"ing and start "just enjoying" our children and the stages they're in now. Please follow this blog, or feel free to comment on what you read.
Amen, sister!!! :) Besides, the older they get the easier they are.....and I claim every stage my favorite for different reasons. Who can actually pick a stage anyways!?! Two is great for somethings and three for others and so on. Oh great....just thinking about that baby stage is making me baby hungry. I better stop.
ReplyDeleteHahahahahaha This it GREAT, Kristy!! I'm so glad you are writing this- if only because I feel like it is going to be my secret bitchslap to "those" parents! I too drank wine occasionally (because if a million Italian's can...), had soft cheeses (if a million Greek's can...), ate sushi (a billion Asian's...) and *gasp* VACCINATED my child (like I was...)... and my kid seems like a pretty normal kid. What is wrong with people these days?! My neighbor, who is insane (by my definition anyway): had waterbirths with all 3 of her kids, in her home, with her midwife, refused to vaccinate (they are now 8, 4 and 2.5), refuses to use bug pesticide in the back yard, uses only organic cleaners in the house, rear faces her children in the car who are under 5, absolutely abhores high fructose corn syrup (because it "causes cancer"), AND STILL BREASTFEEDS her 2.5 YEAR OLD! Now, my thoughts are, if your kid can use a FORK and ASK for your boob in plain, ungarbled English, THEY ARE TOO OLD TO BE ATTACHED TO YOUR BREAST... Oh, Kristy, I could go on and on.... but *I* am the negligent parent for having soft cheese... and letting my 2 year old think he's driving the car in our desolate neighborhood... I can't wait to see what you write next!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome Krunk! Be present, live in the moment, gratitude for not only your beautiful life but for the precious lives you help create (Dane & Ryan).
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to read on.
Much love,
Sonz