Shame
I hate few things, but one of my biggest is the mom-shame shit.
Who gave anyone the right to judge another person about how to 'best mom'.
Like, Carol just because you made soy-free, nut-free, taste-free crap for after school snack does not make you better than Brenda who gave her kid a cupcake.
The only mom-shame can be directed at the people who actually do not deserve to have kids, because they don't treat them well.
But mom shaming someone over how they parent, as long as their kids is doing well, is bullshit.
I have had people unintentionally mom shame me or assume I would mom shame them recently and I have to laugh.
A mom complaining about their kid not sleeping and being up all night looked at me and apologized- sorry to complain about something deemed minor compared to what I had been through.
I just looked at her and told her I would need a ton more coffee if Kenzie tried that non-sleeping thing, and that she deserved a nap.
I got no shame for that mom game.
Or the mom who assumed I wouldn't complain about the little things because I had been through such a big thing.
Nope.
I still mom-bitch when I make dinner and Kenzie would prefer crackers and cheese.
Big things, little things, stupid things, important things. We are hopefully all trying our hardest-so shut the F up about all the shame.
Because there are actually people out there that should be shamed, and we seem to not care until those people and their kids are on the damn news.
Otherwise- we should focus on mom-aid not mom-shame.
Spencer’s moose is in on the action too.