Biting my tongue...

I can get pretty worked up over things that I feel strongly about. I am biting my tongue and not posting a reply to something I read on a forum I visit.


This is what was posted:

I'm starting my new job today! After three years of being a stay at home mom, I am so excited to be able to get out of the house and be me (Selfish, I know). At the same time, I haven't had a "real job" for three years, and that makes me nervous as all get out! I have no experience in this line of work, and I hope I'm not too overwhelmed. I heard today will be quite busy/stressful. Here I go! Wish me luck!

I do want to wish her well at her new job. However, being a stay at home mom is a real job! It bothers me when people say it isn't. It is work--hard work. All day and all night, 7 days a week. The rewards are superb, however, and I feel very fortunate and blessed that I have been home with my children.

So, rather than wish her well (and potentially type something that could be read wrong), I just didn't post anything. And am posting it here instead.

Mini rant

So, now that I have the Etsy shop, Lino keeps reminding me to be careful when I post on boards, especially when the post is a countering opinion. With that in mind, I am biting my tongue and ranting here.
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Why is it that people think that if girls like something not normally considered 'girly' it must be because they have brothers?!? That is so not the case. And anytime I see something to that effect, it seriously makes me want to shake the monitor and say "No, girls can like 'non girly' things completely on their own!"

Maggie has always, always, loved dinosaurs, snakes, lizards, pirates and knights, and computer/video games, and watching Ninja Warrior and How its Made with Lino, the list goes on. Always. She also loves princesses and arts and crafts, too.

That being said, she has always liked these things and...she doesn't have an older brother! gasp! And, Nate's arrival didn't impact her likes, he is nearly 3 years younger!!!

If anything, the girls are heavily influencing Nate, as evidenced by the fact that he has no problem walking around the house with sparkly earrings and shoes on, in grass skirts holding something pink.

And, since I am ranting, why do people think it is too 'girly' for boys to have baby dolls, and kitchen sets? Men have babies, and some of the best chefs are men (Lino included)

Seriously, I see posts with those kinds of things, and it makes me crazy. But, now that I have a shop, I have to be careful when I express myself. And, the person/people that make those statements will probably never get it.....


argh...rant done (I think)