Wouldn’t be such a big deal,but when I have pictures such as the following ON MY PINTEREST,I think they are blowing things a little out of proportion. So,to whoever reported that photo? Grow. Up.
It’s amazing how much time has passed. 1 year,6 months ago today at 7:12 pm,little Miss Tatum Isobella Reece came into this crazy world. She’s everything and more than I ever imagined. Her favorite words right now are “monkey”and “no”. She loves Annie’s fruit snacks,Italian food and otter pops. She can recognize almost all the animals (and by name) on her baby Einstein sound book. She says thank you and please. She can sign “more”,“milk”,“pretty”,and “thank you”. She loves bath time and playing in the dirt. Most of all? She loves her mama and her mama loves her,fiercely.
I will preface this post with the warning that this will probably upset some people. Please note that these are my views. The pro-choice,pro-life debate is one that has been seeing more light as of late. I am strictly pro-choice. I believe that a woman has the right to choose what she does with and to her body. I believe that people should “live and let live”and keep their noses out of other peoples business. Circumstances are different for everyone and I’d like to believe that individuals would understand that,but they clearly do not. I believe in providing a safe outlet for women to abort a pregnancy should that be their choice to do so. If there is a will,there is a way. If a woman so badly wants to end a pregnancy,she will find a way,regardless of whether a doctor assists or not. There are herbal ways to induce a miscarriage,some of which can be incredibly dangerous to the woman. A doctor will not even consider the life of a child to be viable until AT LEAST 22 weeks. Birth control CAN fail. In the case of failing birth control,women should have the right to choose the outcome of their situation. I am a prime example of this. I was on various medications that were dangerous to a growing child,was on birth control to prevent pregnancy and STILL became pregnant. I chose to have an abortion rather than suffer the possible outcomes of a child with birth defects. Abortion is LEGAL. Read that again. IT IS LEGAL. Whether you choose to believe in pro-choice or not,the act of an abortion is legal. “I prefer adoption over abortion.” That’s your CHOICE –but please please please consider the facts of adoption before you strongly suggest that to someone. “More than 250,000 children in the U.S. enter the foster care system every year. While more than half of these children will return to their parents,the remainder will stay in the system. Most of these children are living with foster families,but some also live in group facilities.”The system is NOT a friendly place for children. It does not provide a “warm,loving and caring environment.”Oh and if you really want to bitch and moan about your tax dollars funding abortions? Think about how much of your tax money goes to funding adoption programs,county orphanages,medical support and food for children who are IN THE SYSTEM. Rape and incest –Some people are still against abortion even in these extreme cases. Rape is harsh,a pure violation of someones body,psyche and emotional well being. Yet these pro-life extremists are trying to FORCE women who were already raped to carry a child by the man who attacked her!? WHERE IS YOUR SENSE OF COMPASSION? All in all? Society makes me sick. Stop trying to force your views on others,stop trying to make the life changing decisions for people other than yourselves. Stop being so self-righteous you can’t see past your own nose. It’s pathetic,disgusting and disturbing. 1. Chicken Pot Pies over rice I hope everyone had a fabulous Mother’s day!  The majority of the time it’s difficult for me to put into words what I feel. I think and rethink what I’m going to vocalize so many times over in my head before I actually say it that by the time I do,I’m not sure I believe my own words anymore. Writing allows me to verbalize without vocalizing. It makes it easier to process,makes it easier to edit myself if need be. Lately,writing has been a chore rather than an outlet. Even with my written words,I feel like I’m trapped by what I want to say. I don’t like this feeling –I miss having it as a release. It’s hard to imagine that 8 months ago,you were just a little baby lump. Now you’re crawling,cutting teeth like crazy and having little baby godzilla rampages. You’re so strong,constantly pulling yourself up on anything your little fingers can grasp. The cats are no longer safe and you having a growing interest in pulling their tails,along with Bessa pups ears. You’re such a happy baby,thankfully THAT is not something that has changed in the last 8 months. You smile so big! Soon you’ll be walking and taking on the world,but I’ll be right beside you to guide you along the way. Mama loves you baby girl.
Breast feeding is a human right that is protected by law. Even in public. Breast feeding in public has been an “issue”for some time. There are some that are completely for it,some that are completely against it,and some that toe the line in between. The bottom line is this –if a child is hungry,they need to eat. Whether that be in public or not. When did our society become anti-children? When did our society decide that breast feeding is appalling or out of the norm? I suppose for some it’s hard to imagine a time before formula was available. Note that since the existence of human beings,breast feeding has been around. It is THE best for a baby. Human babies need human milk. Do you eat with a blanket over your head in a restaurant? Would you eat a cheeseburger in a disgusting public restroom? I’m fairly certain that anyone with a half a brain would answer no to the above questions. That being said,why would you expect a child to? Breast feeding is not shameful. Our society thrives off of sexual exploitations. Porn,naked women (or partially) in advertising,bikinis that barely cover anything. Yet seeing a woman feeding her child causes an outrage? Our society is broken. You see less of a woman’s skin while she’s feeding her child than you do from someone in a string bikini. It’s time to put a stop to the derogatory comments. It’s time to put a stop to the labeling of breast feeding mothers. We are not disgusting. We are not shameful. Note:did you know that breast feeding REDUCES the risk for breast cancer? |       | |
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