Sometimes I feel like I should stop writing my blog because people might get tired of hearing me voice my opinion.

Sometimes I feel like, “Oh no, maybe I said something this person didn’t agree with and now they’re mad at me.”

Sometimes I write and once I hit publish, a million thoughts race through my mind about what others are thinking. Maybe it would be easier if I just didn’t write anymore. But then I think to myself – you guessed it:

FUCK. THAT. SHIT.

I don’t say anything that I don’t believe and I think I’m a pretty decent person. A lot more decent than some of the people in which I bear witness.

I’m not perfect and I change my mind A LOT. But when I write I’m only stating what is true to me, and truth is something that is really hard to come by these days.

Untruth comes in all shapes and sizes.

There are people who make dangerous claims because they know for a fact that what they’ve researched on the internet is truth.

They think all doctors and scientists (who studied for 20 years minimum) are corrupt because their internet research proves them wrong. Makes total sense when their research consists of falling into a rabbit hole of conspiracy theories while in bed because they couldn’t sleep 🤯

They think a WORLDWIDE pandemic was made up to fill the pharmaceutical companies’ pockets with vaccine money or to get Trump out of office.

Then they say that people who “actually believe it” need to wake up.

Are you kidding me right now? Reread what I just wrote. You think a WORLDWIDE pandemic is a put on by all doctors and scientists so that the United States of America’s pharmaceutical companies can make money.

You think a WORLDWIDE pandemic was staged to get our President of the United States out of office.

YOU are definitely the ones who need to wake up. YOU are a danger to this country and to ALL mankind.

Not only is your information dangerous, but it is incredibly insulting to the doctors and nurses working their asses off to save these people.

It’s insulting to the families who read your nonsense when their family member died from the virus.

It’s insulting to all the clinicians and scientists who have dedicated their lives to helping people, only to be discredited by those who watched conspiracy theory videos in their jammies from their phones.

Then there are the people who like to spout off about the rules they have for their kids. They live for making people feel bad about their own parenting.

Well thank God, years ago when I started falling into that trap, I pulled myself out real quick.

I realized that the truth is that it’s usually a facade. Anyone who has to show off about how perfect their children are based on their parenting skills, is usually living some kind of messed up life behind closed doors and uses this method to feel better about themselves.

So I took that parental judgement, threw it out the window and thought to myself:

FUCK. THIS. SHIT.

And you know what? That seemed to work for me, because my kids are pretty motherfucking great … if I do say so myself.

And there’s nothing worse than moms who can’t stop doling out their unwarranted advice:

Myyy son only gets 1 hour of screen time. (While she spends hours on her phone trying to make parents feel like shit.)

Myyy daughter is in dance, karate, flute, and debate club. A child needs extra curricular activities! (While she spends hours on her phone trying to make parents feel like shit.)

My child gets three square meals a day. All made by me, all non-gmo. We never eat fast food (gasp!) (While she spends hours on her phone trying to make parents feel like shit.)

I ONLY breastfed my child. Breast is best!

This one is the most annoying to me. I had an extremely difficult delivery with my 2nd son that ended in an emergency c-section.

It was very traumatic and I was pumped up with so many drugs that when all was said and done, I tried to breastfeed but I was so tired and weepy that I just wanted to sleep.

I was in pain and decided I had so many drugs in my system that it wasn’t safe anyway. So I didn’t. I was literally harassed by the resident breastfeeding instructor at the hospital.

There was A SIGN on my door saying I didn’t want to be disturbed but she still came in. I’m a little ashamed at how nasty I was to her, but she deserved it. I found out she cried to everyone at the nurses station when she left 🙊 Like I said, she deserved it.

Because of the pressure from all the pushy loudmouths, I breastfed for 3 months with my first son. I thought I’d continue when I went back to work but it was not easy. It was a total disaster. So I stopped.

All the “statistics” show that if you breastfeed, your child is less likely to have allergies. Well that theory is shot down because I did it the longest with my 1st son and he’s allergic to peanuts.

There are “studies” saying that your child is healthier if they’re breastfed. Well my middle son didn’t and he doesn’t have allergies, and (knock wood a million times) is probably my healthiest child.

Another theory among these know-it-all’s is that if you breastfeed, your child will be smarter. Well my youngest was never breastfed and he is in the Talent & Development classes in school and my other boys were not. (And he also doesn’t have any allergies.)

I remember at my job 15 years ago, a friend was pregnant and someone asked if she was going to breastfeed. She simply said, “No, it just isn’t for me.”

Her reply has always resonated with me because I admired how comfortable she was with her decision. She wasn’t combative, but she also refused to succumb to the adult peer pressure that is tossed on our backs like a pile of bricks. I always think of her when people ask me about breastfeeding.

And why the hell are people so passionate about it for everyone else anyway? I know they think it’s the end all be all, but are they concerned about these babies in every other aspect of their lives? Why does it matter so much how they are fed, as long as they are fed? To prove they are right?? How about you do YOU and leave everyone else alone.

So the next time you’re having someone’s opinions shoved down your throat, consider the source before you determine if it’s true or not.

Ahhh that felt good. I’m going to hit publish now and wonder how many people I’ve offended 😘