So the wicked step-mother is at it again. I just can't win. Her and my father came over Saturday evening to bring us a gift...a car seat. We were so very appreciative! A car seat is definitely a MUST have, no questions asked. Of course, the witch wanted to see all the other things we have received so far. She began looking at the clothes and realized that the majority of them are sports related. We're having a boy! Mike loves all sports! Add that up and you get a lot of sports related clothing. Plus, they're cute. The comment was made "I'm worried about y'all! Y'all aren't going to let him be his own person!" Dear God, excuse me? WHAT? Can someone tell me what 3 month old knows what kind of clothes he's wearing? I replied by saying, "well, he will like sports, fishing and hunting! He will be a very well rounded kid!" I actually got "booed!"
Mike owes me BIG time! The wicked step-mother was going to buy him a 'man diaper bag.' If you know Mike then you know he's not going to use a 'man bag!' I talked her out of that one. Today she has sent me emails regarding recalls. If you've ever read the recalls then you should probably notice that a lot of the time it's due to negligence...like not watching your kid. She sent me a recall on a deep-fryer. Please tell me why I would have my baby around a deep-fryer anyway? WTF? And all of this comes after her comments of me needing therapy for my 'cleaning issues' and 'breast feeding issues!' She obviously thinks she's better equipped than I am to take care of MY child.
She wants me to add a sling to my registry. If you know ME at all, then you know I'm not the kind of person to carry my child around in a sling (no offense if you like the slings). I guess she wants the sling to go along with the monkey back pack she purchased for us that has a leash on it. Yeah, she bought my unborn kid a back pack with a leash (no offense if you agree with the leashes). Again, if you know ME at all, you know I'm not the kind of person to use a leash. Over the past 15 years this woman has apparently not listened to a word I've said.
The point of all of this is...RECOGNIZE that you know nothing about having a child because you've never had one. RECOGNIZE that it's what Mike and I want, not what you want. (I'm sorry you don't like the diaper bag I chose!) RECOGNIZE that you don't know everything and back the "F" off!
2 comments:
I am NEVER getting on your bad side. ;)
I do understand though... sheesh! To steal a line from the 'Bourne Supremacy', I would tell her, "you act like you read about this in a book!"
I would say NEVER let someone tell you how to raise your kid. Unless it's a judge in a courtroom, and by them, you've probably already screwed up.
I've found that a pink, "girlie" diaper bag is always understood to be a diaper bag. I didn't need a "man bag" to take care of the baby. Nobody thought I was fruity. They saw this baby with me and they understood. And we had a sling and 2 backpack carriers. Used each one maybe once. In Texas, in the summer (and fall and spring), you pretty much have to use your arms. Those are pretty good slings to me.
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