Know Your Audience

(I just like this picture of Kai and it kinda fits the post)

Througout the course of life, I often hear things that are judgemental and gross generalizations of which these things I hear pertain to me and my life.  It irritates me that people don't know their audience or are so audcacious in their opinion that they don't even see who they are offending (me).  My favorites:

All Teen Mom's are bad, stupid, losers. - Really?  Do I suck that much? Does Jake?  I realize that I'm not a teen mom anymore but I was one and I did a really kickass job of raising my kid.  And my son is a teen dad and is also doing a wonderful job raising Kai and being a great partner to Katie.  I realize there are A LOT of immature and irresponsible teen parents out there but there are a lot of irresponsible adult parents out there too.  Let's not be judgy mmmmkay, pumpkin?
Tattoos are stupid, tacky, only hoodlums have them - Hmmmm well I've never (knock on wood) been to jail, I don't ride a harley, I'm not a person that can't get a job because of all the tattoos I have.  Yes, some people have so many that there are only a few industries that approve of such things.  And that is my point, there are several sides to these blatent generalizations.  I love that no one expects me to have tattoos and yet I do, I love them and I love to show them, but I also respect my job and the court, I would never have my tattoos showing during a trial.  I'm not sure I want to stay in the legal profession forever but if I have to, I'll continue to get my tattoos where they are nicely hidden behind a conservative dress and pearls. :)

Stay at home/Working Mom Debate - Ugh. I hate this one.  It's so just weighted down and makes me feel tired.  Can we all just get along and know that we are doing our best for our circumstance?  I'd love to stay home as I'm sure some stay at home moms would love to work.  Maybe I wouldn't love it, I don't know but I surely don't stare down my nose at stay at home moms.  I hate both generalizations both ways, I'm not an uncaring mom who stuffs my kid into daycare and runs as fast as possible to work,  as much as my stay at home moms don't ........well what DO you do all day? (ha....kidding....you got that right?)  So when you're in a convo at some super swank party of all sorts of people, lay off the Oprah and eating bonbons talk.

May/December Relationships Don't Last (especially if SHE is older) - Well, I'm still married, so there. Done.

Just a couple of my pet peeves for you.

xoxo
Megan