Day 24- continued: Another topic for debate

Speaking of which (referring to the last two lines of the last post), What do you all think of breast-feeding in public? I personally think that all women everywhere should be made to feel completely comfortable breast-feeding in public. I mean, that's what they're there for, people. God created a woman's breasts to feed her babies. Period. It took men's twisted mommy issues to transform them into something unmentionable that must be covered up at all times. Fine, so that damage has been done and we must all maintain a certain measure of privacy so as not to enflame the poor pathetic males who cannot concentrate when even the word "breast" is mentioned in open conversation (unless, of course, it is a conversation about "chicken breasts," in which case the stomach wins out over the, well, you know). But to then imply that one must hide them when they are doing that very thing for which they were created is completely pathetic and wrong. It is not some dirty habit that should be held to designated places, like smoking, or something that's just gross and smelly, like peeing and...number two, nor is it in any way sexual and thus prone to censorship. Breastfeeding is a natural, beautiful, necessary component of life and therefor should be allowed, and encouraged, to take place out in the open anywhere and everywhere.

Comments? Opinions?

Day 24- The Best Job Ever

I decided today that being a mom is the best job ever. This is not exactly a new revelation for me, as I seem to realize it every few months or so. But still, in the in-between, I have a tendency to forget just how great this job is.

I mean, basically I get to hang out with my children all day. These are God's gifts to me, these amazing little people, and they LOVE me. Whether I deserve their love or not is beside the point. They simply adore me, just the way I am. How many people get to spend their entire day around people who adore them? I don't have to deal with catty co-workers or annoying bosses. I have only my wonderful offspring and perhaps the odd grocery store worker to handle each day.

Also, I am in almost complete control over my own day. Of course I need to do certain things at certain times, especially since my toddler loves her routines and my home-schooled son has a pretty set schedule of his own. But, should I choose to, I can scrap all of that and do something else completely. For example, yesterday we scrapped our 10:00-1:00 routine in favor of a jaunt to Green Lakes with my parents. And that was FINE! I didn't have to answer to anybody for it, or proffer excuses, or make up for lost time later. It was completely ok to simply do what I wanted when I wanted to! Talk about being your own boss!

I have very little manual labor to do. Yes, I clean the house, but is that really all that difficult? No, not when compared to most other manual jobs out there. The most strenuous part of my day is probably carrying my toddler around, and, come one, that's like carrying a teddy bear with some weight to it. I mean, how much more pleasant would it be to lift heavy boxes if the boxes hugged and kissed you each time?

This is not at all to say that motherhood is not sometimes stressful and difficult. From time to time I have definitely experienced a level of frustration and weariness that would drive a cubicle dweller to shout "Take this job and shove it!" in a heartbeat. But, on the whole, the perks of spending time playing outside in the sunlight and watching my baby's eyes light up when I sing her a simple tune are better than the biggest monetary bonus a firm could offer. This is why I can unequivocally state that being a mom is by far the best job ever.

Agree? Disagree? Talk amongst yourselves, comment at will. I am open to debate on this and any topic!