Does it really matter what one chooses for an occupation or what they choose to do as a parent? I mean seriously people. I live my life in such a way that I choose not to judge another parents decision, although inside of my own head I may cringe at the idea of elementary students on Facebook or young children raising younger siblings, but that is just my own internal thoughts. I would never lash out, place judgement or verbal/emotionally abuse another parent regarding their decisions. Take a moment to listen to my thoughts regarding the topic of SAHM’s, WAHM’s and work outside of the home Moms… {oh yeah and check out the Queen of the House Mom hat my daughter made me that I wore in the video – LOL}

I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic, do you agree that we should just all respect each other as parents and realize that we all do our best to raise the kids we have? Every parent is different, we raise our children to the best of our capabilities and we make family decisions based on what works for us inside of our own homes so can we all just leave well enough alone?

Yes .. I am sharing my morning look with you all .. what do you think?

Hopefully this made you laugh, smile and think “what the heck?” because YES that was my purpose. Have a terrific Tuesday all!

Our media is so sexualized, commercials to movies and news coverage, yet when our children wish to learn more about sex we shun them and refuse to talk. Granted, this is not the scene in every household, but many parents refuse to open the conversation and even advertisers for blogs do not work with “non family friendly” bloggers. I am not sure what every business defines as “family friendly” but most deem a site non-family friendly if it addresses anything to do with sex.

I personally think that is completely messed up, sure I can see a highly pornographic blog not being the best place for a professional business that has nothing to do with sex products, but in the long haul is a mom talking about sex in a blog post really non-family friendly? I mean maybe this mom is reaching out about the topic of teen sex, because they don’t know how to address it with their children and need tips. You see, bloggers have a huge community – we all support each other, provide tips, feedback, love and support to each other virtually.

When visiting my sons pediatrician for his five year check up I was provided this sheet about what to discuss/address with my young child and guess what? Sex was on that list, yes it was recommended that a child around age four or five is learning about sex education at their own level. Sometimes you can find good books to address the topic then other times, if your child is open to listening – you can just talk to them and answer their questions on their level.

Keep it simple, keep it open and maybe just maybe our children won’t be trying to get a bit of that forbidden fruit behind our backs to learn about sex from friends and the internet or worse yet, through practice at an age when they are too young to truly understand the consequences of their actions.

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I love Christmas time and if I could do a setup like this, except to my favorite Christmas songs I would totally do it, it’s fabulous.. what do you think?

When times get difficult and I wonder where I will find the strength to move forward, I turn to music.

When faced with a situation that I know needs to be adjusted yet I can’t seem to find my strength, I turn to music.

When my backbone disappears, as it often does, and I am found having to stand up tall and strong but can’t, I turn to music.

I am one of those people who spends most of her life making sure everyone around her is happy. I am happy within when I see my children happy and I will forever live to keep my children happy, healthy, safe and loved but I shouldn’t be spending my time avoiding confrontations because I know what needs to be done.

I am strong in many ways, weak in others. It seems my weakness gets the best of me at times and when I sit down to think about this weakness, it almost sounds like an excuse. Anyone how knows me knows how much I hate excuses and I don’t “hate” much of anything. Excuses get to me badly, yet here I am using them.

Sometimes when someone is looking into your situation and is not inside of that situation nor has never lived it, they may not “get it” and they may place judgement upon you for being where you are in life. When others do not understand your situation then they place judgement out of confusion, it’s only natural. I am used to do it, but have learned to not do such things because after going through the various things I have in life, I am one to know that sometimes humans do things that make no sense to anyone else.

All I need is my strength back. I need to not fear confrontation. I need to live my life to the fullest not only for myself but for my children. My children need to see that when times get tough, I don’t give in – I get it straightened out.

I am a go getter in many areas of my life. I don’t put up with shit on many levels, but on other levels in life …. I just can’t seem to stand tall and firm in what I know to be right in my heart and mind. I wonder why that is?