Who Says Boy’s Can’t Hit Girl’s?
This is a debate that a friend of mine and I had concerning whether or not it’s okay for a girl to hit a boy, but that boys don’t hit girls. I guess what adds fuel to this debate for me is that I just happened to flip through and saw Tyra having a show on battered boyfriends and saw the Sixteen and Pregnant show where one girl basically slams her “baby daddy” up against the wall. While I am a woman and am all for the rights of women, I also think there are some men (who once were boys) who need to be stood up for every once in awhile and it doesn’t mean that they are weak or wimps for not standing up for themselves or that they are somehow stronger by not. Where are we teaching that either gender being victimized is okay?
Lemonade Post
This post is just a little breather from parenting…sort of. I’ve just compiled a personal note along with a few entertainment notes.
First note is actually a tad parent related. For the past almost two years now, my mother has been battling with an illness that started as diverticulitis and has ventured into five majory surgeries and the possibility of having her colon removed. It has been a very painful and draining experience for her, myself and my family, however I view it as one of those necessary evils in life that definitely puts you in your place and things into perspective. When facing death, it is the small things that matter the most. I transported her from the hospital back to her nursing home on New Year’s Eve (a.k.a. NYE which I learned on facebook chat) and we were able to drive through a nice neighborhood with beautiful lights and we thoroughly enjoyed it…the time and the lights. She also had me swing by her house so that she could just look at it for a moment even though it was dark and hard to see.
Whether it was a moment for her to be encouraged to return home soon or for her to say good-bye to it at this point, I’m not sure. She’s back in ICU as of a few days ago and it’s been a really long and hard battle for her. I’ve never seen anyone as courageous in her suffering. I love her dearly and want her to be here, but after almost two years of watching someone you love that much suffer, you make peace with possibility of death. I know we will all be okay no matter what her outcome is.
The Fuss Over Kate’s Hair
I know we are ALL guilty of looking at the magazines in the check out line and even if we aren’t tempted in the grocery store (which we all have to buy food, right?!) there’s no way we can escape with top stories being plastered in front of us as soon as we open up our internet. So even though I have tried as hard as possible to block out “Kate’s New Do”, it seems virtually impossible! So I will weigh in.
I took a poll that sort of surprised me. I wasn’t a huge fan of her short style before, but I got it. It was I’m a mom, but I still have some edge. But the fact that the pole showed people liking her weave better sort of surprised me. Let’s just put it this way, I don’t. I find it scary and too similar to Britney Spears crazy extensions. I’ve never had extentions and maybe if they are done where they don’t scream “extensions!” then I wouldn’t have a problem with them. But otherwise, they just look like some of the dolls my daughter got for Christmas that you just clip in extra hair on the head here and there. And she paid how much for them? Reportedly around 5k! Am I the only one asking what the hell is going on here?
I can’t fault her for trying to do something for herself and working on building her own brand with the focus more on her than Jon and her children. But maybe that was what contributed to her divorce in the first place? It probably would have worked out much better had she done that first before she got married and had children. It’s unfortunate when we get it all backwards. I guess now the doors are wide open to her, but I still think I personally liked her better as a mom and don’t think I’ll be tuning in to TLC’s “The Kate” show.
Sixteen & Pregnant - After Baby (Part 2)
Continued from: 16 and Pregnant
Then there is the couple that have a pending wedding who live together (until the end of this episode). This is the typical scenario of girl getting pregnant and being ready for responsibility overnight and boy that wants no part in that. Boy took girls virginity and loved girl until girl started needing more from boy than boy was ready or able to give.
I think these two love birds met on a dirt track, but unfortunately baby boy can’t go dirt bike riding…yet. He leaves to go out of town for a month and comes back to barely greet his fiance and new baby boy. To top it all off, he obviously hasn’t looked forward to coming home to her and new child, but to be “free” while piled up in a car with a group of buddies who are going out to look for “fun” in the club. Didn’t he figure out how he got baby in the first place? After a night of him not coming home, she takes off her ring and heads for the hills back to her parents. She thinks she’ll be able to somehow find someone else for herself, but struggles with the idea of finding that for her son. What a pickle.
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