tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post7134619535644763800..comments2023-08-12T08:02:18.118-07:00Comments on La Buena Vida: Looking like a lady...Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08257863829848728846noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-13658049582942385972010-05-29T15:43:36.116-07:002010-05-29T15:43:36.116-07:00Let me start by saying I amsorry I am so behind on...Let me start by saying I amsorry I am so behind on your blog. The church thing really bugs me. Hello. Plank in eye? I wish people knew enough to keep their comments to themselves. Wouldn't just be enough to say she looked adorable?Adiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10729622144454726783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-55549963268714184292010-05-17T19:31:21.925-07:002010-05-17T19:31:21.925-07:00Oh my gosh! I am so angry for you, too!
1. Girl...Oh my gosh! I am so angry for you, too!<br /><br />1. Girls can whatever they want, and what is it with societies urges to sexualize infants? They're babies! They don't have to look feminine!<br /><br />2. You're a wonderful mother! No one should comment otherwise. They're just being smart-a** who feel holier-than-thou!<br /><br />3. The same kinds of things happen at my church, and the sadden me so! (reminds me of the book, Lord Save Us from Our Followers! Good read!)Brittany Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04316417410513395767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-39534416282534949972010-05-17T19:21:14.896-07:002010-05-17T19:21:14.896-07:00I think everyone else has already expressed my tho...I think everyone else has already expressed my thoughts. What's said to you is ridiculous. I like the blank stare reaction. No I won't sink to the level of snapping at them and losing MY filter, but their statements don't warrant a response either, and the silence makes them uncomfortable.Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-26123994443236312842010-05-17T18:13:50.778-07:002010-05-17T18:13:50.778-07:00Yep, know all too much about those comments. peopl...Yep, know all too much about those comments. people never think too much about what they say. No one should ever tell anyone how to treat or raise someone elses child<br /><br />what a rude lady though.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07098605071085602061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-25148847538951800242010-05-17T15:15:46.524-07:002010-05-17T15:15:46.524-07:00I maintain that there are no circumstances in whic...I maintain that there are no circumstances in which, pushed to the proper limit, it is inappropriate to respond with a polite, "Please shut the fuck up." (Note that "please" is key in this equation. Otherwise it's just rude.)<br /><br />Especially when dealing with old people. This is why I'm hitting blow and horse as hard as I can when I turn 70.<br /><br />As to society losing filters: People have always fought petty battles with one another. A brief investigation of Roman political and family life is all one needs to see that that basic core in human society has changed very little over the millennia. We romanticize the past into an ideal that it quite simply was not. On the one hand, this can be useful, if it inspires people to better behavior. On the other, it's usually just used to rip others down.Baloohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283328719713141490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-7315359468800759102010-05-17T13:00:24.830-07:002010-05-17T13:00:24.830-07:00Sometimes, I really wonder about people. Is it fin...Sometimes, I really wonder about people. Is it fine to have an opinion? Is it fine to want to do things differently yourself? Sure! Do you need to act like someone who chooses differently than you is wrong? No way! Hubby and I helped with the two-year olds this Sunday, and one little boy had long hair, was wearing a pink polo shirt, and had a purple paci. Would I take my little boy in public like that? Probably not. Did I tell her what I thought? Nope. Plus, she had an older daughter, so I'm betting she used some of what she had from when her daughter was that age. And that kid was just as cute in pink as he would have been in blue, green, or a dress. <br /><br />And really, is the most important thing we can worry about how other people's kids are dressed? Should be be glad they have on clean clothes, have been fed, are happy and be thankful they have loving parents who bring them to church? I think so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-4264305628796645912010-05-17T12:31:52.376-07:002010-05-17T12:31:52.376-07:00Ugh, our society has definitely lost it's filt...Ugh, our society has definitely lost it's filter. I get this all the time with marriage already and more often than not it's from "church people". We actually left one church because we got so fed up with the needling remarks that people would make. I get so many comments on when Hubs and I are going to make a baby, the reply I want to give is something along the lines of, why would I want to have a kid when it's just one more thing you're going to have an opinion on!?! Seriously, I don't know what people's problems are! This is the part of motherhood that I'm not particularly looking forward to, I'm not sure if I'll be able to keep my mouth shut!Jen | Our Life Accountshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604469692164988683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-84843470120696085032010-05-17T12:23:18.791-07:002010-05-17T12:23:18.791-07:00Yikes. I'm glad you had the filter rule in you...Yikes. I'm glad you had the filter rule in your head at that very moment, because I'm sure I might of said something back.<br /><br />And FYI lizzy looks adorable in every single outfit you've posted of her!Krystiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111861320192232321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-28214497132155381652010-05-17T11:31:31.970-07:002010-05-17T11:31:31.970-07:00Oh Meredith, that is awful. We bought a gender neu...Oh Meredith, that is awful. We bought a gender neutral carseat, pack n play, and swing so that when we have another baby, we can just use everything we already have. And yes, girls can wear more than the color pink! If you wanted to dress her in all blue with a baseball cap, nobody should ever say anything to you.Julie S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14765401853636543444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-38012810380646134272010-05-17T10:37:07.479-07:002010-05-17T10:37:07.479-07:00Um, wow. That woman would have a heart attack if s...Um, wow. That woman would have a heart attack if she saw my Lovie... Oh well. Sorry you have to deal with that.christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983259980848913151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-86850684409322093452010-05-17T10:10:13.580-07:002010-05-17T10:10:13.580-07:00I completely understand, so much so that it made m...I completely understand, so much so that it made me laugh out load to read this...<br /><br />... we didn't know our little girl was a girl until she was here and people thought it was terrible of us to have her in green. Seriously! <br /><br />You are right - there are no filters.Moments and Impressionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07985790308177683141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-81355764491621936472010-05-17T09:44:37.493-07:002010-05-17T09:44:37.493-07:00I'm sorry for you for this incident. I agree t...I'm sorry for you for this incident. I agree that society has lost it's filter and it seems as it does, I, myself, tend to take things more personally now than I ever did! I just always remind myself of the golden rule so I don't fall into that no filter rule as well, although sometimes I know I do!gvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17702089938287377034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-20783398828680611632010-05-17T09:04:35.173-07:002010-05-17T09:04:35.173-07:00Oh that must be SO frustrating! People just need t...Oh that must be SO frustrating! People just need to learn to keep their mouth shut!Amy Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259453817112186268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-6397311709345233242010-05-17T08:26:09.975-07:002010-05-17T08:26:09.975-07:00Oh wow, Meredith. I had no idea people feel that i...Oh wow, Meredith. I had no idea people feel that it is their place to say such things. Mark my words, I will never be one of those women who feel it necessary to give unsolicited advice (or, in this case, unsolicited OPINION) to anyone...especially a Mama. <br /><br />UGH.Mrs. Lukiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09182790803624943603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-57447141223296672892010-05-17T08:24:27.828-07:002010-05-17T08:24:27.828-07:00Mommy wars. They suck. It doesn't matter wha...Mommy wars. They suck. It doesn't matter what you do or say, someone (usually a mom, just like you said) will have something negative to say about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-66353872965488610982010-05-17T08:16:47.734-07:002010-05-17T08:16:47.734-07:00Ummm, seriously? My kids are going to be decked o...Ummm, seriously? My kids are going to be decked out in green onesies - it's gender neutral AND my favorite color (and I think that the girly princess thing gets obnoxious after awhile). And car seats? Why would you buy a gender specific carseat when you could have a boy next? Wow, people are amazing.<br /><br />You're doing what is right for you, don't worry about the insensitive comments of others (who let's face it, probably know far less than you).Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04793480432068543767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-146223893654534702010-05-17T08:05:40.629-07:002010-05-17T08:05:40.629-07:00That's awful! Sometimes people should really ...That's awful! Sometimes people should really know to keep their mouth shut. Who cares if you dress her in BLUE everyday, you are her mother. And the fact that people comment on her having a green car seat? Hello people, I'd much rather get a gender neutral car seat and not have to shell out more money when the next one comes along because now I need a different color. O jeez, some people... I hope I am as strong as you when it comes to biting my tongue when people make comments!Kaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02854536519219675346noreply@blogger.com