Responsibility! What's that?

Tonight I feel like venting a little. I'm just gonna come right out and say it...I do not like "mothers" who act like they're not. If you're old enough to have a child, you're too old for the party/club lifestyle.

I was never one to party or go to clubs, or whatever it is the cool kids do these days, but I especially would never dream of doing it while having little human beings depending on me. I'm not saying a night out with friends is wrong...just because you're a parent doesn't mean you're not allowed to have fun; you just need to have the right kind of fun. Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but "partying" is just not something you do when you're supposed to be a grown up, especially when kids are in the picture. And really, I think this goes for young mothers when they get old too...just because you had a baby and feel like you missed out on life because you were at home or working for your family, DOES NOT mean it's ok to "have a life" when your kids are older.

Three of my biggest pet peeves concerning "mothers":

1. Women who smoke while they're pregnant OR around their children.
2.  Adults who think/party like they're still young. Once you "grow up" you aren't supposed to regress.
3. Parents who put themselves before the needs of their children.  

Don't mistake my annoyance with people like this to thinking that I think I'm better than anyone (I was/am a young mother too) and in no way am I perfect, as a person or as a mother, but you can bet nobody is babysitting my kids so I can do my own thing. (Wait, let me rephrase.... There is nothing wrong with a night out with your husband or whatever without your kids tagging along, but there is something wrong with a night out if you're being/doing stupid things.) My kids go with me every where...to the grocery store, to the doctor and dentist, even to one of the most inconvenient places to go to with kids...the post office! They're even with me when I'm sick. You know why? Because they're mine and my responsibility! And I simply don't want to leave them with other people, even if it would make simple errands a TON easier. Don't have a child (sex) if you're not ready for the responsibility.


Side note: This includes fathers too, but mothers should have more sense. And thank you to my mom who taught me how a mother is supposed to behave. She is the perfect example of a mom and grandma.

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