Confrontation

I apologize if what I have to say bothers anyone. I am feeling a little defensive lately. Blame it on the stress, hormones gone awry, or anything else you want. I just have to get some things off of my chest.


I guess, I am just tired of feeling criticized. I am quite aware that I am overweight. I know what my weaknesses are and I know what needs to be done to change that, so I don't need little snide remarks here or there reminding me of my chubbiness. I also am really done with being criticized on my parenting skills, how I spend money and how I manage my household. No one out there is a perfect parent, spouse or anything else and Justin and I need the chance to make our life together the way we feel is best for us. Just because we decide to do something different doesn't make it better or worse, just different. Our children may or may not be breastfed, potty trained by a year old, crawl before they walk, eat all the right foods, or be perfectly mannered. I will not feel like I am ruining my child if he or she eats a cookie or has french fries on occasion. I don't want every move we make or every little undesirable trait in our children to be over analyzed and diagnosed as a problem caused because we did something "wrong". Diversity makes life interesting, yet we are all so eager to judge and criticize the next person.


I really feel that people criticize others to make themselves feel better, subconscious or not. I think we are all too critical of others, myself included and we need to just stop. Right now.


I think a great saying to remember is: "If you cannot say anything nice, then don't say anything at all." Or how about this one: "Accentuate the positive."