A Mommy Story

It’s been awhile since I had a mean comment on my blog. So I was a little surprised when I saw this one today:

I am always amazed by you proud mother types. You seem to have this mentality that by being a mother that you’re some kind of super hero or something. You squeezed out a kid and now you take care of it. Big deal, people and other forms of life have been doing that since higher forms of life have evolved on earth. The average American produces 1,500 pounds of waste a year. You created something that will add to that, wow…what a hero you are.

The comment was in reference to this post. So, to M. Anonymous, AKA 216.55.112 in Livonia, MI, I say this: read the site, man. If you did, you’d know that I didn’t squeeze out a kid – she was cut out of me, thank you very much.

And do you tell that little rant to your mother? Thanks for life, mom, but you really shouldn’t have. I’m just creating more waste on this here planet and should have never been born. Well, anonymous, I couldn’t agree with you more on that one. Oh, and I only have one child, so our family is still at a -1 on the population scale. Don’t argue waste until we’re at +1, OK?

Truth is, a mom is a superhero. Creating and nurturing life may seem like a common, animalistic occurrence to you, but without moms of this world giving a damn and taking an interest in their children, the human race wouldn’t exactly be a higher form of life. Anyone else with me on this?

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And now, to some lighter fare: contests! The contest over at Red Stapler is nearing the end. Five more days to get your name in the hat for chance to win your admission to Blogher 06. It couldn’t be easier, either – all you have to do is leave her a comment! The two day admissions are sold out, so if you still want to go, you’d better get over there and leave Sue a witty comment soon!

Also, Her Bad Mother announced her own contest today. Consider it feel-the-love type of contest. The rules are to write up a post about women in the blogosphere who have made some difference to your life. It can be sentimental, downright sappy, or funny and lighthearted. Just write it before Mother’s Day, post it to your blog, and let HBM know so she can give you some link love in return. Then on Mother’s Day, she’ll showcase all of the feel-good posts. Now’s your chance to let those you read every day know they’re not just writing to hear the keys typing.

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And finally, I was surfing over to the Crazy Hip Blog Mamas site yesterday to make my voting choice for the week, and I noticed A Mommy Story on the list. Wha? Me? *blink blink* Really? Someone nominated me, and I didn’t even have to ask them to? I’m floored. A big thank you to whoever it was. I don’t even care if I ever win, I’m just thrilled to have been nominated!

Dude, you made the lady’s day.