Some (semi) "final" thoughts...

So much of the womens/"mommy" blogosphere seems all the same to me. For example, the latest "discussion" I got involved in, about people's thoughts on hiring help around their house (basically cleaners/maids) has been a doozy.

To all who say “there’s no room to judge”…I am really just stating how I feel about household help, I may be saying it in judgmental tones, and that reflect my feelings on the matter, but what’s the point of discussion if you’re not going to ASSERT an opinion?

It seems to be the thing on these mommy blogs to EITHER:

Be part of the (pathetic little) club whose members all agree and go on about how hard one’s life is and how we have to, as such SUCH hardworking moms do A, B or C just to get along because I have ten kids and am running five businesses from home and working on a book (hahahah)…

OR:

Have a different view and meekly add “but I won’t judge anyone who does…”

Well, I don’t feel the need to overstate and overwork the “not judging” thing.

Because, I do kinda judge. Not in a “I think I am better than you, you deserve to die you moron” way, but in a “I think my way on this is more enlightened, I am more in touch with something I think is better” way.

Now I am trying to do a new thing where I let my ego fall away and I don’t go around being “more enlightened” on topics than others…however, it’s going to be a long process and I don’t expect to be “over it” any time soon…and I would observe I am not alone in this bad habit.

Anyway, to those who assert that one "has no room to judge" because A, B or C is not in line with an argument being made (for example with household help issue, those who have asserted if you buy from stores or get haircuts or do any other modern conveniences type thing you have “no room to judge” the household help bit) I would disagree. I say that we CAN control what goes on in our homes more than what we can control out in the world, in the factories in the fields, etc. and you have to start somewhere.

Maybe these mommybloggers and their sycophants need to not bite off more than they can chew and get back to the nuts and bolts of taking care of their own lives--including their stuff!