Now for the soap box part... This morning on Good Morning America there was a story about a blog written by other mothers that has been taking pot shots at the parenting of John and Elizabeth Edwards. Basically it was criticizing them for taking their children out of school for a while, getting them private tutors and taking them on the campaign trail with them. I am in no way a fan of John Edwards - but this story really ticked me off. This is just another classic case of women being their own worst enemies. Parenting, as I am quickly learning, is basically the most emotionally difficult job one will ever do. I know so many moms (AND DADS!)who make difficult and sometimes heart wrenching decisions every day in the pursuit of doing the best they can to be the best parents they can be. This can mean SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS! IF there's one thing I've learned it's that you have to do what works for you and your family. If we all raised our kids the same way what a boring world this would be!!! I for one know so many fantastic moms, my own, my mother-in-law, my friends, and my co-workers. I respect every single one of them for the decisions they have made to have happy children, family, and self. I think it's high time we stop criticizing and judging eachother. I hope to continue to have an open mind and pull thoughts and ideas from others and eventually form my own parenting philosophy that works for my family (though I"m pretty sure that process never ends...)
So that's enough soap boxing for now. How about a few pics of Ben??
