I'm a sanctimommy. No. Really. I know it. I always think people are a little less insufferable if they just admit their weaknesses. Mine is judging. I am a judgey-faced, Mcjudgerson. That's me! I take full responsibility for this and know there are probably a lot of people I un-knowingly offend with my opinions. But that's ok. They're just that- opinions.
Lately I see a trend in the parent world that I hate- the 'ain't nobody got time for that!' approach to shaming parents who lose sleep over things that matter to them but not to you. Or things that DO matter to you that you're scared to admit.
I was unable to breastfeed and I don't use cloth diapers- but overall I am a pretty natural mama. I don't like loading my son up with sugar or drugs and yet I'm ok with vaccinating him to prevent disease. I make all my baby food from scratch and take pride that he enjoys my cooking- and yet I give formula to supplement what nature took from us. I'm pretty moderate. I babywear. I use a stroller.
But it's all the things I do beyond that that some parents scoff at. I make my own diaper creams and soaps. I buy strictly organic (or try to!). I don't let my son veg in front of a TV and we don't even have cable. I don't want him to grow up into a teenager that hates being around his parents because his peers have that attitude at their homes.
Basically I want to make him a 90's baby. ;) Before cell phones and before DVD's. Before families got plugged in and tuned out to what each other are going through. I have old fashioned ideas that my son will never call me by my first name or argue with me when he isn't old enough to make a decision for himself.
It's really ironic how important all that is to me- I guess it's something I never had. A mom willing and wanting to do all that for me. To make my life the happiest and healthiest it can be.
