I’ll Take A Motrin With That
by Lynette
Whoa this is well… dare I say what’s on my mind lest the hounds descend upon me? Oh what the heck this Motrin mom uproar that first caught my attention on Twitter is totally crazy. It started simply when I saw few peeps mention how offensive the ad is and that followed with more blog posts by other moms how they really feel about it.
Haven’t seen it? Here you go. Don’t know if the ad is still up when you read this but it was on here. But I also found one on YouTube on it. By the way, go search on YouTube and you’ll see a boat load of blow backs.
So… what do you think? Some say it’s not the content but the tone, some say its putting moms down, some say moms who have pain just aren’t wearing it right. Whatever.
Tone - You know, this is not a popular thing to say so bite me but honestly it really sounds like some of the things running through my head sometimes that I’m just too afraid to say just so I don’t rock the boat. After all, you never know where the eggshells are.
Putting moms down? Uhm.. sorry I don’t see it.
Not wearing the baby right - ok, you know I did try wearing my baby and many other attachment parenting stuff at the end of the day, I gave up. IT HURT! Heck it hurt my back big time nursing too. Maybe I’m a wimp and not ready to put up with unbearable pain because in the end it’s good for my baby. But you know, I had no idea motherhood was going to hurt physically either. Besides, why do I have to be doing things wrong?
This is just another type of mommy war as my friend Jen Know over at AutomaticMoms say. Which I think is even sadder than the ad. Why do we have to be so worked up over small things like these? Why can’t I try something and decide it’s not for me and leave it at that instead of being accused that I’m not bonding with my children enough, I’m doing things wrong, I’m not thinking of my children’s health etc etc etc. *sigh*
I had an accident as a teenager and landed on my back. My back has not been the same since. To make matters worse I had a small injury when I was at the gym once. I can’t even sleep my my back without waking up hurting. I’m not doing it wrong. I hurt and my head hurts over this nonsensical issue.
I think I’ll go take a Motrin.
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November 16th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Awesome post!! With all of the things we have facing us today I would hope that moms would get along and realize that as long as we do whats best for our kids and ourselves.. it is OK!
I twittered that I never wore any of my children and I only breasfeed 1 of my three kids and that only lasted for a month but hey, I am a good mom and when people say my child suffered or will suffer deeply (physically and phychologically) … I just look at them and smile
No I will say that my 21 year old daughter wears my 6mo grandson and she says it hurts yet she wears him more out of convenience than anything…LOL to that I say pop a motrin and wear him (lol - she isn’t breastfeeding)
November 16th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
I feel like I need a Motrin after today! Whew!
I just wish moms would worry more about their own issues, kids, ideals, philosophies and not try to “push” agendas all the time. I also had trouble breastfeeding and only did it for 5 weeks (and not exclusively either) and you know what? My son is huge, strong, smart and crazy cute! He has not suffered one bit from formula, not being in a sling or carrier (he was a giant baby, at least for me anyway) and we are more bonded than I ever thought I could be with another human being.
I think you are right Lynette…maybe it’s a deeper fear that some moms have that if they admit that some aspects of parenting aren’t fun, enjoyable or all they are cracked up to be that they are bad moms. I say that the honest moms, the ones who can say, “hey, I tried something and it really sucked” are the ones who are really getting the parenting thing down. I felt like a total failure about not being able to BF but I learned so much from the experience. I learned that I need to worry about myself and my son and let everyone else worry about themselves. I just wish the “mom community” could learn to just accept that some parts of being a mom are hard, or hurt, or are just plain NOT FUN.
I love my son, but I don’t always love the role of MOM and all it entails. Like any job, it has it’s good parts and not so good parts.
November 18th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Thanks ladies. Aurelia, it is a good thing you and your daughter can wear the baby. Most of the time my husband carried them for me LOL
Jennifer, agreed. We should respect each others’ choices. If I can accept other’s choice to BF or wear their babies, they should be able to respect mine in return. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.