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[Liv]

My comment got just a few likes-- one from a mom who had a baby over a month early via emerg c section and has been formula feeding because breastfeeding just never worked out, another from a mom who had moderate depression during/after pregnancy, and another from a mom with 2 boys under 2. All the high heel girls never addressed my comment. Facebook arguments are so frustrating.

[soon2bmrsn]

Apr 7, 2015 10:08:09 GMT -5 @zerozeroone said:

Apr 7, 2015 10:04:55 GMT -5 jlhv1909 said:

My LO doesn't understand the regular sippy cups. He has mastered and loves the tommy tippy straw cup. t.toysrus.com/skava/static/product.html?type=TRU_product_us&url=%2Fproduct%2Findex.jsp%3FproductId%3D52758846%26ab%3DBRU%253Abproduct_rr%253ACustomers%2520Also%2520Liked%253A2%26prodFindSrc%3Dalsobought&domain=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toysrus.com

We use a straw sippy too. He can use the regular sippy top but I read the straw is better for their teeth or something. I don't know if that's true but since he will use either I just go with the straw. We use the one made by Green Sprouts.

I'm going to add a straw cup to my Amazon csrt. DD hasn't figured out a regular sippy yet but she's obsessed with playing with my straw tumbler. Hopefully she'll catch on to the straw.

[honeybee434]

We have munchkin straw cup and she can't figure it out, BUT I tried it as well and you have to suck surprisingly hard to get anything out of it, so I think I need one that a little easier. I will pick up one of these!

[anotherdreamer]

Apr 7, 2015 11:29:34 GMT -5 honeybee434 said:

We have munchkin straw cup and she can't figure it out, BUT I tried it as well and you have to suck surprisingly hard to get anything out of it, so I think I need one that a little easier. I will pick up one of these!

DS uses those. Sometimes you have to have the straw parts put together in just the right way too.

My DS never figured out a sippy, he went right to straws. DD1 can sort of use a sippy but has almost mastered a straw. DD2 remains perplexed.

[bigrock74]

Apr 7, 2015 9:25:58 GMT -5 Liv said:

Apr 7, 2015 9:23:44 GMT -5 bullybutt said:

Liv, what was your comment to your "friends" post?

It blew up into this whole thing with over 30 comments eventually, but I was the first to weigh in. LOL. I couldn't take it when all these childless high-heel women were saying stuff like "preach!" and "finally!"

My comment: 


I hope I don't sound defensive, because I support the fact that motherhood is as unique as womanhood, but I don't think moms intentionally or pridefully "give up" showering or the like. I haven't experienced any pride of "mommyhood" in not wearing make up or fitted jeans many days lately-- on the contrary, the standards women often set for themselves are helpfully softened when there is acceptance that it's ok that nursing and changing and caring for your baby prevents you from doing some basic things that were once routine everyday occurrences. I don't wear stretchy "mom" pants because I've given up and have become a martyr-- I wear them because that's what I feel good in during this season. Also, the author associating "mom jeans" or clothes that better fit a stretched out midsection with giving up on your sex life or personal care is incorrect a bit offensive. "Self care" looks very different for every woman, and therefore every mother. Doesn't matter what clothes you wear or how often you wear make up. For me, sometimes there are things that come up during the day with Juniper that ARE "worth it to give up basic hygiene—the aforementioned showers—or basic pleasures."

Love it. Well said!!