Comments on: The Mommy Wars https://www.quotationspage.com/weblog/2006-05-05-the-mommy-wars/ A weblog from the web's original quotations site. Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pordapod https://www.quotationspage.com/weblog/2006-05-05-the-mommy-wars/#comment-46 Pordapod Sat, 06 May 2006 12:57:43 +0000 http://www.quotationspage.com/weblog/?p=388#comment-46 <p>Parenting is a wonderful thing, and in the end, sure, I would rather see a person who raised 10 brand new productive members of society over someone who has no real legacy. Still though, it is the fact that being a parent is something that is so crappily done that removes the overall glory IMO. A sixteen year old girl is a parent now, and when all she does is toss it to her mom for care, what does that make me care of her? Do I now hold her opinion over someone who goes to work everyday and doesn't live off welfare? I feel bad for the child, but that is all. </p> <p>In the end, I think that is what it is always about, our natural inclination towards the care and comfort of children, that we are more impressed with a mom who goes to work or a mom who stays at home cleaning versus a nonparent doing the same things. We say "Oh, she must have it so rough, plus the child" and then just forget about the person who has no children.</p> <p>Being a parent should never be a medal that is worn, it should be a tatoo on your soul. </p> <p>Not being a parent should be a medal that is worn, afterall... sex is so much fun.</p> Parenting is a wonderful thing, and in the end, sure, I would rather see a person who raised 10 brand new productive members of society over someone who has no real legacy. Still though, it is the fact that being a parent is something that is so crappily done that removes the overall glory IMO. A sixteen year old girl is a parent now, and when all she does is toss it to her mom for care, what does that make me care of her? Do I now hold her opinion over someone who goes to work everyday and doesn’t live off welfare? I feel bad for the child, but that is all.

In the end, I think that is what it is always about, our natural inclination towards the care and comfort of children, that we are more impressed with a mom who goes to work or a mom who stays at home cleaning versus a nonparent doing the same things. We say “Oh, she must have it so rough, plus the child” and then just forget about the person who has no children.

Being a parent should never be a medal that is worn, it should be a tatoo on your soul.

Not being a parent should be a medal that is worn, afterall… sex is so much fun.

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