Hate

I am so very blessed in my life. I am constantly surrounded by love, from family and friends. I am strong and healthy. I have a great job that I love, our house is amazing. I am reminded daily of how fortunate I am. And I completely understand that a lot of people don't have it nearly as good as I do. But for eff's sake, I am so tired of all the hate that I see daily. I am just sick and tired of it, in all it's many forms. This is a ranty post, so get ready.

Don't believe in God? Don't believe in atheists? Don't believe in abortions? Don't believe in same-sex marriage? Don't believe in gay people adopting? Don't believe in formula feeding? Don't believe in homebirths or midwives? Don't drink? Don't eat meat? You co-sleep? You sleep train? You run? You got a divorce? You have tattoos? You are a feminist? You are a Democrat/Republican? You let your kids watch tv? You don't want kids? You want 20 kids? You want an epidural? You smoke weed? You eat veal? You are in an interracial relationship? You watch porn? You don't buy organic? You eat fast food? You shop at Whole Foods? You're a feminist? So be it!!!

I am just over it. Over all of the judgemental, biased, mean-spirited hateful crap that people spout off as fact. I am done with holier than thou attitudes, done with those people who think their way is the ONLY way. Done. I have never been one to bite my tongue, but now the gloves are even more off. I am trying really hard to teach my kids love and tolerance and patience and consideration and put-yourself-in-their-shoes. And along with that comes removing themselves from hateful people and situations. So if you suddenly find that I am just not communicating with you anymore, you can probably guess that I just made the decision to cut out some negativity in my life. No offense meant; I can't control how you feel about things, nor will I try. But I can control who I surround myself with. I cannot control who or what my children will encounter in their lives, but I can help them learn to deal with it in a constructive manner. If something doesn't work in your life, you move on. And I have too much that is good in my life to willingly let negative in.