One Size Doesn't Fit All!



Dare to be you!

So as I was driving to pick Brenda up from preschool today I was thinking that the name of the blog may need some explanation! Frist let me thank my wonderful, beautiful friend Kristin for coming up with the name! I chose this because it describes so many things we are faced with in our everyday lives.

It starts very early...even elementary school. You're consdiered different if you don't like the same things other kids like or play the same games other kids play. In middle school and high school it gets worse. Others start to notice how different some of their peers are and god forbid you are different from what the main stream feels.

What really started me thinking is the choices we make after we have children. It starts as soon as you tell someone you're expecting! Will you have a "natural" birth? Will you use pain medications? A midwife or a doctor? Breast or bottle feeding? Cloth or disposable diapers?

Oh then the blessed event happens....cosleeping? Vaccinations? Is baby sleeping on his back or on her tummy? Everyone has a thought on how YOU should raise YOUR child, and I would bet for every choice you make there is at least 10 people in your circle of friends shaking their heads at you!

I chose to breastfeed, I have friends who never even considered it. I made the diffucult choice to breastfeed both of my children until they where 3 (the taboo of that is a whole other post). I made the choice to cosleep with both of my kids. I made the choice to be a stay at home mom (again a whole other post). I am making the choice to educate my children at home.

Do you notice a theme there? I...it's my choice! What's right for my children and my family may not work for my neighbors. But that's the beauty of where we live we can choose what works for us...even if mainstream society may not agree!

One size doesn't fit all....you have to make the choices that work for you. But at the same time  you also have the obligation to respect others for doing the exact same thing!! I figure at the end of the day if I can lay my head down and be at peace with what I've done and who I am, well then I picked the right size for me!

And so I've returned!

I tried this blogging thing a year or so ago and it didn't really pan out.....but I'm willing to give it another shot! My therapist (yep I go to the crazy doc now) say journaling is a good way to express my feelings. I figured writing was a lot of work and since I'm on the comptuter all the time anyway...this just makes sense!

So I'm going to have a little fun, express some views and vent some frustrations. I figure noone will read it anyway so it's all private right?? And even if someone happens upon my ramblings maybe I can help them in some small way!