The most defining thing to happen to me was becoming a mother. But as parenthood goes on I wonder if I'll ever be comfortable knowing that one day, my children will be in this world after I've already moved on.
I am a pretty good parent. I raise my children to be themselves, to love, to give, to breathe... but it's hard to watch them learn that not everyone loves everyone. They have witnessed hate or worse, apathy. They know that everyone makes mistakes & they forgive. But sometimes topics come up that confuse them.
Gender stereotyping is a big one, people are always trying to put my kids into a box. A lot of times it's other kids doing it. That I don't mind as much. I've explained to my children how to handle it. But when it's the checkout lady at Walmart telling my 5 year old daughter that Spiderman is too manly for her I get a bit angry.
Sometimes my kids or myself do things that fit the norm, other times we don't. It's not the box I'm afraid of. Sometimes I enjoy the box. It's cozy. What I do mind is the small minds who think they control who goes in & comes out of it.
Someday I'll figure out exactly why I'm here (or not, honestly it's more fun that way). But for now, my mission is keeping my kids from feeling obligated to get into the conformity cube at times when they'd much rather run free.
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Be nice. When invoking your free speech right stop and think: I can say this, but should I? And remember Wazowski, I'm watching you... always watching.