Thanksgiving may be one of the only remaining holidays that still has some shred of wholesome-ness. It was a very quiet and Thanks-filled day. I know you’re all probably sick of seeing food at this point but I just have to share my mum’s Lemon Meringue pie.
It’s almost Martha Stewart perfect wouldn’t you say…
It was in that pursuit of perfection that some people reduced themselves. After all that sweet, family gratitude we awoke on Friday morning to the news telling us about a death on Black Friday. Not due to illness, not due to some random act of nature or even a tragic accident. This death was caused by a horde of disgusting creatures trying to pass themselves off as holiday shoppers who trampled a man to get to that reduced priced flat screen TV, so when their friends and family come over to visit they will think how perfect things are… Yes that is called a run-on sentence, sorry. A dear friend of mine posted this on her blog but I also had to mention it and comment on it here. Just one more reason why I know it’s time for a change. And change is a comin’.
Great time to have child right?…Oh and the attacks in Mumbai. Yeah…can’t wait to bring a baby into this world. I know parents have been saying this for 1,000 years “Is this a good time to have a baby?”, (World Wars I & II, the Great Drepssion) but I’m about to be a parent and it’s the first time I’m really asking that question…I’m scared to death….
It’s a great time to have a baby. Because it’s your baby, and you’re going to teach baby your values, which are apparently quite different from those of stampeding shoppers. We need more good-hearted people!
I imagine most mamas think this during their pregnancy. It makes sense to question life during the time when one is so actively creating a new one.
I have all the faith in the world that you will manage these feelings, that you will answer your wee one’s questions about the universe and raise an amazing being.
I ask myself that question all…the….time. It is an important question. I think of the resources that we are sucking up and wonder how I can even think of bringing another person into the world. But I also think that it is incredibly easy to reduce your strain on natural resources if you just think about it a little.
And on the morality front…think of it this way. If all the good, wholesome, smart people with good manners and good values didn’t have kids….then the world would be a REALLY scary place. It’s the good people who make it worth being in. And then there’s karma….that change you speak of is definitely a comin’ and karma is a bitch:)
It is the perfect time for you to have your baby. With your joy and love and all that is You, your baby is so lucky (or, as some believe, the baby chise you because of who you are.) Despite all the horrible things we hear of instantaneously, we live in a wonder-filled, blessed country. You are making it better with having your child. And it’s a joy-filled season and we can just ignore the stupid crazies out there we hear of on the news.
I completely agree with “pdxknitterati”. You are not everyone. Now is the perfect time for you to have a baby because you will raise this child with love, values, morals and respect. You will teach your baby to care for everyone, what really matters in life, and to cherish what matters most – family and human life.
Now, is the perfect time for people like you to have a baby. We need more like you having babies, and less like them having them.
This is a natural part of being pregnant, the what the heck am I doing bringing a baby into the world. It just goes to show how much you love and care for this child already. The baby isn’t even born, and you are already trying to protect it from the world. What a wonderful mum, you already are.
I don’t know squat about being pregnant but I do know this… I’m glad your having a baby! There needs to be more caring people who really want a baby having one. And I want to be Auntie Karen to a little one again. I specialize in the toys since I’m just a big kid.