because i have a little girl

Because I have a little girl, I have green froggy sunglasses and a stick-on mustache in my purse. Because I have a little girl, I have a perfectly logical reason to wear a tutu, at any given time on any given day.  Because I have a little girl, I get to have batman marathons on weekend mornings.  My house is filled with things to play with.  Rocking out in the middle of the grocery store is perfectly acceptable. As is going about my day talking like a robot for no apparent reason.  And because I have a little girl, I am shaking, literally shaking, with anger over a friend’s flippant facebook post.  I am yelling at my screen,  what the fuck is wrong with people!!!!!  This is what’s wrong with our country! This is what happens larry!!!!!!!  What could be so offensive you ask?  A parent from across the country asking if it’s a law that all children’s favorite restaurant be McDonalds, and the slew of parents responding, “yes!  I don’t know why, she likes it so much! I hate it, but I just have to take her” really?!?!  Yes because your 5 year old just picks up the cars keys and goes to the drive through himself does he?  I wonder why your 7 year old weighs 100lbs?  is he just big boned, is that it?  Or is it the lunch you let him pack himself, how cute,  that consists of Oreos and Doritos?   Aaaaaaaahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Parents!  YOUR JOB as a parent is to teach your child to be a healthy, happy, and well adjusted adult.  You give them the food that they put into their bodies. Children don’t know about nutrition, they don’t understand that if they eat nothing but cheese for 3 days it makes them sick.  They can’t connect the eating of nasty ass McDonalds for lunch with being sick at night, but you can.  Do you know what my daughter asked to eat for dinner the other night?  Kale salad.  My 2 year old. Asked.  To eat. KALE SALAD.  Know why she eats kale salad?  Because I feed it to her!  It took 3 tries before she’d even taste it, and now it’s her favorite food!  I’m not saying this to brag, I’m saying, your children learn from you.  You have the power to make the next generation healthier and happier than this one.  I’m not saying you gotta eat kale, or be veggie or vegan or paleo but if you eat healthier, just cutting out fast food will do it, trust me, you can help teach your child to make the right choices for himself.    I’m tired of lazy parenting.  Parenting is not easy, it is not something you can do and just not think about, it’s your job, everyday, for the rest of your life.  And it is the most wonderful job in the whole world.  Do it well.