I’m sure by now most of us have seen the above photo. It has been making its way around Facebook for the last week or two.
Last week a fellow blogger, who just happens to be awesome, posted this picture on her Facebook page. The comments started out pretty much how you would expect them to. Lots of moms chiming in saying they loved it, they did some of the things in the picture, they are good moms.
Then like all good things, it quickly came to an end. As it went on people were being told that if you circumcise your son you are a pedophile. Moms were being called abusers, mutilators, and everything in between.
In true awesome blogger fashion, instead of hiding, deleting the photo and moving on, Jenn at Life with Levi created a blog meme so we can all share some of our parenting choices and why we are still good moms. If you want to join us, you can do so here.
Without further ado, this are some of the reasons I am a Craptastic Mom.
1. Our son was circumcised. It was not even an option not to have this done.
2. We homeschool. Gasp. How ever will they be socialized?
3. After fighting with her for 9 months, my daughter sets her own bedtime.
4. Both of my children have slept in their cribs from day one.
5. We don’t do Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy or any of the other lies we make up to tell our children.
6. At the age of 5 our son had his first eye exam. Not because we thought he needed it but because we had the insurance coverage, so why not. He was blind as a bat and needed glasses.
7. We do ice cream for dinner sometimes.
8. And cake for breakfast.
9. I breastfed and formula fed both of them.
10. I didn’t cloth diaper my son. I did my daughter until she leaked out of them all the time and we happily switched to disposables.
11. I let them eat off the floor.
12. And share the dogs food.
13. We do an insane amount of Allman Brothers dance parties in the living room.
14. I have always washed the kids clothes with our clothes in the same detergent.
At the end of the day they are happy, healthy, and I wouldn’t change a single thing I do for the world!
About Rachel
I’m just as bad! Let’s keep it up!
TerriAnn @ Cookies & Clogs recently posted..Disney California Adventure Park (2012 Update)
Loved this
I love being a “crappy” mom – because at least I am being a mom 
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It’s so hard for me to understand why moms are judged so harshly these days for their choices. Give us moms a break! We all love our kids, and we are doing our very best to follow our instincts and provide a loving, healthy environment.
Lauren Ivy Chiong recently posted..Help fight childhood hunger with the Macaroni Grill #macgrillgive
Funny, I posted it and no one said a thing. I thought it was great and by the way, it’s not just “these days” the working vs stay-at-home mom thing was going on in the late 80′s and 90′s too….I remember it well. I just shrug and move on. Life’s too short.
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Bwahaha – I did/do all that plus I vaccinate, feed my kid hfcs, eat beef plumped up on feed lots and pop tarts are a staple in our cupboard.
Love ya Rachel – You’re a GOOD mom because you love your kids
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I love this post- every parent & family is different, just like how every kid is different. It doesn’t make one way right or wrong. Just different. When people try to say otherwise, like on the Facebook thing, it seriously makes me sick.
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Cake for breakfast! YUM!
My son who is now 24 use to love Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Shwartzeneger (sp) movies when he was just 3 years old, he would lay on the floor with pillow, blanket and still that bottle that he needed and watch Terminator, etc. If someone came over he hid the bottle under his pillow because he knew he was a big boy
He grew up to become a High School state champion in wrestling 
Love being a mom!
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So many judgy, judgy people in this world. As long as your child is loved and properly cared for, people should keep their opinions to themselves!
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Are we not supposed to wash our clothes with the kids clothes? I hadn’t even heard that one before, lol.
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my list would be at LEAST as long as yours. But you know what? They’re happy, healthy and provided for. That’s what is important.
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I’m right there with ya!
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You have me over here screaming at #5, “6. At the age of 5 our son had his first eye exam. Not because we thought he needed it but because we had the insurance coverage, so why not. He was blind as a bat and needed glasses. ”
Girl I’m done…too funny.
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I’m sure I’ll be thinking a lot of the same things when I’m a mom. I hope I’m not too hard on myself.
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I love ice cream for dinner.
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If you’re a bad mom, then so am I! I share a lot of these same habits. We haven’t tried the ice cream for dinner yet but that might be a fun birthday treat! You make the best decisions for you and your family and that makes you a good mom. Those people that are judging are the people that should be more concerned about their own family and not everyone else’s.
Kelly @ Texas Type A Mom recently posted..Organizing and Storage Ideas for Small Spaces
I think not having ice cream for dinner once in a while is just wrong, talk about depriving your kids!
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