tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645629400562033260.post6365598191434421550..comments2023-10-23T14:24:52.662-04:00Comments on Finding Former Glory: On Purpose and Passion: Ye ol' BlogEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12562306924797465454noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645629400562033260.post-31335545608959148932015-05-12T01:27:48.420-04:002015-05-12T01:27:48.420-04:00I'm sorry, but I have to call out the hyperlin...I'm sorry, but I have to call out the hyperlink business, because that article is ridiculous and hateful (if not indicative of post-partum depression that the writer needed to seek support for). <br /><br />In any case, Satan or "selfishness" isn't involved in my decision to enjoy my career and love seeing the world. I'm not married -- I wish I was, that would nice to finally find the right man, but newsflash: not everyone meets the love of their life at 20 or gets married before 25! And in the meantime, no, I'm not a "half person" who is on the verge of falling apart, who needs the pity of the young, smug married people. If you look around, many women manage to survive being 30 and single and without kids...it's increasingly the norm in our society for various reasons, good and bad. But should any woman be viewed as less of a woman for having or not having kids? Geez, I hope my 'worth' isn't dependent on biology in the year 2015, and I hope we've evolved culturally to realize that motherhood is not one-size fits all or the be-all end-all of existence..I have respect for all of my friends who have become mothers, and my friends who have decided it's not for them... and as a single and 30-something I don't know if kids will ever be an option for me -- maybe I'll never meet a husband... so if I don't have kids, then does that make me a horrible, selfish person for being out there? By these standards, it seems, yes -- if a woman fails to reproduce, then that's it -- she's never going to be "whole" -- never mind an ivy league education or writing a book, or volunteer work, etc. I don't expect you to relate or empathize, given the obvious bias, but can I say that the last thing women need to be doing to each other is putting each other down...seriously, life is hard enough, but it's pretty messed that both pop culture and the religious right punch single/childless women like me in the face every day for no reason other than we exist...<br />See also:<br />http://www.salon.com/2015/04/30/youre_still_nothing_until_youre_a_mom_why_does_pop_culture_hate_the_child_free/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645629400562033260.post-13392850949672220822015-05-11T21:32:31.882-04:002015-05-11T21:32:31.882-04:00I NEED a guide to painting! Does it come with free...I NEED a guide to painting! Does it come with free babysitting? Something needs to be done about our entire pencil & crayon-covered upstairs...Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888635342531960478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645629400562033260.post-4884984684964257802015-05-08T09:40:19.463-04:002015-05-08T09:40:19.463-04:00I feel the same way about my blog..I think it'...I feel the same way about my blog..I think it's reading and listening to all these things about "what you should do to grow your blog" and then it just gets overwhelming and then it feels like I start losing my voice and purpose trying to make a purpose. I think you're doing great and I LOVE seeing your house updates :-) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08378165055345942643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645629400562033260.post-64904806854641395642015-05-08T07:05:10.563-04:002015-05-08T07:05:10.563-04:00Oh, I feel ya. I've been suffering blog ident...Oh, I feel ya. I've been suffering blog identity crisis for a while too. It just is what it is, and the few readers other than family who keep coming back are cool with what it is, so I'm trying not to freak out and force things. I'm excited to see whatever posts you're able to whip up, but no pressure! :) Focus on those girlies and that sweet house!Ellen Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282413486073228102noreply@blogger.com