Friday the Thirteenth.

I used to think I had terrible luck on Friday the Thirteenth.  Then I realized that the reason I tripped and fell that one time breaking my Grateful Dead necklace was because I was a) clumsy and b) was being punished for wearing a dead-bear when I had never listened to a Grateful Dead song.  ... I still haven't to this day.

Then today... well, today has been good so far.  Nothing in my house has flooded.  Lily just took the most epic nap -ever- that she's still taking (she's been asleep since ten... she's just starting to wake up now at 1:30.)  Tonight I'm going to get super fat and make my mom's 4 cheese mac and cheese.  I used my googlefu to find the recipe.  Having good friends over.  Can't go wrong.

And... there's going to be yet ANOTHER Friday the 13th in 3 months.  Lily's first birthday will be on Friday the 13th, so it can't be all that bad.

Not sure what I should do for her birthday this year... what do you do for a one year old?  It's not like she's got friends to invite or anything.  For Madison it was easy- we just had a BBQ- but it likely won't be very warm in April.  Maybe I'll just have a dinner at my house.  I can do that.

Someone today on facebook brought up the topic of 'holier than thou' moms.  AKA- bitch moms.  ... I have certainly encountered some of these recently.  Not some.  One or two.  I try not to be a bitch mom.  I have been known to 'vent' over some things, or blantantly call people stupid when they're doing something obviously awful.  I'm a firm believer in we all know what's best for our kid.  ... There are sometimes where that can go too far though.  A parent can firmly believe that dunking their kid in the toilet will get them immune to germs and that's a bit too far.  I was super pro-breastfeeding with Madison, but I can understand why it's not for everyone and I won't bash someone that can't/doesn't want to do it.  Some people let their kids cry it out.  Some parents don't.  I won't say any one way is right or wrong.  There are known benefits to both.  Anyone that will put someone down for doing it their way is obviously a big meanie.  I mean- there are parents that do things that I -really- don't agree with, but I don't tell them that.  Maybe if it's brought up in a flowing 2 person conversation I'll ask about it or something, but never blatantly tell them that they're doing it wrong.

I just wrote out a huge rant about a mom that blatantly told me I'm doing something wrong (according to her pediatrician) and then three weeks later ranted about how she wasn't going to listen to her pediatrician about something (something that is a health risk for her kid if she doesn't listen).  But- I'll skip the rant.  Some mothers just like to think that they have all of the answers and aren't afraid to tell you and blow off other's suggestions.

None of us have all of the answers.  And to quote GlaDOS- We do what we must, because we can.  And here's a huge nerdgasm moment- I found this gem while looking for the song... if only the people would stfu so we could hear Felicia!!

I need to go back to stalking Holly on facebook now.  Peace out.