More Than A Mom.

I don't really understand why people feel like if I do anything except take care of my kids and be a housewife, I'm a bad mother. Okay, first off? You don't know me. You don't know who I am. You know my name, that I have two sons, maybe a bit about my family. But honestly? You've never met me, talked to me, carried on a conversation with me, and you never will. WHY do you get to pass judgment? I truly don't understand. Not only is it unfair, but it's unjust. Second off, you obviously are not a mom yourself and know little about children. Because you seem to always look past the fact that they sleep. A lot. And I don't always have something to do while they sleep. So I get on the computer. Thirdly, my online accounts ARE NOT just for online friends. I have family and real life friends, too, thanks. And they want to know what's going on. Fourth, I also know that you most likely have little understanding of what a mother is.
Kay, honestly? Once I became a mom, I lost the right to be anything else? I can't follow my dreams, can't do anything! Why can't I please anyone, no matter what? If I work and go to school, it's bad because I'm leaving my kids and should be taking care of them. If I don't, it's bad because I'm not supporting them. Freaking choose already. Which one is it? And moms have lives. Yes, my kids are the most important things in my life, but they are not the ONLY things in my life. I have other family, other friends, a relationship with my husband, a job, passions. I have feelings and desires and goals that don't actually have anything to do with motherly duties. Am I not allowed to have that anymore? What about your own mom? Do you really have so little respect for her to hold her to the same standards? If I did nothing for myself, what would I even be anymore? Just a mom-robot or something?
So let me say this - until you're a mother, until you've lived my exact life with all the involved circumstances and feelings, until you're perfect, until you're God himself, you have NO right to judge me, or anyone else. None. You may think you do, but you're sadly mistaken. What some nobody says about my over the internet is not going to change the way I act, and it's not going to keep me up at night. But I just thought I'd write this to tell you that I am more than just a mom. I'm a person, too.

Bold everything you've done. :)

Yes. I stole this from Jenna's tubmlr. :) But I can't strike things out for some reason, so I'm bolding everything I've done. :)

1. Had a beer.
2. Been drunk.
3. Touched a real gun.
4. Done drugs.
5. Wrote on a bathroom stall.
6. Read a George Orwell book.
7. Had sex.
8. Got into a fist fight.
9. Used Twitter.
10. Listened to Lady Gaga.
11. Been in a car accident
12. Gotten suspended.
13. Gotten expelled.
14. Got a computer virus.
15. Had a hand-written diary.
16. Been allergic to something.
17. Had a dog.
18. Had a cat.
19. Been pregnant.
22. Camped out.
23. Swam in the Ocean
24. Wore a bikini.
25. Meet someone online in person.
26. Made a survey.
27. Used ICQ.
28. Failed a class for the year.
29. Repeated a grade.
30. Went to summer school.
31. Got the high honor roll.
32. Got the regular honor roll (A’s and B’s).
33. Learned to speak another language fluently. (I was close!)
34. Read an entire book.
35. Recorded my own music.
36. Had an xBox.
37. Listened to Rammstein.
38. Wore fishnets.
39. Bought skinny jeans.
40. Been in love.
41. Hated someone.
42. Been cheated on.
43. Cheated on someone.
45. Did something sexual with someone of the same sex.
46. Practiced Christianity.
47. Worn makeup.
48. Had a cavity.
49. Had surgery.
50. Had my license.
51. Been to college.
52. Graduated high school.
53. Attempted suicide.
54. Worn colored contacts.
55. Painted my nails black.
56. Broken someone’s heart.
57. Had my heart broken.
58. Cried for an hour straight.
59. Lost something very valuable.
61. Got separated from my parents as a kid.
62. Broken a bone.
63. Gotten stung by a bee.
64. Eaten something bad/expired.
65. Threw up from being so drunk.
66. Had to put a pet to sleep.
67. Participated in a swinger’s party.
68. Owned an iPod.
69. Owned an iPhone.
70. Fell for a best friend.
71. Stole a friend’s significant other.
72. Got a computer virus.
73. Went away from home for more than a week.
74. Moved out.
75. Ran away.
76. Teased my brother/sister.
77. Gotten into a fist fight.
78. Been to the hospital.
79. Had food poisoning.
80. Had a job.
81. Been fired
82. Lied to a friend.
83. Lied to a family member.
84. Lied to a significant other.
85. Posted a video on YouTube.
86. Started a rumor about someone.
87. Deliberately failed a test.
88. Dropped out of school.
89. Fallen down the stairs.
90. Been skinny dipping.
91. Counted to a million.
92. Counted to a thousand.
93. Ate deer meat.
94. Ate duck meat.
95. Had fast food.
96. Been to church.
97. Been to a synagogue.
98. Been married.
99. Had a divorce.
100. Broken a window.