Confessions

[Anonymous]

I don't know why I spewed all that out... it was sort of like writing vomit. The subject is like a raw, exposed nerve and you wiggled your finger on it, I guess. I still don't feel defensive, however. I don't generally take the time to explain my choice, even though I get the occasional raised eyebrow when I when I meet a new mom in the park.

I guess we are all in the same boat, just on different side of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I confess I feel sorry for pp's spouse and kids on the ranting about a stupid push present.

PP here Don't feel sorry for my family. My husband and I have always showered each other with gifts (both material and other), so why would this moment in our lives be any different. And my children are loved beyond any words I could ever describe. How about to each his own?? I can't understand why anybody would care whether my husband gave me a gift after our children were born? "Stupid push present" suggests someone is a little jealous. I did not ask for this gift, it was a token of his love for me and a token of such a monumental occassion in our lives. And I definitely deserved it.

[Anonymous]

I confess I feel sickened by how much I visit this site

[Anonymous]

I confess that I think women who describe themselves as "curvy" are fat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I confess that I think women who describe themselves as "curvy" are fat.

And your point is... ? Why does it matter?

I confess I tire of the judgment of fat women. Why is it so important to some people to a) remind overweight women that they are (as if they never realized and thanks for pointing it out!), and b) deem them greedy/lazy. Are they stealing food off your plate? Then leave 'em the hell alone.

And yes, for the record, as a size 10 I acknowledge I'd fall into the fat camp for many of you. Nope, I don't exercise enough and I don't always make the best food choices. Sue me.

[Anonymous]

It's just a confession. Why does she have to have a point?

[Anonymous]

I cringe when I hear the term "family values" because it usually means someone in not going to value my non-traditional family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I cringe when I hear the term "family values" because it usually means someone in not going to value my non-traditional family.

I'm with you. But instead of just cringing, I start imagining all the things that I'd like to see happen to those hypocritical SOBs who try to push their narrow version of morality on others. I get pretty good satisfaction, too! Televangelists getting caught with their secretaries, Palin's teenager getting knocked up, politicians' kids on drugs... Oh yeah. I'm all about the schadenfreude.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I cringe when I hear the term "family values" because it usually means someone in not going to value my non-traditional family.

I'm with you. But instead of just cringing, I start imagining all the things that I'd like to see happen to those hypocritical SOBs who try to push their narrow version of morality on others. I get pretty good satisfaction, too! Televangelists getting caught with their secretaries, Palin's teenager getting knocked up, politicians' kids on drugs... Oh yeah. I'm all about the schadenfreude.

Along those lines... McGreevey--ex-homophob who is pursuing a divinity degree and can't emphasize enough how God loves him. All this even though he preached the opposite before he came out. Pretty despicable.

[Anonymous]

confession: I believe a lot of cliches and stereotypes are true of a particular religious group that I have a lot of contact with these days.

The more time I spend with people who self-identify as members of this religion .... the *more* pronounced the stereotypes seem. Education and exposure actually reinforce stereotypes, which is not something I would've predicted. The assumption is always that ignorance breeds and perpetuates stereotypes .....

Some of the stereotypes are very positive, and some are negative.

[Anonymous]

I confess I laugh at and I believe in stereotypes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I confess that I think women who describe themselves as "curvy" are fat.

I think you're jealous because there are curvy women out there that are very sexy and not fat at all!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I confess that I think women who describe themselves as "curvy" are fat.

I think you're jealous because there are curvy women out there that are very sexy and not fat at all!

True. You don't have to be a twig to be slim. Women are supposed to be curvy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I confess that I think women who describe themselves as "curvy" are fat.

I think you're jealous because there are curvy women out there that are very sexy and not fat at all!

True. You don't have to be a twig to be slim. Women are supposed to be curvy.

. . . but not fat.

[Anonymous]

I confess that I don't understand people who think their wedding was more meaningful because it was small/courthouse style. I hate it when people say that weddings are a waste of money because 50 percent of marriages end in divorce. I love that our wedding weekend is a memory filled with love and all of the people that mean so much to us. Also, I love that people still comment on how much fun the reception was. What is the problem with wanting to mark the biggest decision of your life with a celebration????