Awkwardly Social

It’s all I can do to focus on the difficult task of finishing two episodes these days.  By the time I get home, I think to myself, oh, I should write about this!  And then I get distracted by the size my ankles and my dwindling Tums supply and before I know it I’ve purchased 10 more pairs of teeny tiny socks.

I have about 5 days and 3 hours of work left and the big question I get is what I’m planning on doing after the baby gets here.  And my big answer is, uh, hopefully one day still be employable?  Maybe 3 months from now, maybe 6?  Maybe… I’ll be a big shot movie producer and all of you will work for me?  Being a freelance producer has its downsides.  One of them being constantly looking for work and never feeling like you can turn down a job.  Also, being a mom and a freelance producer sounds really, really complicated, with a side of really scary that everyone knows I have a baby now and maybe they’ll think I can’t do my job well anymore.

Some of these feelings came up because of that article about women in high powered political positions who have sacrificed a lot for their careers and that “a lot” includes quality parenting time.

UGH.

Someone bring me my Tums!  I like the fruit flavored kind.  And have you seen the size of my ankles?

Jezebel is one of my favorite sites, and after this headline “Meg Whitman is a Bad Mother,” I’m furious.  I don’t like Meg Whitman.  I don’t believe she is the right person to run California.   Let’s reinforce the patriarchy and attack a woman with grown children on her “mothering” skills.  Because if a woman is running for Governor of the State of California she better be a good mommy.  Maybe because she RAN eBay she’s a bad mom.  She should have stayed home with those kids!  Or, maybe it was when she was getting an advanced degree from HARVARD, maybe she should have forgotten about that silly MBA and raised her FAMILY.

Now, Jezebel is at fault here too.  They’re reprinting a sentiment - making a splashy headline - and while they’re questioning the motives behind the sentiment, they are still repeating the same  patriarchal bullshit their sibling sites publish.  It’s offensive.

She has two douchey sons running amok.  Let’s give those idiots no responsibility for their actions and blame it all on their mama.  Because she was too busy to raise them right.  Because she had the audacity to be a woman and have a career.  I am livid.

I don’t like her politics but she deserves a better headline than being a “Bad Mother.” Talk about her bad voting record.  Talk about her questionable antics while at Goldman Sachs.  Talk about her poorly run campaign.  But her being a bad mother?  What do you want America?  Do you need your mommy to tell you how to act when you’re in COLLEGE?

If you want to read where this “Bill of Goods” thing started.  Read my previous post.