tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113535730415912557.post7957322223377403196..comments2024-02-16T19:07:42.535-08:00Comments on Darcy's Heart-Stirrings: A Post About Motherhood and Image-WorshipDarcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03702441292981376229noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113535730415912557.post-1178025327988746292013-08-02T03:27:50.472-07:002013-08-02T03:27:50.472-07:00My sister is a former member of the Independent Fu...My sister is a former member of the Independent Fundamental Baptist cult, and whenever I would visit her in the Chicago area, you could always spot the IFB families from literally about 500 feet. <br /><br />Usually you would see the mother out, dressed like she's a Jehovah's Witness, with 4 or 5 kids all walking orderly behind her or to the side of her.Sheldonhttp://ramblingsofsheldon.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113535730415912557.post-89731334649708767032013-07-28T13:30:26.204-07:002013-07-28T13:30:26.204-07:00Another feminist with kids (and a SAHM!) checking ...Another feminist with kids (and a SAHM!) checking in. :D I did have to laugh at her caricature of "feminists". Though it's pretty typical of her camp to paint feminists like that. In reality, if I, a feminist, walked by her in the store, she'd probably never guess I was one of them. ;)Darcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03702441292981376229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113535730415912557.post-43044471689641856862013-07-26T15:12:15.061-07:002013-07-26T15:12:15.061-07:00You are spot on there. I'm a feminist. I wan...You are spot on there. I'm a feminist. I want kids. I would much rather be the "worst mom" than the "better mom." Hopefully I will be somewhere in the middle, actually!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113535730415912557.post-10196347595705019342013-07-24T12:45:33.155-07:002013-07-24T12:45:33.155-07:00Wow, the author does not live in the real world, a...Wow, the author does not live in the real world, and she's a second generation homeschool. Kid's are hyper and noisy, especially if you have more than one. But it's not too surprising, I guess, considering my mom tried to make us perfect in public. Of course, she never really took us anywhere other than the library or park. Maybe that's why - too embarrassed. Lanahttp://www.wideopenground.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113535730415912557.post-51623240421803767732013-07-21T23:52:50.755-07:002013-07-21T23:52:50.755-07:00As the Internet Monk used to say, we were never me...As the Internet Monk used to say, we were never meant to be an advertisement for God or God's PR team. Christians faking it is probably the biggest reason people are turned off by Christianity. Do we really think they're too stupid to know? Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08252374623355509404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113535730415912557.post-4462214297982136962013-07-20T19:36:17.548-07:002013-07-20T19:36:17.548-07:00I saw this post the other day (the "picture&q...I saw this post the other day (the "picture" one.) Gosh, what a load to pile on and all the agreeing comments! I wear jeans and t-shirts. I like jeans and t-shirts. When I go to the store I pity all those women in heels and office attire and am so happy that I don't have to wear all that stuff. I'm an artist (painter) and my hands are ALWAYS a mess and I like it that way. But then, at 44 and 10 kids later, I'm far less impressed with what the mommy bloggers say. It took me a while to get here though! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113535730415912557.post-18356370992798442132013-07-19T10:42:54.462-07:002013-07-19T10:42:54.462-07:00I guess she doesn't know any feminists. Most o...I guess she doesn't know any feminists. Most of them would look at the so-called "better mom" picture she has pained and see a Stepford Wife, and still decide not to marry or have kids :) Honestly, from a feminist perspective, what makes motherhood look attractive is not how well the moms are put together but how well the moms have kept their sense of self, whether they're living in chaos or harmony.<br /><br />Also, loading women up with expectations and rules as she has, is also not appealing to feminists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113535730415912557.post-67826174059108176002013-07-19T01:26:43.833-07:002013-07-19T01:26:43.833-07:00Are you sure her post wasn't an ironic tribute...Are you sure her post wasn't an ironic tribute to the mother of logical fallacies, the False Dichotomy? (that was sarcasm right there, btw.)<br /><br />A few observations:<br />If I wore a long, flowing skirt to the grocery store, one of my kids would probably try to make a tent out of it and hide in it, and another one would segue into some game involving hide and seek or peekaboo with whoever was in the skirt-tent.... and ain't nobody wants to see that. :) <br /><br />My hands aren't manicured, and never will be. I am a pianist, and I wash a lot of dishes and do a lot of science projects involving sharp stuff. My nails are non-existent, and I have enough scars and callouses to make me interesting. :) <br /><br />I have never gone three days without washing my hair except when recovering from a nasty emergency c-section, and I have never gone out in sweatpants unless it's to the gym- never the store. I don't dress up, but I'm clean, and if I'm wearing shorts, I've even shaved. Huzzah! I, too, adore the ponytail. I don't really care if I'm the most stylish chick in the store- my clothes are clean and fit, as do my kids', and I know more scripture verses about ditching the fancy clothes in favor of simplicity and good works and inner beauty than I do verses about pressuring women to look perfect. (I have yet to find one, actually. Funny thing...)People have never complimented me on what I wear to the store- they have complimented me on my gaggle of cuties helping unload the cart or holding the door for strangers.Azlepianisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15108194262349469608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113535730415912557.post-64902993194476311922013-07-18T18:24:14.518-07:002013-07-18T18:24:14.518-07:00<3<3simplymerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372177541938492195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113535730415912557.post-37346561785138854672013-07-18T16:40:05.350-07:002013-07-18T16:40:05.350-07:00Love this post! Love this post! funnyfacejesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976236357562214370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113535730415912557.post-9306187794398318872013-07-18T13:59:04.074-07:002013-07-18T13:59:04.074-07:00hahahaha! I literally LOLed.hahahaha! I literally LOLed.Darcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03702441292981376229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113535730415912557.post-59303668309905246132013-07-18T13:47:17.108-07:002013-07-18T13:47:17.108-07:00I think if I went to the store looking like I step...I think if I went to the store looking like I stepped out of a Jane Austen movie, people might wonder what wacko cult I belonged to. Praise Jesus!Christi Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806266555482372933noreply@blogger.com