After joining the FaceBook game many years after it was fashionable, I am shocked at what I joined.
I just typed in my old school, and up came a list of old school 'friends' and as i sipped my coffee I browsed recent status updates and was shocked to read that if they aren't all getting off their faces and taking ridiculous pictures of themselves to post on 'the wall'... they were having kids.
Since when did... 'I'm going to be a mummy' become a fashionable status update. Most of the profile pictures were of them draping themselves round some randoms neck whilst he/she looks on rather bemused.
The more I clicked on the next button, the further my jaw dropped. I am old fashioned and and have very firm views on how to bring children into this world. My friend Claire is my ideal role model. She found a man, She fell in love, they had a few years of un- adulterated fun, they studied, they married, they bought a house, they partied AND then they bore the most beautiful child my eyes have ever seen. when you walk into Claire's house, you feel content.
Whilst I understand that this route is not every ones cup of tea and it is not always possible to do the above, I feel we should try.
I often have to remind myself that life is to short, and making sure the bed is made and the dishes are done is not important but making sure that I invite my child into this world is a choice and one that comes easy to me. I thought my closest school friends would have shared my views and maybe just maybe enjoyed being an adult and enjoy the simple things. Getting hammered is fun... but every weekend whilst you shove a tenner to some adolescent to watch your kids?!
Am I being a snob?
Rant over. As you were.
A x
