I just don't "get" it

There are some things that I just don't "get". Why people like certain things. Why people make such a big deal out of things. I have compiled a list of things I just don't "get"

~Lady Gaga: I've heard her music, I've seen her perform. I don't understand the fascination with this woman. She can't sing, & she dresses... well let's just say it. She dresses like an idiot. She dresses like she wants everyone to know that she doesn't care what anyone thinks. Oh she does though, she tries too hard to be weird, she wants people to notice her, to talk about her. Good or bad, she wants the attention. You can't fool me Gaga.

~Piercing babies ears: I don't care who you are, it just doesn't make any sense to pierce a little baby girls ears. It just doesn't. You can defend it all you want. I don't like it. And I don't have to. In fact (and I know this is bad) I tend to judge people negatively if I see they have pierced their daughters ears while still a baby. There really is no reason for it, other than to let everyone know your baby is in fact, a girl. But, isn't that what headbands, flowers and bows are for? Do you really need to put unnecessary holes in your child's body to prove that?

*I understand there are some cultures that pierce babies ears, I am not talking about them. I'm talking about people that I KNOW are not part of these cultures.

~Bidets: Really? I had a conversation about this with one of my friends who has used one. We were laughing the whole time. Because she was trying to convince me they were the greatest, and I was trying to tell her they weren't. Because you still have to wipe yourself after you've been sprayed. Waste of time. Waste of water. OR you have to use soap with the water and scrub yourself clean... WHY?... if I wanted to do that, I would take a shower. Otherwise I'm using the toilet paper.

~Cloth diapers: No one will ever be able to convince me they are better. I've heard all the arguments. Better for the environment? Probably, but I have better things to do than wash diapers all day.

The kicker is when they try to say it's cheaper. Honey let me tell you, I've done my research. It is in no way cheaper. Cloth diaper companies nowadays seem to think their products are made of gold. The prices on those things are astronomical. Compared to a few boxes of x number of diapers it may seem cheaper. But the women who use them fail to tell you how many times a day they do laundry. So now you're talking the large amount of money for the diapers (and you have to get a lot so your supply isn't gone in a couple hours) then the money that you waste washing all those darn diapers multiple times a day. Some people use detergent and fabric softener, so there are a couple other hidden fees that they so gladly fudge over.

Maybe my kids aren't in diapers as long as other children, or maybe they don't go through as many as other children, but I literally sat down and did the math after I had researched all those cloth diaper sites. It was $200 more to cloth diaper than to use disposable. So there you go. NOT cheaper.

*If you for some reason still feel the need to cloth diaper, go right ahead. Just don't try to convince me it's cheaper. It really does bug the heck out of me.

~All Natural Birth: I confess I do think the women that try it are a little crazy. I have friends that do it. I still love them to pieces. Doesn't mean I think it's any less weird. I'm all about the epidural/spinal.

There are some people who have given birth naturally that I am not particularly fond of. I have run into some crazy women who have said things like, "You're not a real mother, because you didn't give birth vaginally." or "You didn't really give birth." or "You just didn't try hard enough." or "You just didn't want a vaginal birth enough to try harder."

You know what I have to say to those women? SHOVE IT! (that is putting it as kindly, and mildly as I can) All of those comments were made to me by women who have given birth naturally. Who, for some reason, think they are better than I am.

*Like I said, I have dear friends who have had natural births. I'm not saying natural birthers are all like this. I KNOW they aren't all like that.

~Beauty pageants, baby contests, etc: Why would you subject yourself and your child to someone saying they may or may not be cute enough? Not just the judges, but the bystanders. Because you know there are people out there who have nothing better to do with their time than to tear others down. I caught an episode of Toddlers and Tiaras. The things I heard the competing parents saying about one anothers children appalled me. These sort of things lead to low self esteem on the child's part, and over-bearing parents on the adults part.

I don't need someone to tell me my kids are the most beautiful kids in the world. I already know that.