Facebook---where people either post a little bit or where people post every single fucking facet of their lives.
Tonight, someone posted a picture of herself, intently staring at her MacBook, while her six month old infant reclined across her lap. She gave the photo a hashtag of "workingmother." That image brought a few questions to my mind. 1] Someone other than she obviously took the photo. Instead of having hubby take photos of you, why don't you have hubby take the baby off your lap and just get your work done? 2] Why do people feel compelled to post photos or comments and seek martyrdom status? There's tons of single mothers out there who probably don't even have time to pop onto Facebook. You don't see them posting photos of themselves doing five domestic tasks simultaneously. If you want to/have to be a working mother, that's fine. Women, in droves, have been doing it since the 70s; lots of women probably were doing it before then. There's no need to post your photos and seek praise. We all have our battles.
If we're going for martyrdom pictures, I should really post a picture of third-grade Michelle @ Halloween. My mother was drunk off her ass and I had to figure out my costumer for myself. I had a sparkly, green pseudo-Afro wig. I also had access to my mother's closet of 1960s clothing, all of which did not fit her anymore. I wore a fringy leather vest and, along with green Afro wig and bright face paint, was a clown. I should post that photo and hashtag it "fuckedupchildhoodbutendedupok." I don't know how the hell to hashtag something and I don't care to learn anyway.
Tonight, someone posted a picture of herself, intently staring at her MacBook, while her six month old infant reclined across her lap. She gave the photo a hashtag of "workingmother." That image brought a few questions to my mind. 1] Someone other than she obviously took the photo. Instead of having hubby take photos of you, why don't you have hubby take the baby off your lap and just get your work done? 2] Why do people feel compelled to post photos or comments and seek martyrdom status? There's tons of single mothers out there who probably don't even have time to pop onto Facebook. You don't see them posting photos of themselves doing five domestic tasks simultaneously. If you want to/have to be a working mother, that's fine. Women, in droves, have been doing it since the 70s; lots of women probably were doing it before then. There's no need to post your photos and seek praise. We all have our battles.
If we're going for martyrdom pictures, I should really post a picture of third-grade Michelle @ Halloween. My mother was drunk off her ass and I had to figure out my costumer for myself. I had a sparkly, green pseudo-Afro wig. I also had access to my mother's closet of 1960s clothing, all of which did not fit her anymore. I wore a fringy leather vest and, along with green Afro wig and bright face paint, was a clown. I should post that photo and hashtag it "fuckedupchildhoodbutendedupok." I don't know how the hell to hashtag something and I don't care to learn anyway.
1 comment:
Why don't you post the picture on your blog?
You're blog is funny, even though you probably don't mean it to be...sarcastic wit.
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