A Bee in My Bonnet

So, as someone who is often at home, sometimes I have daytime television on as I take care of Luke. Today was one of those days. And a lot of things that were said really bothered me. And I have to get some thoughts off my chest. So please excuse me while I get on my soap box for a minute.

One of my problems with the left wing in our country is that anyone who disagrees with the liberal agenda is not "open-minded" or "brave" enough to take a stand. Just because I disagree with you does not mean I'm closed minded. It could very well mean that I've thought long and hard about an issue and come down on a side that is opposite of yours and is opposite of what the blowing winds of society are currently dictating. And I think that makes me even more brave to stay with my "close-minded" opinions than it does for you to change your opinions all willy-nilly.

One show on TV was doing a makeover of a stay at home mom who (gasp) had no beauty routine. She only washed her face and hair once a day. She didn't wear makeup or do anything fancy with her hair. They conducted a makeover and talked about how she could now drop her kids off at school with her awesome new hairdo and makeup and feel great about herself. I'm all about feeling and looking good and I totally think that confidence in your appearance boosts your self esteem. The message of this show, though, implied to me that I NEEDED a beauty routine to feel good about myself. To look attractive. To seem younger. What was ironic was this show purports to be about helping women be the healthiest person possible, but it seemed like it was just telling me that I needed to conform to a specific definition of beauty to be truly healthy. Speaking as someone who doesn't have a beauty routine, I almost felt a pang of guilt for "not taking better care of myself" and then stopped myself because darn it, I'm happy with how I am now and so is my husband.