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Hey everyone

As y'all may have noticed I don't come around here much anymore. I've been busy with other things including a few online endeavours; I have a blog and I'm one of a few moderators of a message board that I helped create so that takes up a good deal of my time.

Anyway I saw this blog post last week, and I just had to share. The author is pretty much epitomizes the breeder entitlement mentality. It will probably make you laugh as much as it will piss you off:

Shorter, cuter, more honest people

Quote:you do not have a right to child free spaces.

there is this weird thing in western culture, especially n american culture, where people/adults seem to believe that they have a right to discriminate against children.
recently, i was hanging out at a bar, when a friend called and invited me to come hang out for a few drinks and chill time as the sun came up. cool. then, i heard a bit of whispers in the background and the question posed to me: is aza with you?
ummm…what? why? does that matter?

my daughter, aza, is a person. a three year old person. a funny, cute, bad-ass, curly haired person who loves to dance and draw, wearing short skirts, watching pink videos, and talking on the phone. frankly, she is probably cooler than you are. she is definitely cooler than i am. but even if she wasnt you dont have the right to discriminate against her based on her age. or her race. or her gender. or her nationality, etc

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kids will be kids. at times that means tears, loud noises, knocking things over, etc. and when that happens the worst things to do is start sending out negative energy, glaring at the mama and child, yelling, sour faces, etc. much more helpful is to take a deep breath, send warm energy toward the mama and kid, give a sympathetic smile, and maybe even start talking with the kid to distract her from whatever has her upset at the moment.

Even more depressing is the fact that so many of the commenters seem to agree with her

This kid sounds like a total ass, just like her mother. Kids can be a useful filter, though. They tell everyone to stay away!

Barf I can't bear to read it. Why is she so popular?
Hmm is the board you moderate a CF one by chance?

Welcome back, Niall!

Sheesh.....that mother is a piece of work.

Um, the reason bars are supposed to be childfree is to protect the children, ok? So when the mom or dad gets blitzed the sprog isn't roaming around a room full of smoke and other drunk people. Besides, the precious sprog is happier at home with toys and a sitter, and can go to sleep at a decent time.
Now, other places, that's a little more complicated. But why would you want to bring your sprog were its not welcome anyway? (Besides just to show it off.)

Welcome back, Niall!

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UGH! Just read that post. What a fucking moron that person is! Newsflash, moron! You are the ONLY person who thinks your kid is special. And if you keep treating her like she is "cooler than you", she is going to become a spoiled, entitled brat! And when she gets bigger, she won't be as cute, but she will still be a brat.

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Oh, god...why did I click on the link and read the whole thread? What a bunch of pretentious, pompous idiots!

First of all, the woman was invited out for a few drinks with friends - not the kid. They didn't say, "Hey! Why don't you and your little brat come and join us for some drinks?". No, they said, "Why don't YOU come out and join us for some drinks?"

Second of all, why is rudeness, being loud and disrupting everyone around you acceptable behaviour for a child? This would not be acceptable behaviour for an adult. And yes, I know kids will be kids but that's why they belong at the McDonald's Playland - not a bar (if in fact, this was a bar - it doesn't sound like it).

Thirdly, this is a terribly written piece. The punctuation is awful and what's with no capitalization at the beginning of a sentence? What are you, five years old? It hurts my eyes.

I read it and the follow-up. I see so much pretentiousness there. It seems words mean whatever the author wants them to mean, not what most people agree they mean. I don't have the link to the column, but the follow-up is about "mami/mothering" and how that powers the whole world. The lack of capitalization makes me nuts. The lack of logic makes me nuts. The phrase "Check your privilege" makes me nuts. The fact that a blog presenting itself as feminist gives credence to the viewpoint that feminism never helped anyone makes me nuts. I must stay off that site to avoid needing psych meds!