Pregnancy is a beautiful thing. The process of growing a new life inside of you and keeping it safe until it's ready to make an appearance in the world is nothing short of a miracle. But alongside the beauty of it all comes the hormones, the mood swings, the pains, and the inconveniences. These tweets accurately sum up the joys of baby brain, not fitting into your clothes, and crying at the smallest of things.
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As the coronavirus lockdown measures enter its eighth month, many parents have had to adjust to a new work-life balance. Working or studying from home while looking after your children isn't easy for anyone, and quite frankly, parents deserve a medal for keeping their families functioning during these difficult times. But it seems that some moms still can't catch a break, even in this 'new normal' way of living.
Marcella Mares, a California mom to a ten-month-old baby, was shamed by her professor for breastfeeding during an online class. She expressed her disappointment in a Facebook post, together with a picture showing her breastfeeding while studying (what a superhero!). Before the incident, her professor informed her and her fellow Fresno City College students that in order to receive credit for attending the class, they were required to keep their cameras and microphones on. Marcella emailed him, expressing that she was happy to do so but that she "Might need to turn them off to feed my daughter from time to time". Instead of her professor being understanding of her situation, he replied, "That's not what you should be doing during class. Do that on your own time."
After ignoring his shocking response, she opened the zoom class, where her professor announced, "I got this really weird email from a student stating she needed to do inappropriate things during lecture time. You guys need to understand that you have priorities now, and you need to put all those distractions aside or be creative when your child needs you and give your full attention in my class."
Of course, his response was utterly inappropriate, leaving Marcella feeling heartbroken and with no choice but to take the appropriate action against him and his clear discrimination. I can't imagine he is a parent himself, or he would have understood the kick-a** job this mother was doing by balancing parenthood with furthering her education. Breastfeeding is a natural and beautiful thing and not something that can be 'time-managed'. When your baby is hungry, that's when you breastfeed and to be shamed into choosing between feeding your baby and getting an education is, quite frankly, shocking, especially in the current circumstances. Luckily, the internet jumped to Marcella's defense, leaving her hundreds of supportive comments. Check out her post and some of the responses below.
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Finding a Halloween costume is difficult at the best of times, but when you are pregnant, your choices are somewhat limited. But it turns out, pregnancy is a great time to get creative with costume ideas, and these women have shown us just how useful a baby bump can actually be in creating an awesome Halloween costume. Scroll through and you'll see what I mean!
One thing we all know for sure -- mother's are superheroes.
Paula Kuka, mom of two, began documenting her life in series of cartoons in 2017. What started out as therapeutic process turned into so much more. Her illustrations were resonating with women all over the world.
You can follow more of her artwork at the site 'Common Wild' or on Instagram!
Serious Mom Shit is a popular Facebook page where one mother tells sh*t like it is, without the fluff.
In the hilarious bio, this serious mom writes, "I love the shit out of my little crotch goblins ... My kids are total assholes and I won't ever downplay that. The shit I write is real and I love being able to speak my mind without the judgement. We are all entitled to bad days and lazy days. Let this be your safe haven. We will all survive motherhood together, in Jesus name, Amen."
And just a few days ago, Serious Mom posted a super relatable story about sharing a toilet stall with 4 kids that went viral. Other moms commented below sharing some of their similar experiences and honestly, it's all hilarious.
This is Serious. Mom. Shit.
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In a tweet that's gone viral, Twitter user Jordan Rutledge posted a picture of an oven in which a pizza had been placed on a now-completely-melted PLASTIC cutting board. The picture originally seems to be from Reddit, where someone wrote that their daughter was the culprit. Rutledge instructed his followers to text the picture to their moms and say, "I didn't know you couldn't put the cutting board in the oven." Ouch.
Via: Ruin my week
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