This may be a bit scattered but for some reason, I really want to write about it! Bear with me.
In the last little while, I’ve developed an affinity for graphic tees. Not all of them, but I find them a lot cuter than I used to. I own a couple, but not many. I occasionally duck onto the Zulily website and search “maternity graphic” just to daydream, lol! I love the “mama bear” shirts, or the one that says “We’re pregnant! Don’t worry, its on purpose.” It answers one of the most asked questions 😉 I like the “Here we grow again” one, or the “whats one more” one, too. I think a lot of my liking for these is that they put it right out there that I am THRILLED to have the little crew I have, and that I am grateful. I LOVE this particular sweater linked here, but sadly can’t justify the price 🙁 Its easily my favourite one, and I like to think that small things like these could make us women approachable and encouraging. What you put forward and put out there is so important, and while I am a chatty person (obviously) I can’t possibly reach out to everyone! I would love wear the message “You got this, Mama” on my chest, in hopes of boosting the spirits of women around me who happened to see it.
Last night, I had an annoying hour or so of wakefulness, and I finally gave up and pulled out my phone to waste some time. Since I’ve obviously been eyeing up graphic tees, Pinterest had a lot to show me, and I came across one that rubbed me SO wrong! Yikes! It was a diaper shirt for a little baby, and it said “Don’t check out my daddy. Mommy is psycho.” To each their own, of course, but I hated that!!! Its possible my sense of humour doesn’t line up well with the joke. I tend to be less on the side of humour thats making fun of people and more gentle, safe jokes. But I can’t imagine EVER buying that for a child of mine, and I would be so insulted if someone bought it for our family. It sends a crappy, offensive message and it really really bugged me. *shivers*
I guess it was just a reminder to me to be careful, and make sure I’m sending the message I want to send, regardless of how its done. There are some lovely shirts I’ve seen recently that say “Be beautiful. Be pregnant.” And while I agree that pregnancy is a beautiful thing, I am positive that those ones sting the women who would love to be pregnant but, for one reason or another, can’t be. Or I’m sure people who don’t want children could take offence, because pregnancy isn’t the only way to be beautiful! Its SO easy to offend everyone, and clearly, I’m also easily offended, because that little baby onesie really pissed me off! Its really hard to please everyone.
I’m not entirely sure what I’m trying to say, or how to wrap it up in a way that is concise or makes any sense, but it feels important to say. Pay attention to what you put forward. We can’t please everyone or be perfect, but we can put thought into what we do before we do it. Right?
Right.