yes. and it was a fun fun hillarious moment.

EXactly.

good job Bitch, lovely article. and hell, sometimes when my girl and i are babysitting i sneak off to have a few tokes. and things go just fine. if i don't necessarily get distracted by the xbox for a little while. my parents didn't really do a lot of drinking. mom didn't much at all, dad might have a beer or two if we ate out. i know mom smoked the odd j now and then. they were just as confused as hell as anyone else, and did the best job they could. and they had plenty of help from some friends' parents, too. some of whom are great to smoke with now. we were educated and pretty much kept it at home.

exactly. this is the whole point of everything. judgemental high strung soccer mamas scare me deeply. they can be quite dangerous. what's funny is now that the "crunchy" toke friendly attachment parenting movement is sweeping the nation the same types are embracing it since it's the latest trend. they are disguised with their slings and breastfeeding, but it's the same wolf in sheep's clothing.

"oh my god, look at her...i would NEVER leave my baby grizzling in a STROLLER to talk to my friend ...LOOK at her BOTTLE...she doesn't even breastfeed...oh my god her toddler is crying and she's IGNORING him..OH MY GOD GROSSS is she smoking? "

the neurotic, overbearing, martyr type does not make a good healthy mother either.

good article and good points.

Personally, I am sick of people who don't find ways to relax themselves.
More pot and booze for everyone, please hurry up and stop with the highly strung bullshit. I don't care if you're a parent, a teacher or a person I work with, please stop what you're doing and have a few drinks.

I don't think that's what the Gringo was saying. I think he was saying the opposite in a way: that if other people WANT kids that's a valid choice, but he doesn't want to have kids and he shouldn't feel pressured by others because of it - it's not like it's something that he needs to do just because so many other people are doing it (the YAY I reproduced part) because that's a bad reason for anyone to have kids. Nor is him having children something that's needed by the world (in an already overpopulated planet one person not reproducing is hardly going to hurt the species, it's actually going to potentially be better for the planet). I just don't think he was attacking other people's decisions to become parents like your response implies.

although this may be gaining some popularity in certain areas, i certainly wouldnt describe it as "sweeping the nation"

have you been to the nation lately?

This was a really cool article, because beneath the defensive righteousness is a big helping of burning logic.

We all seem to agree that the occasional drink or toke helps keep the edge off, as long as we're responsible and judicious with our consumption, as long as we don't let it interfere with our everyday lives.

Now replace "everyday lives" with "ability to parent". I see no difference.

Kids don't have kids, man.

People have kids.

It's the people that are ruining the planet, not the kids.

I take it that trip didn't include any time in England?

I'm surprised anyone gripes about parents toking or drinking. Who's griping? Older folks? What are their arguments?

Thanks for your approval. This means so much to me.

The statement of "overpopulation" wasn't/isn't an argument. It's a fact. Some people may disagree and I respect that. I just view our species as a cancer on this planet that spreads ugliness, hate, which will ultimately extinguish itself once it's completely ruined the entire world.

So do men. Some of us have vasectomies or use condoms (which generally prevent conception in addition to protecting from diseases and infections).

I do believe that women should be empowered but I believe in rights for EVERYONE - not just for minorities and women. Although I support feminists - I tend to lose respect for the extremists. Some of them (and you appear to fall into this category) will only see a woman's side and look for injustices that aren't there. They live their lives as victims and victimize other women blindly without dismissing genders and evaluating situations without bias.

I absolutely believe that women have been discriminated against in the past, and believe it's still going on today. I will absolutely defend someone against hate crimes or discrimination because it's one of our (humans) ugliest of traits.

I won't, however, automatically assume that someone is committing any such crime or injustice just because they fall into a gender, race, religion, or nationality and treat them with disrespect. I would rather react or respond after I've seen their intentions, acts, or motives.

It's very clear to me that you're an extremist. I think it's sad. Ultimately, you're doing more harm for women's rights than good. You create disdain rather than providing an open understanding of problems where we can work together to solve problems.

I'm pretty sure Martin Luther King wouldn't have made the impact he did if he came across as an asshole and insulted whitey instead of trying to unite through mutual respect.

Legionnaire...

HAH! Nope... Italy (go figure... maybe we just didn't hit the right spots!), France, Germany and Austria...

no..same perfectionist "soccer mom" types of the 90's are following the latest baby trends, which happen to be attachment parenting at the moment.