My unpopular confessions and random babblings.

- I think that people who insist that others say 'Merry Christmas' are bigots.  Do some research before you try to tell me that Christmas was the 'original' holiday/came first and that I should 'respect tradition'.  If someone says Happy Holidays to you, there's a good chance that they're saying it so they don't offend anyone else's religious views.

- I hate decorative towels.  Especially white/cream ones.  They end up looking dirty, whether they get used or not, and really...what's the point?

- Sometimes, I play dumb around Travis and let him explain things to me so he feels smarter.  Sometimes he'll explain it wrong/weird and I want to correct him, but it makes him feel better about himself to be right and after everything he's done for me, I think I can give him that.

-  I think the idea of paying a child for getting good grades is absolutely ridiculous.  I can't even explain how stupid I think this is, but let me say this.  It's a cop out.  Motivating a child to learn is part of a parent's job, and giving them money is teaching them thats is perfectly fine to half-ass things or take the easy way out.

-  When I was growing up, we very rarely had dessert after a meal, so around people who have it after EVERY meal, I get a little weirded out.  For example, Travis's family is the type to always have some kind of dessert.  Last night when we were at dinner, his cousins, who are 9 and 13, (and who do not eat the actual meal, they have to have certain foods made for them, because they refuse to try anything new) ate a tiny meal, as in a couple bites of pasta, and then ran off to watch TV while the adults finished eating.  They kept running back downstairs, asking if dessert was ready.  When we were cleaning up, their grandmother asked if they were going to help clean up at all.  Their response was "No, I dont think so, just let me know when dessert is ready" and they ran off again.  That alone is bad enough, but when they finally did come back down for dessert, they both took 15 cookies (yes, 15 each was their "limit") and left again.   This irritates the hell out of me.  If a child isn't going to eat a meal, they shouldn't get dessert.  Period.  Also, children should not be raised to think that they 'deserve' dessert, especially if they're rude and don't help with cleaning up.  I see this every week and I cannot wrap my head around how someone can raise their children to act this way.

-  I love bright colored clothes for Bella, and eventhough I appreciate any gift someone gives me, I always get a little irked when people give us pale pink clothes.  There's so many bright, pretty colored clothes out there, but pale pink is all anyone (except my older sister, because she knows I don't like the color) gives us.

-  I think that there needs to be a system in place to give those who claim that they are trying to make ends meet, but cant, jobs that they HAVE to work their ass off at.  I've had too many people tell me that they are working SO hard to get by, but it turns out they were working one part-time job and turning down 'harder' work because they didn't want to do it.  Travis and I arent even able to make ends meet right now, and if I could find a job that was going to pay more than I'd pay in daycare, I'd take it (I dont see the point in taking a job that would end up costing me money, instead of letting someone else who could actually make money that they could USE get it).  I don't care if it was serious manual labor and 12+ hours a day.  I'd take it.  Yes, I'd miss my baby more than anything, but I want her to have a better life than we have now, and I'm willing to work for it.

- I believe that gay marriage should be legal.  I don't care what your religion says, I believe that LAW and RELIGION should be kept seperate.  If people start mixing religion and politics, who knows what will happen.  I'd rather not be at the risk of treason because I don't go to church.

- I love Travis, and I fully trust him, but I am afraid to leave him alone with Bella for extended periods of time.  I am afraid that he'll realize how hard it can be sometimes and that he'll get frustrated with Bella.