Confessions of a Mainstream CC Mom

I am always saddened when I hear that someone only lurks on the (continuum concept support forum) list because of fear of not being considered "cc enough" or when people make such statements when they do post.

Over the past couple of years we've developed this sort of mythological cc mother... she gardens naked with her children and her neighbors, has joyful unassisted water births, nurses for 12 years, eats raw food or a paleo diet, magically pees her babies in a bowl without ever missing a drop, balances the needs and demands of 6 children, her own siblings, neighbors and life partner without ever coercing anyone...never a disappointment, argument or tear on anyone's part. Her gracious children unschool themselves through their 4th PhD while enthusiastically attacking a mansion's worth of household chores; they are completely bored by the television. Of course she manages all of this without ever getting in a car, without taking allopathic medicine, without strollers or baby swings, and, most importantly, without caffeine.

I'm being a wee bit facetious, but I do think that there is a fair bit of truth to this as well.

Here's to balance!!! I think I live a pretty "cc" life, but in many respects I also live a fairly mainstream life.

I own two strollers and a battery-operated infant swing that has both a cradle and a seat.

My kids eat McDonald's on a fairly regular basis.

We own a large collection of Disney videos.

The collection of Barbies is almost as large.

Sometimes I yell. Really loudly.

Sometimes the kids yell back.

I do not in any way consider myself to be a failure as a "cc" parent. I try to never judge what someone else is doing. I truly believe that most people are doing the best they can with what they have.

So, here's to occasionally letting the human butt-crack hang out of the all too tight cc-perfect parenting pants.

TCCMaven

Confessions of a Mainstream CC Mom