Tuesday, October 1, 2013  What's her story?  Today, I wore
running clothes when I dropped Mr. T off at school. What's the
big deal? It shouldn't be a big deal, but I can't silence the
different voices in my head, and the voices of other moms.
Recently, a friend-of-a-friend snarked on said friend's Facebook
about moms in workout gear at daycare drop-off (the issue of
only moms and not dads as well is another one). Yes, I know I
shouldn't let others' judgements bother me, especially those
made on Facebook, but it did. And while I restrained from
picking a fight, my friend did remind the commenter that she
doesn't know the other parent's story.  This kind of thing goes
on all the time. Google it, and you'll find hundreds of blog
posts listing things you shouldn't say to moms on both sides of
the working/stay-at-home home fence (again, only moms. This
should not be our cultural starting point), including these two
Huff Post links, and mentioning workout gear is on the list.
Yesterday, after a pediatrician's visi