Becoming a parent is the most selfless act? Way to toot your own horn, SMG. Parenting is pretty selfless if you do it well. Deciding to make babies is beautiful and all, but it's not selfless. #sarahjessicaparker
@BlondeGoddess: But she's saying it in a kinda gross way. I think that's why. I think it's gross to smell a wet diaper like a "baked good", whether or love your children or not. It's pee, not perfume! :) #sarahjessicaparker
@sparklesing: even the non-disposable ones aren't much better for the environment, with all the chemicals and detergent it takes to clean them over and over=equally toxic.
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@Hiroine Protagonist: lol! No, but thats a good one!
I just don't think of a baked good when I think of diapers. I think of landfills. Diapers are made of a special kind of non-biodegradable plastic that not only doesn't break down but is highly toxic. I almost cant believe we even put them on kids.
Anyway, that's really all I meant by the comment. Yes, everybody poops. I poop, you poop. And once upon a time, my parents had me in diapers.
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A baked good? What kind of sick bastard only deals in a baked good? There are damn good reasons that few people know that Cannolo is the singular form of Cannoli. #sarahjessicaparker
It's cute (?) when SJP says she thinks her kids diapers smell like baked bread but somehow I think if this were coming from a non-famous it would not be so cute. Like the scab eating lady on Tyra.
@kookla: Well she's commenting on changing her current childrens' diapers so... yeah, I do. Not all of them, but at least some of them. #sarahjessicaparker
@babyruthless: Maaaaaan, I love that site. I always consider submitting some of the things on my facebook feed, but then I don't. It makes me feel better that I'm not the only one who has TOTAL OVERSHARE friends. #sarahjessicaparker
@babyruthless: Oh, I remember that post! Charolette. Wow.
I had a friend post 117 photos of her child one day. None of them were interesting. Most of them were blurry shots of the kid just sitting there, looking at the camera with a bored look on his face. #sarahjessicaparker
Also, SMG? Listen. There are lots of "selfless" things a person can do. One can volunteer their time to helping others, advocating for a worthy cause, donating money to charity, or choosing to live in a socially-aware way. Having a child can also be one of them. Seriously, I'm glad you're happy, I wish you lots of happiness and love and all that good stuff, but having a baby =/= selfless. Having a baby = having a baby. Lots of people have kids and don't become selfless.
I shouldn't even post this comment - it feels really mean and self-centered, but it just pisses me off when people have kids, and then tell me how awesome they are for it. People donate time, love and goodness in all sorts of ways. You don't have to be a parent to be selfless, and you don't have to be selfless to be a parent. #sarahjessicaparker
@boxspelunker: I believe you do have to be selfless, in some ways, to have a kid and raise it. But on the other hand, in some ways, you have to be selfish. So yah, in this overpopulated world of ours, I am not going to praise the choice to have children.
I love SMG but that comment bothered me. Even just the idea of her saying that people aren't capable of being good parents in their 20's. You might have not have been but others are capable of that - we all grow at different rates. #sarahjessicaparker
@boxspelunker: Yes! And some people make very good, selfless parents even when they're in their twenties! If you're the kind of person who steps up to the plate you'll probably do it just as well in your twenties as in your thirties or beyond.
Good for her, she's happy with the choices she made. That's really wonderful. But I wish she didn't have to imply that people making different choices aren't as perfect as her. #sarahjessicaparker
@Elaken: I agree with your second point, I had a kid in my 20's and one in my 30's and yes, people do grow at different rates. People who want kids should have them when they're ready. I know many people in their late 30's, early 40's and they will never be ready and I know some parents in their 20's who are doing just fine. #sarahjessicaparker
@Elaken: I can't bear it when people who have been parents for all of, ooh, five minutes, start sharing their 'wisdom' with the world. I'm glad they're happy but, seriously, they know fuck-all.
As for the age thing... I've been a young mother and an older mother - had my first kid in my early 20s and my last kid in my late 30s. There are pros and cons to both, and a good parent works with what they've got. Yeah, I was more patient as an older mother but I had a lot more energy as a younger mother. I'm more stable now, I was more adventurous then. Different, not better. #sarahjessicaparker
@boxspelunker: and if you grew the thing in your own stomach using your own dna and body materials, it isn't really selfless anyway, as it's just a continuation of your own damn self. #sarahjessicaparker
@Elaken: I think to be a good parent, a certain amount of selflessness and selfishness is needed (in the appropriate amounts and times, of course!). But the act of being a parent alone is not selflessness nor does it necessarily create selflessness. That's really what I take issue with. I know lots of kindof crappy parents, who talk big talk about how magical, wonderful and selfless being a parent is, when they are unwilling to make very many sacrifices for their child. Maybe that's why it burns my butt so much? :)
@AnotherJenn: This is also true! Some 2o-somethings are great parents. I just didn't like how condescending it sounded, I guess.
@metalkate: In a way, having a baby is completely unmiraculous - it happens every day, around the world, it is needed for the continuation of the species, etc., etc. I know when it happens on a micro level, it's totally different, but I hate it when parents act like they are the only ones ever who have experienced such a thing. It's like, on a macro level, this is nothing. Don't start lecturing people just yet. :) #sarahjessicaparker
@Experiment626: The funny thing is, if she turned around and decided to become a gay rights advocate, she would be loved and accepted and this kind of thing would not be an issue! #sarahjessicaparker
@EndangeredRed: nah. the sex tape would be ample ammunition for the right. "see? the gays promote shamelessness and lewd acts." Sex tape is just bad PR for pretty much anyone besides Paris Hilton. #sarahjessicaparker
@NellMood: I always thought the wet diapers smelled like microwave popcorn. It bothered me that I knew this should turn me off the popcorn, but instead changing the baby would make me hungry.
So gross. #sarahjessicaparker
@LucilleMcGillicuddy: Breastfed poo does smell like baking bread, no kidding. I know she used a surrogate, but I've heard of surro moms providing expressed breast milk for the babies they've birthed. Seriously it smells a LOT like baking bread. #sarahjessicaparker
@GirlFailer: Little Ricky and Little Little Ricky were breastfed by yours truly and I didn't get a baked good aroma. Really no aroma at all usually. You know wˍat I really remember? Exploding bottom noises. Seriously! Breastfed babies sound like cannons wˍile pooping.
@EndangeredRed: I totally thought for a second that you were talking about the poop, and I was like... hmm, I do not think that is the community you are looking for. Then it dawned on me: NARF, she's talking about Prejean!
Michael Lohan is a huge douche, but I kind of love the idea of God looking down on Hollywood and deciding who will be smote with a role in 'Labor Pains' and who will be spared. #sarahjessicaparker
@NellMood: And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is given this day in the city of Los Angeles a Stinker, which is Labor Pains, the movie.
-Luke 2:9-11 #sarahjessicaparker
Miley Cyrus, I sincerly doubt you've never heard a Jay-Z song. Particularly with that new New York one that has been dominating Top 40 radio. #sarahjessicaparker
@TheExperience: Although to be fair, I'm sure Jay Z doesn't know about his shout-out in "Party in the USA." At least that's what I'm hoping. #sarahjessicaparker
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Seriously. Diapers are SO BAD for the environment. #sarahjessicaparker
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I just don't think of a baked good when I think of diapers. I think of landfills. Diapers are made of a special kind of non-biodegradable plastic that not only doesn't break down but is highly toxic. I almost cant believe we even put them on kids.
Anyway, that's really all I meant by the comment. Yes, everybody poops. I poop, you poop. And once upon a time, my parents had me in diapers.
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still think its gross. #sarahjessicaparker
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I had a friend post 117 photos of her child one day. None of them were interesting. Most of them were blurry shots of the kid just sitting there, looking at the camera with a bored look on his face. #sarahjessicaparker
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Also, SMG? Listen. There are lots of "selfless" things a person can do. One can volunteer their time to helping others, advocating for a worthy cause, donating money to charity, or choosing to live in a socially-aware way. Having a child can also be one of them. Seriously, I'm glad you're happy, I wish you lots of happiness and love and all that good stuff, but having a baby =/= selfless. Having a baby = having a baby. Lots of people have kids and don't become selfless.
I shouldn't even post this comment - it feels really mean and self-centered, but it just pisses me off when people have kids, and then tell me how awesome they are for it. People donate time, love and goodness in all sorts of ways. You don't have to be a parent to be selfless, and you don't have to be selfless to be a parent. #sarahjessicaparker
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I love SMG but that comment bothered me. Even just the idea of her saying that people aren't capable of being good parents in their 20's. You might have not have been but others are capable of that - we all grow at different rates. #sarahjessicaparker
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Good for her, she's happy with the choices she made. That's really wonderful. But I wish she didn't have to imply that people making different choices aren't as perfect as her. #sarahjessicaparker
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As for the age thing... I've been a young mother and an older mother - had my first kid in my early 20s and my last kid in my late 30s. There are pros and cons to both, and a good parent works with what they've got. Yeah, I was more patient as an older mother but I had a lot more energy as a younger mother. I'm more stable now, I was more adventurous then. Different, not better. #sarahjessicaparker
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@AnotherJenn: This is also true! Some 2o-somethings are great parents. I just didn't like how condescending it sounded, I guess.
@metalkate: In a way, having a baby is completely unmiraculous - it happens every day, around the world, it is needed for the continuation of the species, etc., etc. I know when it happens on a micro level, it's totally different, but I hate it when parents act like they are the only ones ever who have experienced such a thing. It's like, on a macro level, this is nothing. Don't start lecturing people just yet. :) #sarahjessicaparker
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And WTF to SJP. I've heard that baby poo doesn't smell, but ... like baked goods?? #sarahjessicaparker
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So gross. #sarahjessicaparker
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Haha, good times, good times. #sarahjessicaparker
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And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is given this day in the city of Los Angeles a Stinker, which is Labor Pains, the movie.
-Luke 2:9-11 #sarahjessicaparker
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