Open Letters

The challenge: Write 5 open letters. People, places, objects, animals. It doesn't matter. Write 5 succinct letters and express what you can't express in person. Strangers? People you'll never see again? People you're afraid to be completely honest with? Corporations? Celebrities? Your sister's cats? Write to 'em.

To people who want to tell my how to raise my son when they can't manage to raise their own:
Stop focusing on me when you should be watching your own kids. If you were watching them, I wouldn't have to write a letter to you at all. This includes the guy in Penny's who freaked out when I walked next to his stroller. Buddy, you are not the only parent in the world or the only stroller in the mall, so unless you own it show some common curtesy to the other people who have shopping to do too.

To people who gossip:
If it's about me, ask me. If you didn't hear it from me, then assume it's untrue until you are told otherwise. Then if I ask you not to tell anyone, DON'T!

To my former place of employment:
If you change my schedule, that's fine. Call me, let me know so I can be there at the proper time. If you don't call me, I don't know, and therefore it's your fault you were short a person on that shift. NOT MINE!

To my friends who act like I have the plague since I became a mom:
First of all, I do not have the plague. Nor is pregnancy contagious. It's not in the water or anywhere else. If you aren't comfortable hanging around with my family then let me know so I don't bother calling you anymore (or at least when I don't have a babysitter).

To the average Disneyland guest:
You don't own Disneyland and neither do I. I feel we are entitled to equal space on the sidewalk. If you need to stop great but coming to an abrupt stop in a very crowded theme park is hazardous to your health. That is of course, if you like your ankles unbruised anyway. Strollers are a dangerous thing and I now own one. So don't stop or fear of my stroller running into you. Or if you are going to stop please step off to the side, into a store, or something. There are plenty of spaces and places to do this. Also if you aren't there to have a good time, go home. No one wants to listen to you complain every time they happen to be unfortunate enough to be stuck next to you in line. Save the nice people at city hall a headache and stay home if you are going to be cranky. If you are going to complain about the crowd, go at the beginning of the day not 2am. I have a hard time believing you had no fun whatsoever in over 14 hours!!