HollywoodHippie

"I don’t understand this election and I don’t understand the electorate. I mean, this country is..."

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 23:43:37 -0500

“I don’t understand this election and I don’t understand the electorate. I mean, this country...

im-bam: Let’s get High. hahaha, this may come in handy for all...

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:31:14 -0500

Let’s get High.

hahaha, this may come in handy for all the stoner memory issues. If you hide your weed while high, make sure you make note of where you hid it under, “ANYTHING YOU SHOULD REMEMBER NOT TO FORGET:” LMAO!! I know I’ve hid mine and not been able to find it the next day!

shortformblog: Russ. Sigh. This is a race that was clear from...

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:07:28 -0500

shortformblog:

Russ. Sigh. This is a race that was clear from the polling, but still a depressing loss. He was one of the country’s better Senators, and was more willing to go with his gut than the lot of them, most famously when he voted against the PATRIOT Act – he was the only one to do so. But Wisconsin has spoken, and Ron Johnson, a once-unknown who was against the health care bill, will take his place. That feeling is one of a dagger hitting the hearts of liberals everywhere. source

Russ Feingold: Poor fella. Down goes an incumbent.

Originally being from WI seeing my friendly Blue state turn Red the other day…blew my freaking mind!! The first republican since 1992…I’m still in shock that the liberal state I love so much may not be the same… :( I will always appreciate someone who sticks to what they know is right, even when the whole world may disagree!

allshallfade | voldemorts | resident-vamp |...

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 23:46:35 -0500

allshallfade | voldemorts | resident-vamp | torchwoodbroadwaygleek | zeeface | district14:

My Son Is Gay

Or he’s not. I don’t care. He is still my son. And he is 5. And I am his mother. And if you have a problem with anything mentioned above, I don’t want to know you.

I have gone back and forth on whether I wanted to post something more in-depth about my sweet boy and his choice of Halloween costume. Or more specifically, the reactions to it. I figure if I’m still irked by it a few days later, I may as well go ahead and post my thoughts.

Here are the facts that lead up to my rant:

My son is 5 and goes to a church preschool.

He has loved Scooby Doo since developing the ability and attention span to sit still long enough to watch it.

Halloween is a holiday and its main focus is wearing a costume.

My son’s school had the kids dress up, do a little parade, and then change out of costumes for the rest of the party.

Boo’s best friend is a little girl

Boo has an older sister

Boo spends most of his time with me.

I am a woman.

I am Boo’s mother, not you.

So a few weeks before Halloween, Boo decides he wants to be Daphne from Scooby Doo, along with his best friend E. He had dressed as Scooby a couple of years ago. I was hesitant to make the purchase, not because it was a cross gendered situation, but because 5 year olds have a tendency to change their minds. After requesting a couple of more times, I said sure and placed the order. He flipped out when it arrived. It was perfect.

Then as we got closer to the actual day, he stared to hem and haw about it. After some discussion it comes out that he is afraid people will laugh at him. I pointed out that some people will because it is a cute and clever costume. He insists their laughter would be of the ‘making fun’ kind. I blow it off. Seriously, who would make fun of a child in costume?

And then the big day arrives. We get dressed up. We drop Squirt at his preschool and head over to his. Boo doesn’t want to get out of the car. He’s afraid of what people will say and do to him. I convince him to go inside. He halts at the door. He’s visibly nervous. I chalk it up to him being a bit of a worrier in general. Seriously, WHO WOULD MAKE FUN OF A CHILD IN A COSTUME ON HALLOWEEN? So he walks in. And there were several friends of mine that knew what he was wearing that smiled and waved and gave him high-fives. We walk down the hall to where his classroom is.

And that’s where things went wrong. Two mothers went wide-eyed and made faces as if they smelled decomp. And I realize that my son is seeing the same thing I am. So I say, “Doesn’t he look great?” And Mom A says in disgust, “Did he ask to be that?!” I say that he sure did as Halloween is the time of year that you can be whatever it is that you want to be. They continue with their nosy, probing questions as to how that was an option and didn’t I try to talk him out of it. Mom B mostly just stood there in shock and dismay.

And then Mom C approaches. She had been in the main room, saw us walk in, and followed us down the hall to let me know her thoughts. And they were that I should never have ‘allowed’ this and thank God it wasn’t next year when he was in Kindergarten since I would have had to put my foot down and ‘forbidden’ it. To which I calmly replied that I would do no such thing and couldn’t imagine what she was talking about. She continued on and on about how mean children could be and how he would be ridiculed.

My response to that: The only people that seem to have a problem with it is their mothers.

Another mom pointed out that high schools often have Spirit Days where girls dress like boys and vice versa. I mentioned Powderpuff Games where football players dress like cheerleaders and vice versa. Or every frat boy ever in college (Mom A said that her husband was a frat boy and NEVER dressed like a woman.)

But here’s the point, it is none of your damn business.

If you think that me allowing my son to be a female character for Halloween is somehow going to ‘make’ him gay then you are an idiot. Firstly, what a ridiculous concept. Secondly, if my son is gay, OK. I will love him no less. Thirdly, I am not worried that your son will grow up to be an actual ninja so back off.

If my daughter had dressed as Batman, no one would have thought twice about it. No one.

But it also was heartbreaking to me that my sweet, kind-hearted five year old was right to be worried. He knew that there were people like A, B, and C. And he, at 5, was concerned about how they would perceive him and what would happen to him.

Just as it was heartbreaking to those parents that have lost their children recently due to bullying. IT IS NOT OK TO BULLY. Even if you wrap it up in a bow and call it ‘concern.’ Those women were trying to bully me. And my son. MY son.

It is obvious that I neither abuse nor neglect my children. They are not perfect, but they are learning how to navigate this big, and sometimes cruel, world. I hate that my son had to learn this lesson while standing in front of allegedly Christian women. I hate that those women thought those thoughts, and worse felt comfortable saying them out loud. I hate that ‘pink’ is still called a girl color and that my baby has to be so brave if he wants to be Daphne for Halloween.

And all I hope for my kids, and yours, and those of Moms ABC, are that they are happy. If a set of purple sparkly tights and a velvety dress is what makes my baby happy one night, then so be it. If he wants to carry a purse, or marry a man, or paint fingernails with his best girlfriend, then ok. My job as his mother is not to stifle that man that he will be, but to help him along his way. Mine is not to dictate what is ‘normal’ and what is not, but to help him become a good person.

I hope I am doing that.

And my little man worked that costume like no other. He rocked that wig, and I wouldn’t want it any other way.

<3 this story!! What an amazing mom!!

just want to be free?

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:01:36 -0500

“Give Us Liberty: A Tea Party Manifesto.” The authors, Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe, write...

LIVE Prop 19 (all CA) results!!!

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 22:33:00 -0500

LIVE Prop 19 (all CA) results!!!: all the way on the bottom under Voter Initiative

takingsouls: nawr :3 kind of a jerk bunny but I’d still...

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:54:02 -0500

takingsouls:

nawr :3

kind of a jerk bunny but I’d still take them both home :)

WTF is a sesame?! LMAO

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:26:59 -0500

WTF is a sesame?! LMAO

Drug experts say alcohol worse than crack or heroin

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:37:36 -0500

Drug experts say alcohol worse than crack or heroin: Alcohol is a more dangerous drug than...

Jon Stewart's rally was bigger than Glenn Beck's rally.

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 01:52:15 -0500

Jon Stewart's rally was bigger than Glenn Beck's rally.

STFU, Conservatives: Prop. 19 - Legalizing Weed

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 01:43:00 -0500

STFU, Conservatives: Prop. 19 - Legalizing Weed: stfuconservatives: VOTE: YES WHAT IS IT? Prop 19...

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Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:31:09 -0500

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Sat, 30 Oct 2010 11:52:56 -0500

Sometimes that plate of shit feels like its flooding over!!

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 11:06:00 -0500

Sometimes that plate of shit feels like its flooding over!!

batswag: I love day of the dead skulls, they are so...

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 01:32:47 -0500

batswag:

I love day of the dead skulls, they are so beautiful!

I want a tattoo of one of these!

So Awesome!!

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:30:11 -0500

So Awesome!!

too cute <3

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:19:41 -0500

too cute <3

epicbassman: Got this in some random tumblr site but I can’t...

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:13:12 -0500

epicbassman:

Got this in some random tumblr site but I can’t repost for some reason so credits.. whoever you are.

Health BENEFITS from SMOKING POT BITCHEZ!

1. Cancer

There is a lot of unfounded rhetoric that states smoking pot can cause lung cancer because your inhaling smoke, like cigarettes. This simply isn’t true. Cigarette smoke causes cancer because the tobacco is radiated whereas marijuana isn’t. In fact, the American Association for Cancer Research has found the marijuana actually works to slow down tumor growth in the lungs, breasts, and brain considerably.

2. Seizures

Marijuana is a muscle relaxant and has “antispasmodic” qualities which have proven to be a very effective treatment of seizures. There are actually countless cases of people suffering from seizures that have only been able to function better through the use of marijuana.

3. Migraines

Since medicinal marijuana was legalized in California, doctors have reported that they have been able to treat more than 300,000 cases of migraines that conventional medicine couldn’t through marijuana. And that’s NOT just because it’s easy to fake having migraines, right? RIGHT?!

4. Glaucoma

Marijuana’s treatment of glaucoma has been one of the best documented. There isn’t a single valid study that exists that disproves marijuana’s very powerful and popular effects on glaucoma patients. Beat that, DEA!

5. Multiple Sclerosis

Marijuana’s effects on multiple sclerosis patients became better documented when former talk-show host, Montel Williams began to use pot to treat his MS. Marijuana works to stop the neurological effects and muscle spasms that come from the fatal disease.

6. Tourette’s and OCD

Just like marijuana can treat seizures and multiple sclerosis, marijuana’s effects slow down the tics in those suffering from Tourette’s, and the obsessive neurological symptoms in people with OCD.

7. ADD and ADHD

A well documented USC study done about a year ago showed that marijuana is not only a perfect alternative for Ritalin but treats the disorder without any of the negative side effects of the pharmaceutical.

8. IBS and Crohn’s

Marijuana has shown that it can help with symptoms of the chronic diseases as it stops nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.

9. Alzheimer’s

Despite what you may have heard about marijuana’s effects on the brain, the Scripps Institute, in 2006, proved that the THC found in marijuana works to prevent Alzheimer’s by blocking the deposits in the brain that cause the disease.

10. Premenstrual Syndrome

Next time your girlfriend is complaining that you smoke too much weed, hand her a joint. Just like marijuana is used to treat IBS, it can be used to treat the cramps and discomfort that causes your girlfriend to lash out at you. Using marijuana for PMS actually goes all the way back to Queen Victoria.

"Theres nobody ever been proven to die from weed overdose….Aspirin is perfectly legal, but if..."

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:59:10 -0500

“Theres nobody ever been proven to die from weed overdose….Aspirin is perfectly legal,...

CALIFORNIA DO IT FOR THE REST OF US!!! VOTE ON NOVEMBER 2,...

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:26:18 -0500

CALIFORNIA DO IT FOR THE REST OF US!!! VOTE ON NOVEMBER 2, 2010!!!