Dear Mrs. Obama:
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agilebritYou know, I spend a lot of time in grocery stores, and I don't see a whole lot of moms standing there scratching their heads over labels in the aisles. Frankly, it doesn't happen.
That's because most of us don't actually look too hard at the damn labels. Most of us use common fucking sense when it comes to feeding our families. And for you to think that we need your help in deciding what to buy is not only a disconnect with reality, but an act of supreme hubris on your part--
Especially since I'm pretty sure you haven't actually had to feed your family yourself for at least six years.
You said, "So this is a huge deal, which is why everybody is here. (Laughter.) And it's going to make a big difference for families across this country."
No. Bullshit. The only "huge difference" it's going to make is that my damn grocery budget will shrink as prices rise because the manufacturers have to scramble to comply with your new regulations. The "huge deal" is that, hey, now my food is going to cost more.
So, you know, thanks for that.
How about you and your husband get the hell out of my way and let me take care of myself? I don't need my hand held by clueless, arrogant bureaucrats who think they know better. And neither do the moms of America, who are far smarter than you give us credit for--and smarter than you.
That's because most of us don't actually look too hard at the damn labels. Most of us use common fucking sense when it comes to feeding our families. And for you to think that we need your help in deciding what to buy is not only a disconnect with reality, but an act of supreme hubris on your part--
Especially since I'm pretty sure you haven't actually had to feed your family yourself for at least six years.
You said, "So this is a huge deal, which is why everybody is here. (Laughter.) And it's going to make a big difference for families across this country."
No. Bullshit. The only "huge difference" it's going to make is that my damn grocery budget will shrink as prices rise because the manufacturers have to scramble to comply with your new regulations. The "huge deal" is that, hey, now my food is going to cost more.
So, you know, thanks for that.
How about you and your husband get the hell out of my way and let me take care of myself? I don't need my hand held by clueless, arrogant bureaucrats who think they know better. And neither do the moms of America, who are far smarter than you give us credit for--and smarter than you.
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Date: 2014-03-02 08:42 am (UTC)Other than that, I agree with you 100%! It's like I used to say about the lunch mom Nazis at my daughter's elementary school (they once told the kids there was a 2 piece limit on candy at lunch)...if I want to send my kid to school with a bag full of Pixi Stix and Jolly Ranchers for lunch, I'll do it! I'm her mother, by golly, and I'M raising her, not YOU!
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Date: 2014-03-03 04:16 am (UTC)I suppose I should not be continually amazed at the number of people who think it's perfectly fine to tell you what to do and then also think it's fine to insinuate that you're stupid for not doing it even if you think that it's a stupid thing. I'm about to the point of ditching passive-aggressiveness and going straight to plain old aggression.