Jackie O

What a storm in a teacup! Which mother is game to stand up and say they have never done anything that was less than perfect with their baby? Are you? I'm sure not. We have all done things to, or for, our babies that the 'experts' would gasp at. The difference is, most of us are not in the public eye and we don't have cameras following our every move.

Jackie O did not put her baby in danger; she did not dangle her daughter over a balcony like MJ; she did not drive with her baby in her lap. What was her crime? She fed her baby a bottle while walking across the street. Really? If that's the worst thing she ever does to her child, she deserves a medal. Of course, the media could not leave it there; they then just HAD to comment on how quickly she went back to work.

Feminism is supposed to be about choice. It's supposed to be about women making their own decisions about whether or not they work; whether or not they go back to work after having a child; how quickly they go back to work after having a child. So why are we still vilifying women for making these choices?? From what I understand, Jackie O does most of her work at home with her baby right beside her? Which one of us would love that option? That's the best of both worlds in my opinion. Not all women can stay home with their children full-time. Some because they don't want to; and, some, like me, who didn't have a choice. If I didn't work, we didn't eat.

What saddens me the most about this story is that I have only heard the damaging comments from other women. Is the sisterhood dead? We need to stop competing and start being compassionate. Help, not hindrance is required. And, mind your own business. Unless a child is in danger, it's none of your business what a mother does.