I have held it in as long as I can....

I am just a little aggravated.  A little aggravated with society.  A little aggravated with some folks that I don't have contact with and I have absolutely no desire to have contact with.  I will be the first person to tell you that my kids are spoiled.  Who spoiled them you ask?  Well.... that would mainly be me and their Daddy.  There are others who have taken part in the spoiling process but the majority of the spoiling too place right here..... in our home.

My children do not have the "best".  My oldest son did not get a phone until he turned 12.  According to him, he was the very last 6th grader to get a phone.  When we did decide to get him a phone, it was the "free phone" that you get when you start a new line.  You know... the one that is made just for talking and texting.  Picture the most plain phone ever..... and that is the one!  He was so happy to get a phone.  He had waited so long.... 12 whole years.  One again.... my kid.... did not have the "best" phone.  A lot of kids the same age as Hayes, have very fancy phones.  They have all the bells and whistles.  I know Hayes looks at them and thinks to himself "it sure would be nice to have one of those fancy phones".

Here is where my aggravation begins.  My kids do not have the best of the best when it comes to material objects unless "Realtree" is a name brand clothing line, then we do have that part covered.  But I don't think it is.  I do think my kids have a lot more "bests" then they actually realize, besides they are just kids after all.

My children have a home that houses both Mom and Dad.  My children have a Mom and a Dad that are trying their "best" ....everyday.  Trying out best to make sure our children have "better" then the "best" some day.     And 99% of the time, Mom and Dad really, really, really, like one another.  My children have a Mom and Dad that want to be together.  Our kids have never had to learn what the word "infidelity" means. They have parents that took their marriage vows seriously and understand that this gig is a lifetime commitment.  Parents that choose to seek attention outside of their marriage destroy their children.  It is a burden that the children will have to live with forever.   They rewrite the playbook for parenting.  Shame on them.

My children have had the same home for 11 years.  It is not the "best" house, but it is the "best" home for my kids.  They have not had to relocate on several occasions due to the rent being due, dodging bills, or even dodging the police.  They have not had to relocate because of a marriage ending.  They are able to sleep in the same bed every night.  We don't promise them more then we can give them.  We don't tell them we are building a huge house some place and then create lies over and over again as to why we have not moved in to it yet.  People who feed their kids these empty promises just look dumb.  We all know better.     Their home is not the "best", but it is filled with God, Love, Honesty, Forgiveness, Faithfulness, and Family. 

My children have parents who work in hopes of some day giving them the "best".  I am blessed with a career that allows me a large amount of time off with my kids.  I would not change that for anything.  My kids have a Dad that works hard.  He is at his job before most of us are awake and sometimes he ends his day when we are getting ready for bed.  My children have parents that do not want to take advantage.  My children have parents that know better then to try to create an illness in hopes of being able to get a disability check.  My children have parents who are honest about their careers and don't claim to have more money then what we do when the truth is they are just looking for a reason to sue someone.

I am just a little aggravated at some parents that are lying to their kids.  Here is the "best" lie yet.   You don't have cancer, you never did.  Stop picking this disease because it is the only one you can spell.