Dear Critical Parents (& Other Assholes),
You know who you are. You are the people that make other parents feel like they're doing something wrong at every turn. You are the people who find something to pick at no matter what the case. You are the people who take every opportunity to put someone else down while you are sitting on your self-made pedestal. You are the bullies who never outgrew their mean girl complex and the mean-spirited people who rally the troops in hatred instead of support. You are cruel, though you claim to be a victim. You are hurtful, though you claim to be indifferent. You assume positions of "authority" so that you can lord over others and reach more people in your quest for hatred and strife. You are the cause of our bullying and mean girls generation coming up today. You entitle your children to treat others the way that you treat your peers and you give them the same rose-colored glasses that you view your world through. You are an asshole.
You should know that people see who you are. You think that you've got everyone fooled but you don't. There are those that are too afraid to stand up to you because you're intimidating in your ploy for power. They are afraid that you will spread ugliness against them too. They are afraid that you'll make their children's lives miserable. They are afraid that you'll make them your next target. BUT there are also those of us that aren't afraid. We don't care about the ugly things you say because they're words and the people that truly know us know that we aren't any of the things that you say about us. We know that true friends will defend us regardless of your words and people that aren't seeking the drama to begin with won't care what you say. They won't care about your lies. They won't care about your put-downs because they are leading their own lives and they know, unlike you, that karma comes back around to bite you. It always comes back around.
You should know that your behavior says more about you than us. Your mean words and actions say more about nothing about who we are and everything about the kind of heart you have. Your constant ability to find reasons to criticize everyone don't reflect badly on those that you criticize; it reflects on you. You find a way to put down working mothers for not volunteering enough yet those same mothers are emailing teachers to make sure they're on top of things and their children are well-reputed in all of their classes. You find ways to put down the stay at home moms that aren't contributing enough but what you don't know is that those same mothers are working on projects at home or holding down the fort so they can be there when their children walk in the door. You find ways to attack those that you call your friends in secret yet turn and smile at them while you criticize others openly. You are a coward and a bully. You don't feel good about who you are so you find ways to try to bring others to your level. You are afraid that if you show any vulnerability, they'll realize that you aren't as scary or powerful as you make yourself out to be. You're just like everyone else.
You should know that karma always comes back to bite people...always. What you are putting out is going to come back to you times ten (or a hundred). Every mean word you speak about these people that are doing their best is going to come back to haunt you in one form or another. Every troop you rally against that helpless person you're criticizing is going to be rallied against you. Every judgment you cast down will be cast upon you. The friends you stab in the back (that don't realize it) will stab you in the back.
You should know that the company you keep can quickly change and that your friends may not continue to be your friends when they realize that you are not who you proclaim to be. It's a common thread for people to say that you can tell who your real friends are, not when you are in the best of times but when you are in the worst of times. When you're at rock bottom, your cronies will walk away and find someone else. You won't have true friends because you have treated everyone inferior to yourself.
Finally, you should know that you are on top right now but there will be a bottom. It won't come because the rest of us cause it and it won't come because we treat you the way you are treating us. It will come because life throws you curve balls. It will come because what goes up must come down. Sadly, though you treat us as your minions, we will still be there because our hearts are kind. We may not be your friend but we'll be your supporter if you want to change. We'll accept your apologies and try to help you be better person if that is what you seek but the change must come from within you and with a genuine heart. You see, our hearts are loving and we don't seek to hurt or break down others; we seek to build each other up and support each other, even in our different approaches. There are more of us than you realize and we are done letting you make us feel inferior. You, too, will hit rock bottom one day and you will see what we have seen...and it will hurt your heart in ways that you can't imagine.
Sincerely,
The Fed Up People You Treat Like Crap
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