Getting it off my chest...

So, I've been posting a lot of links to blogs, news articles and other various shit about breast feeding and vaccinations. I've noticed my friend count dropping and people posting statuses on their Facebook pages about how they feel terrible because they formula feed or about how they vaccinate their children because they think it's safe because their doctor (who gets paid by pharmaceutical companies to give people vaccinations) said their babies were going to die otherwise.

I wanted to let everyone who reads this blog and my Facebook know that I am not trying to make anyone feel bad...I am simply sharing information I find interesting. It is your choice whether or not to read what I post. It is your choice whether or not to respond to it. It is also your choice in how to parent your child. I have my beliefs...I believe that babies should get breastmilk, even if it is from another Mother. (Mothers get tested for diseases and share diet information before sharing milk. They feed their babies with that same milk...They wouldn't if there were something wrong with it...They aren't trying to kill your baby. Breastfeeding Moms are passionate about what they do.) I believe that babies should not be vaccinated because I have done my research and the risks are far worse than the benefits. I don't believe what doctors tell me because they don't deal with my children on a day to day basis. They don't KNOW me or my children. And they certainly won't blame a vaccine when it causes an adverse reaction and parents who have vaccine injured children KNOW what caused their healthy, advanced child to suddenly stop developing and become ill. Mothers and fathers have watched their developmentally advanced children get diagnosed with Autism, ADHD, PDD, OCD, ODD, Bi-Polar Disorder...And the parents KNOW what caused it only to be dismissed as crazy because they don't have an MD after their name.

My point is, you can love me or hate me. At the end of the day, one fact remains...We all love our children. Even if you think my choices are wrong or I think your choices are wrong, it doesn't change the fact that we love our babies and we do what we think is best...Or what a doctor tells us they think is best. (Because, ya know...They know just what EVERY child needs.)

Until next time...
Live, laugh, love...Always hug and kiss your children and tell them you love them.
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Goooooood Morning Blog World!!!

My first Facebook status this morning says: "Up and about cuz Stinker McStinken pooped and woke me up. He was all "Good morning, Mom! I made you a present." JOY!!! PennDot's out. It's snowing. I need cake." I love waking up to poopy diapers. (No joke.) It gives me a reason to get out of bed before Ashton does so I can see his smiling face as soon as he rolls out of bed. :) I love waking up to my baby period because lately, I have ran into a lot of stories about 4 month olds losing their lives. It scares the hell out of me.

Today, it's not raining so bad in my apartment...It's snowing like mad outside. Little parts of my kitchen ceiling are falling on the floor. Typical after a rainfall.

And yep...I got my damn cake for breakfast. Baked 2 last night. I rock.

I have the most awesome kids with the most awesome names. (Some background on my family here.) Ashton Phoenix was born 9/6/01 at 4:08 pm weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces and measuring 20.5 inches. Zephyr Shawn Anthony was born 11/10/10 at 9:50 am weighing 7 pounds and measuring 20 inches. Ashton's name...Well, I was going to name him Sebastian but my cousin has a son named Sebastian so I decided against that. I ended up waking up in the middle of the night, saying to Ashton's Dad (I'll explain THAT later) "His name is Ashton" and falling back to sleep. It stuck. Richard picked out Phoenix. Ashton was not named after Ashton Kutcher. That Ashton wasn't famous yet. Zephyr's name is from the movie Lords of Dogtown. I saw the name even before I got pregnant and said if we ever had a boy, that would be his name. Shawn and I had predetermined that if we ever had children, he'd pick out the girl's name and I'd pick the boy name. He had already picked out Lilly Marie. Shawn wanted the baby to be Shawn Ray Jr. if it was a boy. I always liked Willow Raven for a girl. We compromised. That's healthy for all relationships, right? :) So, since I liked my girl name and Shawn wanted a junior, I said the boy name could be Zephyr Shawn as long as the girl was Lilly Marie Raven. But then I decided that if our girl had 2 middle names, our boy needed 2 middle names. What better than honor my Daddy? So there ya have it. Zephyr Shawn Anthony.

To add to my crazy life, I have a ton of cats. Their names are Project Pat the Hood Rat Cat, Duchess Muffy the Cute and Fluffy, Trip, Sportacus, Brownie, Lil Baby Orange Guy, Oobi Goober, Squishy, and Madeline Eloise. I love them all. Don't tell me I need to get rid of them or that I have too many of them. They are my children as well. I have human kids and feline kids. We're all happy. Deal with it.

Enjoy pics of my life. I even included one of Zephyr breast feeding. And don't you dare tell me that's wrong. That's damn beautiful. I'm saving the government and tax payers money by feeding my son for free...If you don't like it, piss off.
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The Source of My Frustration...

A leaky kitchen...A leaky living room...And a boyfriend. Lol! Ok, I'm joking about the last one. He's great. :)
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I Can't Stand the Rain...

So here it is...My blog.  It's a mess for now.  My whole life is a mess.  But it's getting there.  I am almost certain there's a light at the end of the tunnel.  I'm almost certain that one day, things will get better.  I am so tired of living in this apartment with all these leaks with no money to go out and do anything...One day, my life will be completely opposite of how it is now.

I'm Ashley...No one special.  No one cool...I'm just me.  Fat, funny and fucked up.  I have 2 boys (9 and 4 months), a boyfriend named Shawn and a bad mouth.  Can't forget the bi-polar...I have that too...Most everything I say is true but said in such sarcasm, you would definitely think it's fake.  I have nothing to lie about...Nothing to sugarcoat.  I am me.  That's what you're gonna get reading this blog...I spend way too much time on my BlackBerry, not enough time cleaning my house, too much time worrying about the future and not enough time living in the here and now. 

So, what is this gonna be about??  I have no damn idea.  I'd say pretty much everything.  My life in a nutshell, on the internet, exposed for the world to see.  It probably won't be much different from Facebook...Only this will have longer posts.  Most of you probably already stopped reading...But that's ok.  I'll still love ya. :)

I'll post pictures, lots of them.  That I can promise you. :) 

Ok, it's time for dinner and I've run out of things to say.  I'm done wasting your time. 

~FIN~