Friday 4 January 2013

The problem with young mums.

I should mention before i start that my issue with young mums is not their age, i know many young mums who have had their first child at 16/17 and they are fantastic mum whereas some 30 year olds are terrible mothers. The ability to be a good mum is decided my your mental age, not your physical age. No, that's not my problem with young mums, my problem with young mums is....
Facebook.
They're everywhere! Always posting things and discussing things that shouldn't be discussed on the internet. For example... Why do young mums (i've been saying that too much, YM from now on) put statuses saying 'my poorley boy has had a cough for weeks and is being sick, what should i do?' Oh... I don't know, take him to a DOCTOR?! I literally can not understand why YMs ask for advice on their childs health to an audience of people they know very little and used to go to school with. Baffles me.
Another thing is the constant child updates, someone on my facebook feed once updated her status to inform the world her kid had done her first poo in a potty...... What?! That's is not something we need to know, sure it's probably a proud moment for you, but i can assure you i do not care.
Pictures. Too many of them.
YMs also seem to think they are the holy pinnacle of mums, they constantly intrude on other peoples facebooks to offer advice on how to deal with a problem child or what age is appropriate... Or to just show off when their kid did something faster and better than someone elses kid. Actually, on the whole this just summarises what motherhood looks like to an outsider. Just a competition with children. Like some sort of delusional sadistic chess game.
Anyway, YMs need to learn that privacy is a good thing, and that the vast majority of your facebook friends really do not give a shit about what your baby had for breakfast, even if it was homemade organic pea puree.

Thursday 3 January 2013

My biggest issue right now...

Uni work. Its balls. I have so so much work to do, so many pointless essay that aren't relevant to anything. It has gotten to the stage now where i really can't be bothered to make an effort with my written work as i fail to realise how being able to write a good essay will make me a good nurse. I am a good nurse, i just can't get my head around the Harvard referencing system... Does that really mean i should be made to feel like i am no good at what i do? I care for people, i don't need to be able to write 2000 words on how to work well in a team, i can just do it!
Essay writing shouldn't determine how good a nurse you are, and it pisses me off when i receive a less than fantastic mark then some other boasters on my course because i feel like i am an idiot and am not cut out to do this job. I know i can do this job, and i can do it well and i know for a fact that there are people on my course who consistently get 2:1 or Firsts in their essays but do not have a caring bone in their body, have no common sense and just see nursing as another job. Yet these are the people who will get the fantastic degree, the best jobs and quicker employment... and that hardly seems fair to me.
In other words, the system irks me.
To be honest, i am not really fussed if this gets read or noticed, i just need to vent. Letting out some steam in word form seems to be the best way, the other options were drink and general self destruction but i think that a little bit much for me dontcha think? I will rant, rave and swear about things that are unimportant, and things that are very important and generally act like a pretentious douche-bag blogger who thinks they are important enough to be blogging in the first place.
My opinions don't really count, i just like to think they to.
For those reading who want to know, i am 21 and live in Hertfordshire with my parents, i am a 3rd year nursing student literally counting down the days until graduation when i will relocate to Cheshire to be with my boyfriend Tom and i get frustrated really easily by mundane things.
Ciao.