Are You SERIOUS?????

Was just tagged in a post:  "Please vote for my daughter; she's in a close race to win."

The 'race'?  Is (name withheld) A Super Mom? 

*spews coffee over keyboard*

Pardon me while I pick myself up from the floor, both from shock and laughter.

A little history:

"Pam" became pregnant at 16, and to my knowledge, received VERY LITTLE prenatal care.

This child has a history of histrionics about ANYTHING pain-related, and could barely even TELL ME when she needed feminine hygiene products.  So I seriously doubt she was fully prepared for labor pains, much less giving birth to another human being!

Fast-forward to when the baby was born:  There were medical issues with the infant; he'd had a stroke at birth, and was severely developmentally delayed.

My own daughter lived with them for a week, while she was seeking employment near them, and told me the following:

-"Pam" had moved the baby out of her bedroom into the living room "so she could have her own space and privacy."

      -*needle scratch*  WTH?  You're a MOM, and until you live on your own, and the child is off to school, your 'me time' is reserved for NAP TIME!  Or the occasional babysitter.

-"Pam" revealed she really didn't know who the father of the baby is.

     *blinks* I'd asked her once how she went from 'I-don't-want-anyone-to-know-I'm-on-my-period' to doing things that cause that time of the month to go away....her answer was, 'I fell for a pretty face'.  I call BULLSH*T on that; she was depressed because a beloved family had passed; her own abusive sperm doner had either passed or was on his own deathbed.....I say she was so despondent, she didn't even know what she was doing until too late, then hormones kicked in.  We've all been there; some of us are more responsible than others, and paid attention in Health Class during that subject.  But "Pam"?  I gurantee wss too embarrased to even think about the consequences.

-Her mother was taking care of the baby....bottle feeding, playing, changing diapers, etc.

-My daughter's own observations:  "She's a lazy mom.  Baby cries, she either sticks a bottle in its mouth or turns on the TV after making sure the diaper's not the problem."

-"Pam"'s own mother was falsifying documents in order to qualify for assistance.

Based on this info, and the fact that the child has now reached Kindergarten/1st grade age, and is being 'home schooled' and they're 'looking into getting him the therapy he needs' (I've now heard this for 6 years)....1) Why isn't he IN OT/PT/Speech therapy? 2) Why did you wait so late to get him STARTED in a program?....sorry, went off on a tangent there.....THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL IS "PAM" A SUPER MOM!

I wouldn't even give that title to ME, and I was a Domestic Engineer/babysitter from 1993-1998, and again from 2000-2016!

I'd sooner say "Pam"'s mother qualified.....but even that's stretching it a bit, considering we had both her kids from 2002-2006, then every damn summer until 2016.

*deep breath*

Just went to the site; "Pam" cannot SPELL; she used 'sense' instead of 'since' at least 3 times; the prize is $20K that she would use "for health care, school supplys (supplies, Pam....), to launch her skin care business (I'm assuming it's to join her aunt's business???); and to pay her rent (again, I'm assuming this is so her mom's caught up?), and also to grow her vegetable garden.

*needle scratch* You live in an APARTMENT....how do you have a garden, unless it's at your GRANDMOTHER'S house?

Oh no....that $20K would be blown with the help of your mom and your bonus siblings.

*steps off podium*

Okay. Just had to get that off my chest.