Babies raising babies?

Since the last time i wrote, which was when i was totally beside myself at the fact that me and my family will be travelling back to my island home in september.

I have been a nuerotic mess.

Planning every detail of our trip, booking Australian domestic flights.

Converting currency in my head and figuring out a ballpark figure of how much we need to take on our trip.

We have more than enough already but i am anal about the fact that this is a holiday. A holiday that will be a rare occurence ( That is unless Qantas wants to be, oh so kind and offer another cheap return flight next year. Yeh i'm not counting on it either!)

A vacation is meant to be rejuvenating, relaxing and the main aim is to take your mind far away from your everyday reality.

That is just what it will be.

The currency is way up on the U.S side so $2000 is equal to $3300 aus.

$1.63 aus for every U.S $1.00

Ahhh wonderful!

I've been keeping myself busy, and have taken up more hours in the shop. "September, Why must you take so long?"

Raishawn has been keeping me on my feet, a lot more than usual. I find myself constantly burnt out at the end of each day. The wonderous joys of parenting right?

He is growing so fast and is constantly wanting to fingerxplore his surroundings. He has gotten so big, i still find it hard to believe he will be 1 years old next month.

Although motherhood is the best thing that has happened to me and my joy is forever stapled on my face everytime he does something, anything.

I am constantly seeing babies raising babies.

Children who are not yet legal to drink, are raising children, getting pregnant and planning pregnancies.

It makes my mouth drop to think a child who is no older than 18 is planning her pregnancy to coinside with her BFF.

Or to see an 18 year old "boy" ( Thats right i said it.....) to be yelling at his babies mumma about how she is getting on his last damn nerve and he hates her.

Children, what is going thru your heads??

Its one thing to raise a child. But its a completely different thing to raise a child alone.

Of everything in this world i appreciate, it would be the loving help of my husband in raising our son.

On a report not so long ago, it was sought to be the new "IT" trend.....

"Umm i'm sorry a what now?"

I couldn't believe what i was hearing. It was cool to be pregnant young? Cool to be a young single mother, raising a child at 16? Cool to be pregnant at the same time as your BFF?

What are we teaching our youth?

My personal opinion is that the media has a huge portrayel in this. When you see a hollywood star become a new mother, you see shots of her playing with her child in the park, taking her child boutique shopping and dressing her child up to match her outfit.

Sorta like a real life barbie doll right?

What you don't see is the sleepless nights. Thus due to the money spent these days on nannies.

You don't see the reality of motherhood.

If i could send just one message to anyone out there planning to have a child with someone you probably don't care about or doesn't care about you, because you want a "baby."

Or to someone who hasn't experienced there own childhood yet who wants a "baby" because her BFF has one.

It would be to WAIT. Wait until you've experienced the joys that life has to offer. Travel, Go to school, Live your dream or at least have a long term plan. Babies are expensive and from the moment there sweet little faces pop into the world. Yes literally 'POP' into the world. You become financially responsible for them. You take on a new role as a mother, and its not as glamourous as what everyone makes out. Your life changes drastically in ways you could never imagine until it happens to you. From that day forth you and your life will never be the same.

Don't get my words twisted now, i love my son. I love being a mother because of the mere fact that i was ready. No i didn't just 'Think' i was ready, i knew it and had the means to support and raise a child. I had done the party scene, i had traveled and i was married. Yes a small meaningful word that has seemed to have lost its purpose over the last few years. Marriage.

Sometimes its just an accident and i give praise to those strong enough to carry on and go through with something as life changing as that.

But for those who plan for a trend. A baby is not a doll, or an object for that matter. A baby is a living breathing, (pooping) human being. That needs more than love and nurturing.

They need stability and devotion.

And for those of you who still think they are ready; watch the Baby Borrowers. If this doesn't change your mind then maybe your right.