WARNING! I need to vent...

As many of you know, I'm a single working mother of two kids, ages 13 and 8. I work full-time (40 hours a week), and drive 80 miles roundtrip, everyday. Admittedly, I'm not the most organized person in the world, but overall...I think I do ok. My kids are always neat (bathed, hair brushed, clean clothes, nails clipped, and boogers picked BY ME). I make sure that they have their regular doctor's appointments, dentist appointments, and optometrist appointments.

I live in Los Angeles, and as Missing Persons have made quite clear in their 80's song..."Nobody Walks in L.A", the fear of not having a working car prompts me to keep my car up-to-date.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, "I can bring home the bacon...AND fry it up in a pan" Hell, I even have the perogative to pay for someone to fry that bacon for me!

So why am I so irritated? My irritation is geared towards those individuals who use motherhood as a crutch. I'm tired of hearing the excuses.

I get upset at that co-worker/acquaintance/friend who misses work on a regular basis because they "don't have a sitter."  Or constantly gets into work late or leaves work early because their child is sick...AGAIN. Or they had to take the WHOLE day off because their child had a "potty accident" at daycare.

Without a job you can't have a life; especially if you're a single mother. Your child/ren depend on YOU and only YOU. I know that everyone's situation is unique, but I'm a single mother too and I hate when ANYONE gives motherhood a bad name.

IT'S NOT THAT HARD!

Ok...I feel better. But, I feel that I still need to ask...am I being too hard on these mommies?