I conscientiously object
Saying "no" to knowing what the fuck frame rates are
If I’ve learned a SINGLE thing from writing Momfluenced and surviving 10 years of being a mom in the age of social media it’s that WE CAN OPT OUT OF SHIT. We’ll be fine! Our kids will be fine!
We can opt out of pumpkin patch photo shoots.
We can opt out of holiday cards.
We can opt out themed birthdays. Or themed doors.
We can opt out of Mother’s Day.
We can opt out of breastfeeding.
We can opt out of feeling pressure to enjoy every moment.
We can opt out of gender reveal parties!
We can opt out of aspirational laundry rooms.
We can opt out of aspirational school lunches.
We can opt out of beige.
We can opt out of parenting according to the gender binary.
We can opt out of “getting our bodies back.”
And we can opt the FUCK out of investing a single second of time worrying about FRAME RATES.
I don’t know what a frame rate is and I refuse to learn! I will not be tricked into thinking my ignorance about frame rates has anything to do with my status in the Good Moms Club! I don’t care about frame rates and no one can make me care about frame rates!
FURTHERMORE, imagine a world in which this absolute opus had never been written because a comprehensive understanding of FRAME RATES had precluded me or my sweet cherubs from ever experiencing the “musical artistry” 1 of Cocomelon?
Makes you think!
I'm so glad to have found a community of people who are opting out and still doing an amazing job at parenting! Opting out of breastfeeding still feels completely wild and revolutionary every time I read or think those words- but it was one of the best choices I made (thanks therapy for helping me accept this!)
My 3 yo just brought Daniel Tiger back into my life, he had always liked the books but about a month ago decided he likes the show again (my 6 yo hasn’t watched it much since he was about 2 but loves Wild Kratts so they see both on the PBS Kids app). I followed the account of the woman obsessed with frame rate for about 2 days when she wrote the dramatic post about cocomelon and then moved on with my life! My kids can be dysregulated by screens and can be dysregulated by family dinners with cousins- it doesn’t mean I am going to cancel every family event bc they need to have a quiet moment alone to deal with a overstimulation!