My charitable and oh so caring organization? You got that fucking right, Gabrielle.

Dear Gabrielle,

The other day I wrote a post which was an update about a woman named Patty and her two young sons.

Patty is a fairly new reader who very bravely asked for help a couple months ago. This ultimately resulted in her leaving a really unhealthy relationship and then starting a new life with her two young sons.

And because I felt a very strong connection to her and her story, I decided that I would do whatever I could to help her.

So I started a Go Fund Me campaign for her.

This led to another reader suggesting we start an Amazon Wish List for Patty as well, because she was living in an apartment with her two boys with very little furniture or appliances, and not much more than the clothing on her back.

Like I said, I had written an update since we as a community here at Not Your Average Mom had all come to love and care about Patty and her boys.

And in that post I mentioned we were only $850 away from our goal.

In the past two days, I received another $390.

And I also received this comment.

From you:

Gets my attention cause I too, am a mom- and by the way- what is “your average mom?” Cause I’m pretty sure by definition a mom is pretty much unique to her family and far from average. Any way I’ve come across your site a couple times and, while I appreciate your effort, all you are is a cash register asking for money. Most parents I know can sure use extra money for their families to get through financial emergencies or unfortunate hardships. But I for one would prioritize a weekend paid to and run by your charitable and oh so caring organization. What happened to finding someone to volunteer to babysit while I go grocery shopping or entertain my 1 and 3 year old so I can make phone calls or get laundry done? Or someone with parenting advice on asthma or explaining the death of a grandparent? I guess those sites don’t have the extra cash to advertise on Facebook???

Since I started this blog almost three years ago, I have become much better at ignoring stupid and ignorant comments from clueless people who don’t know what the fuck they are talking about.

But this one really pisses me off.

And while I’m probably wasting my  breath because you apparently have your head so far up your ass that you’ll never be able to read this, I’m gonna give it a go anyway.

Because I think even you are worth a second chance.

So. Let’s break it down.

What is an average mom?

Well, the average family has about two kids. We’ve got seven. So that’s where the not average thing came from. There are other reasons why I’d say I’m not your average mom. If you had come across my site more than a couple times, you would know what they were.

Okay. Next…

While I appreciate your effort, all you are is a cash register asking for money.

Hmmmm.

I’m going to come back to this one.

Most parents I know can sure use extra money for their families to get through financial emergencies or unfortunate hardships.

Sure.

They could.

But most parents I know aren’t single moms living with abusive husbands taking care of two boys under the age of three, one of whom has special needs.

Next.

But I for one would prioritize a weekend paid to and run by your charitable and oh so caring organization.

I’m having trouble understanding what exactly it is you mean between your atrocious sentence structure and your obvious sarcasm.

Let me make one thing perfectly clear.

I presume Not Your Average Weekend is the weekend to which you are referring. Do you know how much money I am making off of that weekend?

ABSOLUTELY NONE.

Now I’m going a little bit out of order here. Let me address these questions:

What happened to finding someone to volunteer to babysit while I go grocery shopping or entertain my 1 and 3 year old so I can make phone calls or get laundry done? Or someone with parenting advice on asthma or explaining the death of a grandparent? I guess those sites don’t have the extra cash to advertise on Facebook???

People don’t want to volunteer to babysit for judgemental women who shoot their mouths off before they get their facts straight. So you’re on your own there.

Although, I did write this blog post and this post about how my friends came to volunteer and help me out last year.

Once you pull your head out of your ass you might want to read those. They might help you find someone to entertain your 1 and 3- ear-old so you can make some phone calls.

As for advice on asthma, I can’t help you out. We, luckily, have had no experience there.

But as for explaining the death of a grandparent, well, here you go.

And since I’m in such a good mood and you were looking for free advice, here are some more posts:

If yelling at your children is a problem, you can read this.  There is a ton of helpful advice in there.

If one of your kids ever breaks a bone, read this one.

If you are wondering what to get your kids’ teachers when they get a little bit older, this will help.

If you ever find yourself in an abusive relationship, read this, then this, then this, and then this.

That should keep your busy for a while.

Now as for you referring to my blog rather sarcastically as my charitable and oh so caring organization, well, that is where you really fucking pissed me off.

Like I said before, I have raised $4,550 so far for Patty. In addition to that, I helped her to set up a wish list which has provided her with beds for her boys and diapers and formula and a TV and DVD player and Sesame Street DVDs for her little guys to watch and a microwave and laptop so she can go back to school and scrubs so she’s got something to wear when she starts her new job and a whole shitload of other stuff. I’d say that wishlist and the readers of this blog have given her close to $2000 in stuff that she needed.

So I’m going to say my charitable and oh so caring organization has raised over $6000 (so far) for this family who desperately needed and deserved it.

Now let’s move on to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). That is a charity that raises money for research and treatment of blood cancers.

Did you know that Leukemia is the Number 1 disease killer of children?

I did.

Because it killed my baby brother almost thirty years ago when he was three years old.

You can read all about him here.

So anyway, in 2012 I first teamed up with an organization called Team in Training (TNT). They work with the LLS to raise money for blood cancer research.

In June 2012 I participated in my first triathlon with TNT, and through this charitable and oh so caring blog, I was able to raise $1735 for LLS. And it was such a rewarding experience that I did another triathlon in September of 2012 with TNT. And this charitable and oh so caring blog allowed me to raise another $2000 for LLS.

In August of 2013 I participated in the New York City Triathlon with TNT. Again, this charitable and oh so caring blog helped me raise $2950 more for the LLS. And that triathlon was such an amazing experience that I decided to run my first marathon, the NYC Marathon, with Team in Training three months later.

And my charitable and oh so caring organization helped me to raise another $4430.

So let’s add that up.

Between 2012 and 2013, my charitable and oh so caring blog and I raised $11,150 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

So I’m up to a total of at least $17,150 so far.

Then there is my daughter. Number 4.

She just participated in a fundraiser at her school called Jump Rope for Heart. That’s a fundraiser that raises money for the American Heart Association.

Number 4 asked me if she could write a blog post and if I would put a link up on my site for her fundraising campaign. And since she was so passionate and, um, oh so caring, I agreed.

And the readers of this blog gladly donated a total of $375 to her campaign.

That puts the total up to $17,490.

Finally, there is Swim Across America (SAA). They also raise money for cancer research, prevention and treatment.

Now I haven’t actually started this campaign yet, but in April I am running the Boston Marathon for SAA. And in order to have the honor of running the marathon as Swim Across America’s one and only representative, I have committed to raising $5000 for them.

You can bet your ass that I will be asking readers of this blog to help me do that, too.

Which brings me back to this:

…while I appreciate your effort, all you are is a cash register asking for money.

Gabrielle.

By the end of April 2015, I will have raised over $22,000 for charity through this blog.

Twenty. Two. THOUSAND. Dollars.

All I am is a cash register?

I’d have to disagree on that.

But you’re right on one thing.

My organization most certainly is oh so caring.

And it’s definitely pretty fucking charitable.

You should probably visit here more often.

Maybe if you stop by my site more than a couple times, a little of that stuff will rub off on you, too.

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