Cute right? So I go deliver the cookies to church on a Friday afternoon and make my way to the kitchen along with some other women doing the same thing. Some of them were dressed in business suits and carrying in store-bought cookies. As I'm placing my cookies on the counter, one of the women in the suit takes one look at me and says, "Wow, what great cookies. Looks like someone has a lot of time on their hands!"
Now, I'm not even sure she said that to be mean (I'm betting that she didn't), but I definitely took it as a band-handed compliment. For one thing, I do NOT have a lot of time on my hands, it's very much the opposite. For another, why does making cute cookies suddenly mean that I need to get a life?
If you can't already tell, I have had this happen to me before. I've heard everything from, "Oh, I wish I could show off like you." to "Well, my Oreos seem pretty lame now." I've even sat and watched a group of women stand around something I've made and rolled their eyes. For some reason whenever I (or anyone else for that matter) decide to make something creative, or even from (gasp) scratch, suddenly the passive-aggressive claws come out.
So I just want to say right here, right now, that I do not bake anything to start a fight, or make anyone else feel inferior just because they may work outside the home and don't have the time or energy to do anything but swing by the bakery at the grocery store. I also don't do it to rub it in the faces of others who might not have the same artistic talents or tendencies. I do it because I love it. Baking is my hobby and my escape. Some people read or jog. I make cookies and cake in the shape of sheep, poodles, cowboy hats, and armadillos. If that makes me weird, so be it, but please don't feel threatened by it. I come in peace.
1 comments:
Well said, Lauren, but I fear this battle is far from over. Creativity always makes people feel threatened for some reason, but that's their problem not yours. Keep being awesome.
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