Sarah Silverman took a short break from being a comedian and hoping for a military coup to ponder motherhood and life choices:
As a comic always working & on the road I have had to decide between motherhood & living my fullest life & I chose the latter.
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) February 28, 2017
Not surprisingly, a lot of people don’t consider motherhood and living a full life to be mutually exclusive:
honest question. Does motherhood have to be at odds with living the fullest life?
— Cody Q Balfour (@CodyBalfour) February 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/bethanyshondark/status/836422533452791810
Yeah, moms don’t live their fullest lives or anything. https://t.co/2IXqVgy4lV
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) February 28, 2017
The idea that "living ones fullest life" is in opposition to having kids, for anyone, is proof that it's good you didn't do the former. https://t.co/wY0h1lha3t
— (((≠))) (@ThomasHCrown) February 28, 2017
You chose.
Lucky you.
You got to choose
Yet you still whine. https://t.co/TivH2WtrXf
— PollyPhemous (@PollySpin) February 28, 2017
I've seen the world. It was in the eyes of my children. https://t.co/2JLsvrcepP
— Sarah (@sarah_wxtx) February 28, 2017
And if you don't want kids, that's cool. But don't act like those of us who do aren't living our fullest life.
— Sarah (@sarah_wxtx) February 28, 2017
Silverman explained further, because dads have it easier, or something:
Men don't have to do that. I'd so love to be a fun dad, coming home from the road & being my best fun dad self.
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) February 28, 2017
So this is just a lil fuck all y'all bc u can't be a woman w/out sacrifice & that's the fact jack.
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) February 28, 2017
And I ❤️ my comedian brothers that acknowledge this truth. They're my family & for a lot of us women comic sisters, our only family
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) February 28, 2017
That’s nothing short of insulting for a lot of different reasons:
My husband raised 4 kids by himself while I was deployed for 6 months. Parenting is a team sport. https://t.co/ACN01L2LCr
— Sarah (@sarah_wxtx) February 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/molratty/status/836425490143522820
Yeah my "fun dad" worked non-stop to put a roof over my head and make sure I had everything I needed to succeed. He had it so easy. https://t.co/yfzVwJa3iz
— Jenna (@jennaep7) February 28, 2017
What do you have to say for single fathers working nights and only being able to see there kid a few hours every morning before school?? ??? https://t.co/j3GYYutSNN
— Rick The Ruler (@Sanchez7_) February 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/ArtrexisLives/status/836427641456627712
It all adds up to some supreme irony:
https://twitter.com/Dylan_Housman/status/836436292837773312
Go figure.