Mom's opinion is driving me nuts - vent

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I was talking to my mother earlier today, and I mentioned that my son slept even more horribly than usual last night (he has about a zillion teeth poking through right now). Her response was, "Well you know what you need to do, right?" And then proceeded to give me her thousandth lecture/unwanted opinions about co-sleeping and crying it out. DS is a year old, so by now I should be used to this, but for some reason the conversation today made me want to scream...or punch her through the phone.

She said that I just need to let him CIO, because it is good for him and he is manipulating me. Then she proceeded to tell me how her co-worker and his wife let their 13mo old CIO for a hour and a half the other night. And how his wife was just miserable the whole time. OBVIOUSLY that is what I should be doing. Ugh. Then the said that co-sleeping was bad for my son, and I need to start reading "less biased" things that tell me that co-sleeping is really the devil. 

I'm so frustrated. I know that how I raise my child is my business and both DH and I are happy co-sleeping, but I am just getting SO sick of these conversations. Clearly nothing I say is getting through to her, so can anyone recommend some reading material I can send her way or something?  TIA, and for letting me vent. 

ncbelle

I'd just refrain from talking to her at all about sleep.  And let her know she got to do things her way and now you will do things your way

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ncbelle:

I'd just refrain from talking to her at all about sleep.  And let her know she got to do things her way and now

Emerald27

My mom has told me the story of her letting me CIO many a time too. She does the exact same thing, and I get the impression that it is because she feels that by doing and wanting different things for my child, I am judging how she parented me.
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ncbelle:

I'd just refrain from talking to her at all about sleep.  And let her know she got to do things her way and now

kcisthebombdotcom

Honestly if your parents are anything like mine it doesn't really matter what you do-they'll still nitpick. My parents are generally supportive of ap type stuff so that isn't s point of contention (minus the fact they don't like me sah but a different

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KC_13:

 I literally had to endure a lecture on why am I letting him dress himself without chec