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Breastfeeding, my cousin, and my annoyance
My cousin has 3 children ages 4, 2 1/2 and 1. She has fed all of her kids soda and fast food on a regular basis I'm talking at 9 months old she'll put soda in the kids bottle. I'm not against fast food or soda but please, I think she's pushing it.
I don't say a word, it's none of my business.
For some reason the woman is greatly offended by me nursing my child and always vocalizes how she finds it creepy and weird.
At her daughters birthday party at her house I went into the guest room to nurse Grace, and I had a nursing cover on incase someone walked in. After we were finished we went back to the party and she once again stated that is skeeves her out. I just replied with, "well, to each their own I guess"
WTF is her problem, I never push my parenting on anyone, especially nursing or formula feeding because it is such a touchy subject and a very personal decision. But what is it anyone's business to constantly berate me for my parenting choices? UGH ok, vent over.
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Re: Breastfeeding, my cousin, and my annoyance
After reading your second sentance, I give you permission to freely judge.
Sorry you had to go through this!
Ugh, I don't blame you for being annoyed. What are you going to do though? Everyone always feels the need to push their parenting beliefs on others. My husband's grandma is STILL pissed at us for not feeding Roman cereal at 3 days old and claims that's why he's "fat". He is getting too much breastmilk and we need to stop feeding him. She's nuckin futs.
I just roll my eyes and remind myself that I am making the best choice for my baby and they can take their crappy advice and shove it.
What, were you all out of Mt. Dew?! You responded much more kindly than I would! You went above and beyond to not "skeeve" her out.
THIS. My husband's family doesn't really understand why I BF. Which doesn't really annoy me because they at least understand that's what DH & I wanted. Though his mom did once say I was being selfish by breastfeeding.
It just drives me crazy that I never push breastfeeding to anyone, if they ask me about it I'm more than happy to discuss it with them since it is such a touchy subject. I don't know why she constantly feels the need to openly criticize me and yet I have never said a word to her for how she choses to raise her kids. Which by the way she thinks she's the best mom.
AND on top of criticizing me for nursing Grace, she then hears that my DH was changing her diaper and runs into the room to say sarcastically "wow, Danny changing Grace's diaper!" I told her that he changes his daughter all the time and it's not a big deal. (her husband never changes his daughters diaper)
My DH was annoyed with her. It was left and right blows from her about our parenting.
how does that make you selfish? I don't get it
Because I wasn't "letting" anyone else feed the baby.
This, I don't think anyone who feeds a 9 month old fast food has a right to criticize anyone's parenting decisions food wise.
Exactly! Pop in a bottle would drive me up a wall!!! I would have a hard time being quiet about that. You are a saint for keeping quiet.