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Vent (Other Mothers)

rjeller32rjeller32 member
in Babies: 3 - 6 Months

I am now seeing more of my friends procreating, I am a bit younger of a mother, and I have also noticed that they've all decided they are professional mothers or mothers-to-be, and like to tell me how to raise my children or what I am doing wrong. 

As much as I love to share parenting techniques and baby issues, I have two specific people that deduced they know every in and out of baby issues and it's driving me nuts. It's one thing to share opinions on parenting, it's a whole different thing to tell me what I am doing wrong or not "by the book".  Not every issue in my baby's world is solved by the ER or Tylenol, and no your three month old is not talking.

Please tell me I am not the only one dealing with newfound professional mothers? Not saying that I am perfect as a mom, I am screwing up and learning all the time, but unless I ask for help, I'd rather not hear your opinion on EVERY aspect of my children's lives. 

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  • MrsBigTimeMrsBigTime member

    During my pregnancy I learned the art of listening, nodding politely and then changing the subject as quickly as I could. Most people just want to talk or try to justify their own decision by making it sound like the right ones. 

    Just keep t


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  • rjeller32rjeller32 member

    We really do need to learn support. It just feels like a competition for who is a better mom, or who has the quicker developing child and I am just happy my children are developing at a normal rate. To me motherhood isn't a race to be the best like my

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  • schumakrschumakr member
    Lurker here. I hate this too. It's even worse now in the age of social media and pinterest, it is actually a competition on who is more perfect. I do feel like I am doing everything wrong about half the time, and sometimes other young mothers don't help.
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  • mamaHippo23mamaHippo23 member

    There is SO much more information available now, compared to when our parents were raising us. Parenting used to be much more about common sense and instincts, but now it seems there are rules for every little thing. People are treating parenting as an

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    imagemamaHippo23:

    There is SO much more information available now, compared to when our parents were raising us. Parenting used to

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  • mamaHippo23mamaHippo23 member
    I hope my post didn't come across as judging of people who read parenting books or do research of baby-related stuff. I have read a couple books and look things up if I have questions. So I'm definitely not putting it down. I just hate to see parents stre
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  • Aisham28Aisham28 member
    Yeah lol. My sister in law had a baby 6 months before me and has to constantly give me and my twin sister advice on our babies. We both had kids within 3 months of each other. I just ignore her and only talk to her if she doesnt give me advice. So far she
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