Babymakin bullies
I am new to the mom club, a fresh member for about 6 months now. That’s not including pregnancy.
You start receiving parental advice as soon as you start word-vomiting that you’re pregnant and your bump begins to debut. Most of this advice comes unsolicited and there’s so many different ways to be a parent. Then once that sweet little bundle of joy is here even more advice floods in!
Whether you choose to bottle or breast feed, comfort or cry-it-out, cloth diaper or disposable, working mama or stay at home, everyone has an opinion. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, I get that. But I’ve noticed in the mommy world when exchanging info on how you choose to mommy, passive-aggressive comments spill out.
I’m a stay at home mama and my babe loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Guess what? I let her watch it. Since she was 3 months old. **GASP**
I bring this up because another mama whilst in conversation with me about her son, commented that he doesn’t care for the TV and that’s not a habit she would like to encourage. She loves the colors, songs, and once she’s old enough, it’s actually educational. I know I may be criticized for sitting her in front of a TV that will melt her brain and ruin her eye sight (are you picking up on the melodrama?), but she’s happy, healthy, and I’ve got a house to clean. So this whole situation got me thinking, am I also guilty of this? And why as mamas do we feel the need to behave this way?
We are doing something amazing (you too, Dads), we are raising little humans. Parenting came with no handbook, rules, or guidelines, besides the obvious like don’t let your kid play with a hot stove. As long as our babes are happy and healthy and turn into kind adults, what’s the point? Everyone has an opinion and every baby is different. Let’s start applauding one another and stop being so afraid of different things.
I love the meme on Facebook that says girls cut each other down, but women empower one another. Let’s do the damn thing! Speaking of which, my babe needs me, until we meet again Tumblr.