Oh No You Didn't Contest

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Permalink Reply by Jozette Heerman on February 9, 2009 at 3:31pm

I think this is a great competition. I am rally looking forward to reading some of the stories.

Permalink Reply by Dawn on February 10, 2009 at 1:49am

Fun contest! My post is about a relative who believes my children are skinny because I'm starving them to death.

Her comment to me about my son, who scarfs down boxes of snack cakes like it's nobody's business, was, "Maybe if you put something like Cheerios and bananas out on the table, he might pick at it and get a little more food into his system."

Here's the link to my post:

http://blondereviews.blogspot.com/2009/02/oh-no-you-didnt.html

Thanks! :)

Permalink Reply by Andrea Tannouri on February 10, 2009 at 3:16am

This will be my first time entering a blog contest and I am really excited!

My post is about the always popular with people subject of breastfeeding your child. Everyone has an opinion about this one and they always feel inclined to give you theirs. For example:

“You’d better wean her soon or she might turn into a lesbian”
“Excuse me, are you breastfeeding her HERE? Don’t they have a place for you to do that?”
“You’ll have to wean her before she’s two because you can’t breastfeed after she’s two, it’s illegal.”
“You better wean her soon or she’ll NEVER want to quit.”
“What are you going to do about THAT when she goes to school?”
You are STILL nursing your daughter? How old is she?”
“You’re STILL nursing? I thought you were going to wean her?”

These are the ones I can remember at 3am, I'll look in my journal to see if there are any other good ones, or bad ones, I should say. =)


Here's the link to my post:

http://holistic-show.com/blog/the-rudest-comments-i-have-ever-gotte...


Thanks Megan, Care.com and all you TwitterMoms!

Permalink Reply by Bekah on February 10, 2009 at 6:13am

http://motherhood-moment.blogspot.com/2009/02/parenting-pointers-comments-from.html

The comment I received came from a lady who implied I was being irresponsible for nt putting a hat on my daughter. It was a pleasant winter day, not super cold, and I had just taken the hat off because she was bundled up too tightly and fussy because she was warm. Since she was in a sling carrier, the hat was the only thing I could flip on and off easily.

Permalink Reply by Malia on February 10, 2009 at 6:27am

This was a fun contest. I enjoyed reliving some of the shocking moments of motherhood. Here is where I blogged about it:
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/malia/656534/

With 18 years of parenting behind me, I have had many shocking moments with nosy strangers. A stand-in caregiver dumped all my breast milk because she believed formula was better, a doctor told me she would come back when my child was "calmer" when I took her to the doctor because she would not stop crying, and a daycare director told me with confidence that I would "be back" when I told her I was going home full time to be with my children. Amazing. I look forward to seeing everyone else's posts.
Happy Homemaking!
Malia Russell
www.homemaking911.com

Permalink Reply by hamsterkitten on February 10, 2009 at 6:50am

Active Link: http://hamsterkitten.blogspot.com/2009/02/oh-no-you-didnt.html

I have had many things said that have annoyed me about little things such as not putting a hat on my kids' heads when it is 50 degrees out.

The most annoying thing to date was when my MIL told me that if I wasn't a stay at home mom, then I shouldn't be a mom because real mothers don't allow other people to raise their children.

I was quite annoyed because my own mother was a working mom and I never once thought she was a crummy mom because of it.

Thanks for the opportunity, TwitterMoms and Care.com!

hamsterkitten
www.momontherandom.com

Permalink Reply by Jerri Ann on February 10, 2009 at 6:53am

Here's the summary:

You know when you have a child that isn’t potty trained and they are in the age range of children who are starting to potty train, everyone has a piece of advice. Quit using pull-ups, make him wear wet clothes, take him every 30 minutes and make him sit on the potty, don’t go anywhere all day, confine yourself to the bathroom with nothing but you, your kid and books and of course, a potty, etc.

The advice gets long and distinguished. And, when you own your own daycare, wowzers, people really get out of hand. If I had half the salary for every worker I hired that said, “Oh, I had four boys or grandsons and I CAN potty train him” who then 3 months later returned with “Have you considered taking him to the doctor?”, I’d be more than a wealthy woman.

And, here's the link...Those Pesky Little Know It All's

Permalink Reply by hamsterkitten on February 10, 2009 at 7:03am

This frustrates me too! People have no idea what we feed our children, but they are willing to make assumptions. That always seems to me that they are questioning what kind of mom we would be because do they really think we'd starve our children?!

Dawn said:

Fun contest! My post is about a relative who believes my children are skinny because I'm starving them to death.

Her comment to me about my son, who scarfs down boxes of snack cakes like it's nobody's business, was, "Maybe if you put something like Cheerios and bananas out on the table, he might pick at it and get a little more food into his system."

Here's the link to my post:

http://blondereviews.blogspot.com/2009/02/oh-no-you-didnt.html

Thanks! :)

Permalink Reply by Melissa Smallwood, Multi-Tasking Mama on February 10, 2009 at 7:45am

What a neat contest. I just blogged about the service 'cause I think it's awesome. thanks for introducing us to it!

Permalink Reply by Elisa on February 10, 2009 at 11:56am

Last summer an old friend of the family was smiling at my youngest daughter, and complimenting me on how cute she was, until he asked how old she was and I said 13 months. His expression suddenly changed and he said "If she isn't walking yet, you must not have been a very good mom".

This was such an absurd line that instead of making me mad I felt like cracking up. But I didn't have to say anything because his daughter and wife, flabbergasted at such a rude and untrue statement immediately reprimanded him and apologized profusely, saying he didn't have a clue. Which obviously he didn't.

Isn't it funny how the most clueless people are the ones who feel the most entitled to make statements and assumptions about our parenting?

Permalink Reply by Kristen on February 10, 2009 at 12:12pm

This is so funny! I have a similar story - although it happened when I was pregnant...

http://kkbrink.blogspot.com/2009/02/funny-story.html

The gist of it is that when I was pregnant with my third and had my other two kids with me, someone asked if this were an "accident" because of the age difference between my 2nd and 3rd. I just smiled and walked away, but seethes inside for days... It must still bother me a little because it is now 4 years later and I still remember it and talk about it!

Permalink Reply by JJ Blum on February 10, 2009 at 12:12pm

http://barefootjj.blogspot.com/

So many come to mind but the one that sticks is from when my son was just 2 years old. At a brand new play group, the hostess mom made a snack of PB and J sandwiches. We had just found out that my son could be allergic to peanuts. As he approached the table and reached for a sandwich I dove in and stopped him and politely asked the hostess if I could make him a just Jelly sandwich. Another mom proceeded to make fun of me in the other room to the rest of the group. Talking about how I had completely over-reacted, should just let the kid eat and this is what is wrong with parents these days and why kids get so many allergies.
I went into full Mama Lion mode! Gave her a piece of my mind and a little education about allergies, too!!

Please read the entire post and comment at http://barefootjj.blogspot.com/! thanks for reading!

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