Oh No You Didn't Contest

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Permalink Reply by Lis Garrett on February 11, 2009 at 9:38am

When my third baby was just a few months old, I was wearing her in the Baby Bjorn while shopping at the grocery store. An elderly woman approached me and said, "You need to turn her head, because she's going to suffocate." I was so irritated, all I could do was look at her and reply, "Well I haven't killed either of my other two children yet." I'm not normally so rude! I blame it on the sleep deprivation. ;-)

I didn't blog about this, but I thought it would be fun to participate anyway. :-)

Permalink Reply by B. R. Garcia on February 11, 2009 at 10:17am

Here's my blog about having the police called on me for child abuse-by my mother-in-law!

http://www.twittermoms.com/profiles/blogs/the-new-wife

Now if I could just get the links in my blog to work, I'd be entered! ;-)

Permalink Reply by Michelle Byerly on February 11, 2009 at 2:07pm

I blogged about strangers telling me how cruel I was for using a harness to keep my kids out of traffic and from being stolen in a store.

I bet they would be the first to holler if they had been kidnapped that I wasnt watching them good enough!

http://aretheyalseepyet.blogspot.com/

Permalink Reply by Felicia on February 12, 2009 at 3:41am

His comment about my son was "Enough Already!"

Let's just say I felt like cutting his ear too!

(Hair cutting woes)

Here is the link to my post: http://www.gograhamgo.com/2009/02/oh-no-you-didnt.html

Let me know what you think!

Permalink Reply by margalit on February 12, 2009 at 6:40am

From my mother, with whom I have no relationship whatsoever. She was at my brother's house and saw a photo of my twins as toddlers on their fridge. She said, "Oh whose adorable twins are these?" and my brother said they were mine. She said, "Oh, they're not that cute." And that's why I have no relationship with her.

Permalink Reply by Kate614 on February 12, 2009 at 12:44pm

I love the way so many of these are about breastfeeding. What is with people making comments on something our bodies were built to do?!!
My MIL asked me I thought I had a miscarriage because I nursed my daughter so long. (I got pregnant the day she turned 1 and had weaned her by the end of that month and miscarried after 7 weeks.) Like I needed to feel like this was my fault. Fortunately, I felt no guilt over that just astounded that she was so insensitive.

Permalink Reply by Elizabeth on February 13, 2009 at 7:05pm

Here's my post, including an adorable photo of my daughter at one month old! http://table4five.net/2009/02/13/whats-the-rudest-comment-you-ever-...

My Great-Aunt Anne told my husband and I that Kaitlyn's ears "stuck out" and should be "taped to her head at night" to push them back. We were dumbstruck!

Permalink Reply by Jillian Livingston on February 14, 2009 at 12:44am

I get yelled at all the time from strangers for the behavior of my three boys. Waiting in line for ski tickets the clerk told me that my boys were being so noisy she couldn't hear herself think. She made me send them outside in the freezing cold to wait for me. I actually thought they were being more quiet than usual as they wrestled on the floor knocking down the lane separators (you know, the ones like in the airports that kids can't stay away from). Everybody else seemed to be amused, or maybe not.

For more stories on mommy getting yelled at visit TABLE MANNERS:
http://isdisnormal.com/2009/02/09/table-manners.aspx

Permalink Reply by DeAnna Troupe on February 14, 2009 at 5:53pm

I doubt that I'll write a blog post about this but the thing that infuriates me the most is when people question my decision to give my first daughter up for adoption. I knew I couldn't be a single mom at the time and I wanted to do what was best for her. Unfortunately my in laws don't comprehend that since single parenting is the norm in their family. My MIL always throws that in my face whenever she feels like it.

Permalink Reply by Rashmi, a Mommy Reviewer on February 16, 2009 at 7:58am

I've blogged this here - http://abookwormsdiary.blogspot.com/2009/02/parenting-style.html

As a parent I've had my share of comments and criticisms. In my post I recall three such instances which really bothered me. They range from bizarre comments from total strangers to those from friends and family.

Please stop by and leave your comment!

Permalink Reply by 3 Rugrats on February 19, 2009 at 7:25am

Here is my story. Great contest! Thanks Megan!

Okay....I have three children and ALL of them were colic babies! How did I get so lucky....LOL. Anyway, my husband and I tried every contraption out there to help the little ones try and get some sleep. All three loved the swing! It kept them upright so they could sleep and not choke if they got sick. Anyway, after my children were too big for the swing, it was time to get rid of it. My mom was having a yard sale so I went down to help out and sell some stuff. One of the "elder" neighbors came down and was shuffling around the yard sale when all of a sudden she stopped, staring at the baby swing. She asked me who the baby swing belonged to and I said it was mine. She then stated in a stern voice" You are a lazy mother! You should hold your baby to rock it, not put it in that contraption!". I was so stunned I got up and walked away.
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Permalink Reply by Dawn on February 28, 2009 at 11:30pm

When are the prizes being awarded for this?

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