What is something people criticize you for?

smika · #1 July 4th, 2011, 08:45 AM

Ok, my MIl always criticizes me for things I'm doing with Derek, formula, co sleeping, not letting him CIO, feeding on demand, letting my niece and nephew "hold" him. (holding him is basically them sitting on an adults lap with their arms around him, and the adults arms around them both), among other things, this is just what I heard this morning! I know it happens to everyone, so what are things you get criticized for that just make you laugh while thinking "HA You $&@#% idiot!!!!"

zkat · #2 July 4th, 2011, 09:11 AM

Co sleeping. Chris finally started saying ""I am fully aware of the repercussions and I am prepared to deal with them.". That usually shuts them up

razzledobe · #3 July 4th, 2011, 09:56 AM

One of the benefits of not living close to ANY family and having friends that all had their kids 10+ years ago. I get nada from 'em LOL!

smika · #4 July 4th, 2011, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by zkat

Co sleeping. Chris finally started saying ""I am fully aware of the repercussions and I am prepared to deal with them.". That usually shuts them up

What a great idea!!! We aren't cosleeping anymore, and it wasn't my choice but Derek was ready for his own bed so I'm letting him stay there, but we still catch crap about it and I'm stealing that line for the next attack!

Adrienne214 · #5 July 4th, 2011, 11:53 AM

It depends who I'm talking to. Some people think I'm over-protective and other people think I'm too lax. Rear-facing my 2-year-old, considering home-schooling, breastfeeding, not breastfeeding :rolls eyes: I also hear stuff about them being close together.

I really don't care what people say anymore, everyone has an opinion and some people need to learn to keep it to themselves.

austinmommy3 · #6 July 4th, 2011, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by razzledobe

One of the benefits of not living close to ANY family and having friends that all had their kids 10+ years ago. I get nada from 'em LOL!

Ditto.

hope4four · #7 July 4th, 2011, 05:16 PM

Without a doubt--formula feeding. I was so devastated about failing yet again at breastfeeding that I have gotten really bitter and hateful about the whole thing. It really makes me sad because that's not how I wanted to feel about something so wonderful.

RahRah · #8 July 4th, 2011, 05:34 PM

My mother criticizes me about literally everything, so aside from her we don't really get too much. I had one co-worker who told me that putting Daegan in the babyhawk carrier would make him spoiled and whiny. The only other issues I foresee will be the fact that we don't believe in god and don't celebrate very many holidays.

Mandy779 · #9 July 4th, 2011, 06:49 PM

My aunt was kind of pushy about me not trying harder to get Makayla to take a bottle ..but now that she can drink out of a straw sippy cup she dropped that one. And she would bug me every once in a while about how I should get her out of our bed because "it was just going to be harder the older she got". But she hasn't really said too much about that lately either.

BabyLover · #10 July 4th, 2011, 08:00 PM

Co-sleeping is probably the biggest thing. Sometimes he sleeps in his crib, but I just lay there and miss him.

BigGrin · #11 July 4th, 2011, 08:10 PM

^^ Same here. I've had to move the Kid onto a pallet by my side of the bed because she does the star fish thing. Last night I caught DH smuggling her into our bed.

I didn't even object because I miss her.

jessi0887 · #12 July 4th, 2011, 08:19 PM

I would have to say the number one thing i've been hearing lately is ' you don't need any more kids'. Um thats not anyone else's decision but mine and dh's alone. We do want one or two more and its not happening right away but when it does its our decision.

Mommyto_Jaxon · #13 July 4th, 2011, 08:25 PM

Jaxon's been sleeping with me for awhile now. My mother bugs me about needing to put him in his own bed. Well I've tried and he won't. He's scared of the pack n play and crib. I have no problem with him sleeping with me. My 7 yr old slept with me till around 3-4. He sleeps in his own bed now.

KDD · #14 July 4th, 2011, 08:51 PM

I'll get back to you on this. On Wednesday I'm taking a road trip with my ILs (7+ hours in a car with a teething, clingy baby - joy). Then I'm staying at my parents for a few days while they continue on. Then I'm driving back with them. I'm sure by the end of it I'll have lots to tell.

Stellas Mommy · #15 July 5th, 2011, 12:25 AM

Feeding Stella baby food. She gets 1, 2oz baby food jar every 2 days. And I still get criticized for it. Its gotten to the point where I have told people, if you did not help make this baby then you have no say in her life.

LoLo'sMama · #16 July 5th, 2011, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Ashley o.

Feeding Stella baby food. She gets 1, 2oz baby food jar every 2 days. And I still get criticized for it. Its gotten to the point where I have told people, if you did not help make this baby then you have no say in her life.

Why? I can't even figure this one out??

Morgans Mommy · #17 July 5th, 2011, 05:29 AM

My fam - mine and in-laws - get on us for not giving Morgan more food. Like, not because she's hungry, just because they want to see how she will react to......cake, ice cream, pie, potatoes, creamy stuff...etc. You name it, they want it in my child's mouth. She is doing JUST fine with her fruit, veggies, and formula, thank you! She will have the rest of her life to eat cake, so why start now!

smika · #18 July 5th, 2011, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Ashley o.

Feeding Stella baby food. She gets 1, 2oz baby food jar every 2 days. And I still get criticized for it. Its gotten to the point where I have told people, if you did not help make this baby then you have no say in her life.

Ha, I get the opposite of that! I give him to much food according to my MIL, since he eats 4-6 jars of food and a huge helping of rice cereal in addition to 40-50 oz of formula. And if I'm giving him all the baby food why can't she give him food she wants to feed him? The ice cream, icing, Basically everything my chocoholic MIL eats on a daily basis. Oh and I'm an "idiot for not making his food" that is a direct quote

martilynne · #19 July 5th, 2011, 08:15 AM

Nobody really criticizes us , my ILs do always ask when we're going to put Jax in his own bed...

DH asked me how long I was going ot breastfeed for and then looked at me tlike I was crazy when I said until he's one. I wanted to punch him in the face.

LoLo'sMama · #20 July 5th, 2011, 11:13 AM

Probably just me feeling guilty, but anytime I pump and dump if I want to have some adult beverages. I have only had to do this a couple of times, but I always feel like everyone is judging/criticizing me. I have a beer or a glass of wine several times a week, which I don't feel bad about. But yesterday, I did a couple of shots of Patron (my favorite pre-motherhood adult beverage) and I had to pump and dump. Felt like everyone was trying to figure out if I was going to BF *gasp* after I did some shots.

ETA: I say "shots" but really just drink them chilled like a regular drink. I'm not doing back to back shots or anything! See, this is what guilt looks like, lol. Maybe I'm just criticizing myself!