Hey. Hey you. Shut up! Yeah, you know I’m talking to you. The one with the flappy mouth and the fingers that can’t refrain from typing when you see a post about how someone else is raising their kid. People like you are the Internet equivalent of the weirdo stranger that comes up and touches a pregnant woman’s belly in public. You are a new mother’s worst nightmare. Maybe you saw a post on your Facebook feed from a friend about how their baby is doing well after their circumcision and you felt compelled to tell them that it’s an unnecessary procedure they didn’t need. Or maybe you saw a picture of your friend’s baby next to the family cat and you felt the urge to comment and say how cats like to suffocate babies and they should get rid of it. More From The Stir: How Far Apart Should You Space Your Kids? Sure, your advice was only intended to save your friend’s precious baby from something tragic, but I can assure you that your well-intended advice will most likely be met with an eye-roll.
A general rule for telling someone else how to parent their kids is simple to remember: Don’t. But since this concept inevitably eludes you, here is a set of guidelines to follow if you can’t refrain from acting like a know-it-all parent who’s never done anything wrong: More From The Stir: 10 Types of Moms You Meet in the Liquor Store The best thing you can do is be supportive. The worst thing you can do is to make someone feel like they aren’t raising their kids right. There is no right and wrong way to parent, and each kid, each parent, and each family is different. You are not the parenting police, and your sole responsibility is not to make sure that every child is taken care of properly. Focus more on being a friend, rather than an advice columnist, and you’ll get a lot more respect and a lot less eye-rolls. How do you deal with unwelcome parenting “advice”? Image © iStock.com/chapin31
title: “A Guide For Telling Someone Else How To Raise Their Kids” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-28” author: “Becky Marshall”
Hey. Hey you. Shut up! Yeah, you know I’m talking to you. The one with the flappy mouth and the fingers that can’t refrain from typing when you see a post about how someone else is raising their kid. People like you are the Internet equivalent of the weirdo stranger that comes up and touches a pregnant woman’s belly in public. You are a new mother’s worst nightmare. Maybe you saw a post on your Facebook feed from a friend about how their baby is doing well after their circumcision and you felt compelled to tell them that it’s an unnecessary procedure they didn’t need. Or maybe you saw a picture of your friend’s baby next to the family cat and you felt the urge to comment and say how cats like to suffocate babies and they should get rid of it. More From The Stir: How Far Apart Should You Space Your Kids? Sure, your advice was only intended to save your friend’s precious baby from something tragic, but I can assure you that your well-intended advice will most likely be met with an eye-roll.
A general rule for telling someone else how to parent their kids is simple to remember: Don’t. But since this concept inevitably eludes you, here is a set of guidelines to follow if you can’t refrain from acting like a know-it-all parent who’s never done anything wrong: More From The Stir: 10 Types of Moms You Meet in the Liquor Store The best thing you can do is be supportive. The worst thing you can do is to make someone feel like they aren’t raising their kids right. There is no right and wrong way to parent, and each kid, each parent, and each family is different. You are not the parenting police, and your sole responsibility is not to make sure that every child is taken care of properly. Focus more on being a friend, rather than an advice columnist, and you’ll get a lot more respect and a lot less eye-rolls. How do you deal with unwelcome parenting “advice”? Image © iStock.com/chapin31
title: “A Guide For Telling Someone Else How To Raise Their Kids” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-26” author: “Ray Zipfel”
Hey. Hey you. Shut up! Yeah, you know I’m talking to you. The one with the flappy mouth and the fingers that can’t refrain from typing when you see a post about how someone else is raising their kid. People like you are the Internet equivalent of the weirdo stranger that comes up and touches a pregnant woman’s belly in public. You are a new mother’s worst nightmare. Maybe you saw a post on your Facebook feed from a friend about how their baby is doing well after their circumcision and you felt compelled to tell them that it’s an unnecessary procedure they didn’t need. Or maybe you saw a picture of your friend’s baby next to the family cat and you felt the urge to comment and say how cats like to suffocate babies and they should get rid of it. More From The Stir: How Far Apart Should You Space Your Kids? Sure, your advice was only intended to save your friend’s precious baby from something tragic, but I can assure you that your well-intended advice will most likely be met with an eye-roll.
A general rule for telling someone else how to parent their kids is simple to remember: Don’t. But since this concept inevitably eludes you, here is a set of guidelines to follow if you can’t refrain from acting like a know-it-all parent who’s never done anything wrong: More From The Stir: 10 Types of Moms You Meet in the Liquor Store The best thing you can do is be supportive. The worst thing you can do is to make someone feel like they aren’t raising their kids right. There is no right and wrong way to parent, and each kid, each parent, and each family is different. You are not the parenting police, and your sole responsibility is not to make sure that every child is taken care of properly. Focus more on being a friend, rather than an advice columnist, and you’ll get a lot more respect and a lot less eye-rolls. How do you deal with unwelcome parenting “advice”? Image © iStock.com/chapin31
title: “A Guide For Telling Someone Else How To Raise Their Kids” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-03” author: “Travis Smith”
Hey. Hey you. Shut up! Yeah, you know I’m talking to you. The one with the flappy mouth and the fingers that can’t refrain from typing when you see a post about how someone else is raising their kid. People like you are the Internet equivalent of the weirdo stranger that comes up and touches a pregnant woman’s belly in public. You are a new mother’s worst nightmare. Maybe you saw a post on your Facebook feed from a friend about how their baby is doing well after their circumcision and you felt compelled to tell them that it’s an unnecessary procedure they didn’t need. Or maybe you saw a picture of your friend’s baby next to the family cat and you felt the urge to comment and say how cats like to suffocate babies and they should get rid of it. More From The Stir: How Far Apart Should You Space Your Kids? Sure, your advice was only intended to save your friend’s precious baby from something tragic, but I can assure you that your well-intended advice will most likely be met with an eye-roll.
A general rule for telling someone else how to parent their kids is simple to remember: Don’t. But since this concept inevitably eludes you, here is a set of guidelines to follow if you can’t refrain from acting like a know-it-all parent who’s never done anything wrong: More From The Stir: 10 Types of Moms You Meet in the Liquor Store The best thing you can do is be supportive. The worst thing you can do is to make someone feel like they aren’t raising their kids right. There is no right and wrong way to parent, and each kid, each parent, and each family is different. You are not the parenting police, and your sole responsibility is not to make sure that every child is taken care of properly. Focus more on being a friend, rather than an advice columnist, and you’ll get a lot more respect and a lot less eye-rolls. How do you deal with unwelcome parenting “advice”? Image © iStock.com/chapin31
title: “A Guide For Telling Someone Else How To Raise Their Kids” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-02” author: “Jim Juhasz”
Hey. Hey you. Shut up! Yeah, you know I’m talking to you. The one with the flappy mouth and the fingers that can’t refrain from typing when you see a post about how someone else is raising their kid. People like you are the Internet equivalent of the weirdo stranger that comes up and touches a pregnant woman’s belly in public. You are a new mother’s worst nightmare. Maybe you saw a post on your Facebook feed from a friend about how their baby is doing well after their circumcision and you felt compelled to tell them that it’s an unnecessary procedure they didn’t need. Or maybe you saw a picture of your friend’s baby next to the family cat and you felt the urge to comment and say how cats like to suffocate babies and they should get rid of it. More From The Stir: How Far Apart Should You Space Your Kids? Sure, your advice was only intended to save your friend’s precious baby from something tragic, but I can assure you that your well-intended advice will most likely be met with an eye-roll.
A general rule for telling someone else how to parent their kids is simple to remember: Don’t. But since this concept inevitably eludes you, here is a set of guidelines to follow if you can’t refrain from acting like a know-it-all parent who’s never done anything wrong: More From The Stir: 10 Types of Moms You Meet in the Liquor Store The best thing you can do is be supportive. The worst thing you can do is to make someone feel like they aren’t raising their kids right. There is no right and wrong way to parent, and each kid, each parent, and each family is different. You are not the parenting police, and your sole responsibility is not to make sure that every child is taken care of properly. Focus more on being a friend, rather than an advice columnist, and you’ll get a lot more respect and a lot less eye-rolls. How do you deal with unwelcome parenting “advice”? Image © iStock.com/chapin31
