It's cute that you think the people who disagree with you are the same ones making these comments. |
DP. I don't think anyone in this thread is the people making these comments, but you know DCUM if you're not precisely as bothered by something as someone else if must mean you're one of Them. |
I know not everyone is super bothered by them. Of course not! My point is no one actively LIKES these comments. I don’t know why you’re defending peoples needs to make these comments when we all agree no one actively enjoys having these comments made towards them. That’s all. |
This. And they literally don't have the time of day for someone 10-15 years ahead of them on this path, and actually wonder why we have the audacity to even breathe the same air they do. Hope all these angry moms don't have more kids, but because more kids are actually MORE work, despite what cute Instagram image they have in their head. |
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Did not read this long thread... but, no, I did not mind the cherish the childhood comments.
Mainly because - - I had super cute, super easy and super intelligent NT kids that I adored being a mom to. - I had a lot of family support for babysitting - I had money to outsource chores - I had a super cushy work arrangement which allowed me to pick assignments on my own pace and work from home. I worked for my dad. - DH is a sufficiently high earner and very involved dad. - Motherhood came easy for me. Easily pregnant, easy pregnancies, easy birth, easy to breastfeed, super easy kids. Yes, so I was not the person who was triggered by "cherish these moments" because with all the advantages I would have had to be completely insane not to cherish being a mom. - |
+1 to both PPs. |
It doesn’t matter that you’re ahead of us on “the path,” because that’s YOUR path. I’m on my path. If you want to connect with me and walk with me, smile and try to start a *polite* conversation. Smug Older Mommy ain’t it. |
I don't agree with that at all. I did like them. A reminder that what I was going through wasn't all misery was helpful at putting things in perspective. |
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I hated, hated, hated these comments when my kids were little. HATED. I was sleep deprived and overwhelmed with the demands of taking care of twins and working full time, and the last thing I needed was someone telling me to cherish the moment.
But now mine are teens, and I find myself looking wistfully at the little kids in the grocery store, even the ones throwing tantrums and misbehaving. I so miss the ability to scoop up my kids and hug them and tell them that everything is going to be okay. So, I'm not going to say anything to you in public, and I'm not going to tell you it gets harder as they get older, because every stage is hard in its own way. But if you see a mom of older kids looking at you and smiling, please know I'm not judging you. I'm just remembering what it was like when mine were little, and I am very much missing those days. |
Some of my closest neighbors and friends are 10-15 years older than I am. I cherish their place in my life. We chat about what we are all going through at all the various life phases of kids and aging parents and its invaluable to me. I'm really sorry you don't have that. |
I didn't mind them either. I knew how special and fleeting the time was and it did help to put minor frustrations in perspective. |
It is actually shocking how women on this site, who share the same difficult job of parenting are ripping each other apart (one side only mind you) instead of supporting each other. Talk about smug. How many of the younger posters seem to think they are superior because their moms gave birth to them after the older posters' moms. That takes not talent and guess what, you will reach our age. And hopefully the younger women you encounter will have respect for you and realize that you have a tremendous amount in common despite the wrinkles on your face. |
Same. I don't see them as smug or irrelevant. I see them (even if I don't know them) as potential mentors. |
Oops, the end of your post may have crossed their line. Now you are some babbling old person looking for attention and validation. |
They are the same ones complaining they have no family or support network and they wonder whatever happened to "it takes a village"? The village is still there, but apparently we are beneath them. |