What is your parenting pet peeve?

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Who are all these parents preventing their kids from napping? I have never met one. Everyone loves their peace and quiet. PP with the napping sounds like she's patting herself on the back for doing what 99% of parents do: go home and put the kid down for the nap.

Umm me? We like to do family activities on the weekend and don't schedule them around the nap. Our toddler might sleep in the car or stroller when we're on the go. Otherwise we'll try to push his nap to the morning or late afternoon. Sometimes when we visit family he'll go to bed an hour or two late in the evening. Yes, he's not a great sleeper but it's what works best for our family.

So you push him screaming and exhausted around H&M while you try on clothes?

I know, this is so sad. Think about it: sleep deprivation is a method of torture. When you put your own wishes/your family's "schedule" ahead of your baby/toddler's need for sleep, you are depriving your child of a basic biological NEED like food or water.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People who talk, talk, talk to their infants in the produce section. "Look, it's an apple. Apples are red." Shut up already.

OMG yes. they think it's so cute to talk to their kids loudly, everywhere. YOU CANT HAVE A SIP OF MOMMYS COFFEE, TEEHEE!!!!

Busted.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm Being A Great and Conscientious Mom Voice (hoping you will overhear me and be amazed at what a good parent I am) :

"Henry! You jumped all the way across that hopscotch pad! Way to go! Awesome job, buddy. Can you count to ten now? (Loudly and slowly counts to ten) TERRIFIC! Want a snack? How about WATER AND KALE CHIPS, your favorite! You're very welcome, thank you for your using your manners SO NICELY. Oh no no we don't wipe our mouths on our shirts. What do we do? NAPKIN, YES. Very good. What should we do next? Library then practice writing letters? YOU GOT IT LIL BUDDY!"

Mom?

[Anonymous]

Mama Bears/Momma Bears.

"Unlike all of you other 'regular' moms, we MOMMA BEARS will ROAR if someone tries to MESS WITH OUR KIDS! Hell hath no fury like a MOMMA BEAR when her child is in danger! Don't say anything negative about my kid, or this MAMA BEAR will RIP YOUR FACE OFF YOUR FACE!!!!"

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Mine is parents judging other parents.

You raise your kids, and I'll raise mine.

I don't care what the hell you do, so you shouldn't care what I do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mama Bears/Momma Bears.

"Unlike all of you other 'regular' moms, we MOMMA BEARS will ROAR if someone tries to MESS WITH OUR KIDS! Hell hath no fury like a MOMMA BEAR when her child is in danger! Don't say anything negative about my kid, or this MAMA BEAR will RIP YOUR FACE OFF YOUR FACE!!!!"

lololol

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Anonymous wrote:Parents who call anything before kindergarten "school."

If your child is under the age of 5, he is not going to school. He is going to preschool, or daycare or moms' day out. Stop trying to justify it by calling it school - drop him off, let him have fun and socialize and do what you've got to/want to do. It's ok. Really.

You are assuming we do this out of guilt? Nope. My kids call it school, I go with it. If it bothers you...that amuses me.

I think this peeve says more about you than it does about me.

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That parent who must always give "advice" or "just my two cents" on literally everything, regardless of how or even if the situation involves them.

I get it if someone speaks up because my kid is doing something to bother them and I haven't noticed yet or haven't put a stop to the problem, but if I'm already actively in the middle of handling something it is very unlikely I either need or want a random stranger's interjected commentary.

And it's even more obnoxious when that person wasn't involved in the original situation but decides to act interested or make it their business anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:All of you people insisting that daycare just isn't school sure sound like you're the ones trying to justify something to yourselves. Not really sure what that is or why you care what comes out of my mouth when I talk about where my kid is going during the day.

I think the "daycare is not school" person may be a troll. Who on earth would talk about a child coming from daycare to school as having a "shock" if they called daycare "school". It's too crazy to be real. Or maybe they really are just crazy. Either way, best to disregard.

[Anonymous]

I honestly don't have a parenting pet peeve.

I've got 2 and I'm too damn busy trying to figure out the parenting thing myself, along with trying to figure out the million social rules around parenting: things that are considered annoying or irresponsible or uptight or too lax or too child-focused or too selfish, etc, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mama Bears/Momma Bears.

"Unlike all of you other 'regular' moms, we MOMMA BEARS will ROAR if someone tries to MESS WITH OUR KIDS! Hell hath no fury like a MOMMA BEAR when her child is in danger! Don't say anything negative about my kid, or this MAMA BEAR will RIP YOUR FACE OFF YOUR FACE!!!!"

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mama Bears/Momma Bears.

"Unlike all of you other 'regular' moms, we MOMMA BEARS will ROAR if someone tries to MESS WITH OUR KIDS! Hell hath no fury like a MOMMA BEAR when her child is in danger! Don't say anything negative about my kid, or this MAMA BEAR will RIP YOUR FACE OFF YOUR FACE!!!!"

[Anonymous]

I can't stand when people refer to their spouse as mommy or daddy (when talking TO them not the the kid):

- daddy can you get Andrews ball?
- mommy do you see Laura's towel?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People who talk, talk, talk to their infants in the produce section. "Look, it's an apple. Apples are red." Shut up already.

They are actually helping their child develop language skills.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone who uses the phrase, "gift of time."

Ditto. Want to strangle these idiots.

It's just spin-doctoring. So obnoxious.