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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If more people are like op it will make me want to avoid any conversations with young moms for fear of insulting them while trying to be human and connect.

So, congrats, I guess[/quote]

I guess if you’re deliberately obtuse and persist in unsolicited advice and “just you waits” verses, you know, smiling at someone or greeting someone and saying they have a cute baby, then yeah. I think young moms will be better off if you do leave them be. If “little kids, little problems” is your idea of a warm conversation starter, they are better off being left alone. [/quote]

But the post is about “cherish these moments” not what you are referring to. [/quote]

No one has actually said to her the things she claims, she’s just mad at life and looking for something to vent about. Strangers are not walking around telling women “you think this is hard????? Just you wait!!!!” in a menacing tone. It’s just not happening. [/quote]

It actually does! I’ve had women joke “wait till he is a teenager!” when my kid was crying in target. I’m sure she meant it light heartedly. But it didn’t hit right , and just made me think “so it never gets easier?!” I actually cried when I got back to my car. People just need to think before they speak sometimes that’s all. [/quote]

But what you are missing is that you cried because of your fragility, not because her lighthearted comment was "traumatizing."

This is getting exhausting. My heart goes out to these kids if so many moms are walking around all day, everyday on their last nerve.[/quote]

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