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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find that the people who worry the most about being judged are also the most judgmental.  They shudder at the prospect that they'll be criticized the way they secretly criticize others and assessed by the same measures they assign to others.  I like the spirit of the thread, I really do.  But most of the posts remind me that the supposedly carefree, "I'm not a supermom and proud of it" crowd, is the most snarky, insecure, and judgmental group around, much worse than the supermoms (who the non-supermoms judge too).  [/quote]

This completely captures how I feel about this thread.  And I don't see the connection between not liking OP's post and taking yourself too seriously or not being a fun mom.  I 100% agree with the spirit of 13:13's post - I also think it's important to be a fun mom and I totally find myself "cutting corners in certain aspects."  Don't disagree with that at all.  But still - I've known moms that sound like OP and in my experience they've been the most judgy and defensive - especially toward anyone who was even attempting to do anything that sounded like a characteristic of a super-mom.

I'm thinking of one mom in this mom's group I had when our kids were little in particular who took everything anyone said as an indication that they were trying to hard and used it as an opportunity to tell us all about how anti-super mom she was.  It got old fast.  It was interesting, because she was very smart and quick-witted, but obviously completely insecure.  You couldn't ask for child book suggestions or breastfeeding help or anything that indicated you were trying to be the best parent you could be without her piping up about how her kid could watch hours of TV or how she didn't waste her time with breastfeeding or how she drank when she was breastfeeding.  It was like "ok - we get it - you're proud that you're not wasting your time being a supermom."  I guess because of that experience, I'm reading OP's post through the lense of thinking she's probably very insecure and judgy herself. [/quote]

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