It’s interesting to me the competitiveness among other mothers. I used to go to a breastfeeding group every week and other mom’s were super competitive over whose baby was sleeping the least. It was a challenge each week to see who won worst night of sleep. I found it very odd, my little man has been a consistently ok sleeper, but in the beginning he was awesome giving 6 hr stretches throughout the first couple weeks. As the other moms were bragging about their little ones waking up every two hours, I would chime in the great amount of sleep that L was getting. That was usually met with death glares and the ominous “oh that will change.” Yesterday we went for a walk with a friend and she was talking about which schools she wants to send her son to. Once again I felt completely overwhelmed L is 3 1/2 months old, the last thing on my mind is what school he’s going to or whether or not he should be tested for gifted and talented. Heck, I would be happy if I could figure out a way to get L to sleep by himself and stop screaming in the car after 6 at night. But it all boils down to the simple fact that no matter how amazing your kid is, mine is always better, so there!
I know exactly what you mean with the school thing, and I’m a teacher! One step at a time…:) Also, what is the deal with the car after 6 pm? My little one is the same way.
Good to hear that there are other’s struggling with the car issue, we actually turn the light on in the back seat and he just stares at it and forgets to scream now. Maybe that might help you too?
What a great idea! We will try it. Thank you!
My baby is better than yours, most mums are saying, that is why I do not understand my coworker. She has a third baby and she is acting like she is her first. She was born normaly after nine months maybe a week earlier but she is saying that her baby was born premature, that she must take care of her like no one else in the whole wide world. She has some special mothers milk of course, special methods for feeding, special training for prematures; her arms(mothers I mean) so hurt, because she must hold her all the time in her arms , no one else, because she doesn not want to be in others peoples arms; she is complaining all the time. In this two years she is at home ONE year while her pregnancy and one year after she was born she is complaining all the time, everything is on her sholders(wonder why). Now she is preparing me to work instead of her because I know she will stay employed but she will be ill all the time, if not her than the first, second or the last child. But I am not complaining. I just don t understand somethimes who is more childish. She or her kids? Sometimes I ask myself why imature people has babies. Isn t this so predictable? Doesn t we all want to be just healthy and fit, including mums and dads and gradmums and grandfathers?
How old is your baby now?