tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477198994482578956.post2722983490783269283..comments2023-10-29T03:08:38.283-07:00Comments on Maple Syrup Land: Other People's Kids are fine. It's their parents I can't standMaple Syrup Landhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997372818270810319noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477198994482578956.post-88437654459445438452013-03-07T19:16:24.488-08:002013-03-07T19:16:24.488-08:00I was lucky I had some great mom friends. There wa...I was lucky I had some great mom friends. There was a group of us that met in prenatal class and we got together with the kids at least once a week pretty much from birth until they all started kindergarten...we were all first-time moms and none of us had a clue what the hell we were doing, so it was great to have other moms to compare notes with...and to make fun of uber-moms with lol<br /><br />Bwahahaha...hooray for awesome comebacks!!!Maple Syrup Landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997372818270810319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477198994482578956.post-87395650128538184152013-03-06T10:40:46.164-08:002013-03-06T10:40:46.164-08:00It really does seem like a cult when you're on...It really does seem like a cult when you're on the outside, doesn't it? Once you drink the Kool-Aid, it changes a little bit. But only if you have good mom friends. <br /><br />I'm quite a bit younger than most of the OKP at their school, so that makes the interactions a bit awkward. Most of them are my parents age. I usually end up scaring them away with odd comments. (When I get uncomfortable, I get verbal diarrhea.)<br /><br />I kind of miss the days when strangers would give out unsolicited advice. I always came up with something completely outlandish to come back with. <br /><br />One time I told a lady that offered her opinion about me formula feeding that when her "brilliant little angel" wasn't hitting everyone and being a snot-nosed turd, that she could come back and tell me how to raise MY children, who were sharing and including everyone.<br />She left.Jeneral Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682815020158207119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477198994482578956.post-12226798807614455342013-03-01T08:22:33.655-08:002013-03-01T08:22:33.655-08:00I remember to objecting to the bellybutton convers...I remember to objecting to the bellybutton conversation and they both laughed and told me "just wait until you have a baby because you'll be obsessed with your kid's bellybutton". And sadly they were right lolMaple Syrup Landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997372818270810319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477198994482578956.post-14237172559769393842013-03-01T08:20:53.442-08:002013-03-01T08:20:53.442-08:00The meconium was SO disgusting!! I could not belie...The meconium was SO disgusting!! I could not believe that much goopy, sticky evil could come out of a baby lol<br /><br />High five to not having to deal with it with the twins!Maple Syrup Landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997372818270810319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477198994482578956.post-3961792237721637362013-03-01T08:18:57.216-08:002013-03-01T08:18:57.216-08:00I had a great group of moms I hung out with when m...I had a great group of moms I hung out with when my son was little...we met in pre-natal class and got together once a week until the kids all started kindergarten...and thank god we were all on the same parenting page!Maple Syrup Landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997372818270810319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477198994482578956.post-33064463406781146702013-03-01T08:16:46.526-08:002013-03-01T08:16:46.526-08:00Ha! I'm sure they've said the same thing a...Ha! I'm sure they've said the same thing about me lolMaple Syrup Landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997372818270810319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477198994482578956.post-86188810115108015002013-03-01T08:16:17.163-08:002013-03-01T08:16:17.163-08:00It seems like a cult, especially when your kids ar...It seems like a cult, especially when your kids are really young and you find yourself discussing the quantity and quality of poop in each diaper like my ex-husband and I did...he'd come home from work and our son's poop rated at least 15 minutes of discussion lol.<br /><br />I think you get past it by just saying "fuck it, I'm gonna go with my gut and do what I feel is best for my child" :)<br />Maple Syrup Landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997372818270810319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477198994482578956.post-7249302900047430892013-03-01T08:12:51.929-08:002013-03-01T08:12:51.929-08:00I think that as a parent, you should do whatever w...I think that as a parent, you should do whatever works for you and your kids...and not jump all over other parents who do things differently. I'm sure some advice is well-meaning, but some of it is more like an accusation of "you're doing it wrong and screwing up your kid"...I hate that!Maple Syrup Landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997372818270810319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477198994482578956.post-79129357686134409232013-03-01T08:10:10.830-08:002013-03-01T08:10:10.830-08:00I'm happy to hear advice from other parents, b...I'm happy to hear advice from other parents, but unsolicited advice that's in the form of some passive-aggressive accusation, along with a holier-than-thou attitude? No thanksMaple Syrup Landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997372818270810319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477198994482578956.post-60600731982239384842013-02-28T18:39:57.537-08:002013-02-28T18:39:57.537-08:00I have a couple friends who got into the whole bel...I have a couple friends who got into the whole belly button conversation on a Girls' Night Out and I seriously almost hurled...but I laughed reading you describe it--so true!It Is Interesting To Notehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970970839897478501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477198994482578956.post-10814877456415755572013-02-28T16:52:44.248-08:002013-02-28T16:52:44.248-08:00the meconium and the belly button on Kid #1 was SO...the meconium and the belly button on Kid #1 was SO gross. the twins spent 15 days in the NICU - no meconium and no belly button stubs - best 15 days ever.The Next Stephttp://lorihokie.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477198994482578956.post-72765706086289092762013-02-28T15:30:00.581-08:002013-02-28T15:30:00.581-08:00Yep. Bellybuttons and Diaper Genies. Gripping stu...Yep. Bellybuttons and Diaper Genies. Gripping stuff! haha I once encountered a mom who freaked out when her kid wanted to order a blue drink at a restaurant. I mean just flipped out. She was the most overprotective, self righteous person and then we went over there for a play date and she had a card table in the living room filled with top shelf liquor all at toddler's eye level. I had to laugh. But then seriously I thought...um...I wonder how I can get her to give me some of that. It's gonna be a long afternoon.Linda Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285985403444531922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477198994482578956.post-63633591419979510422013-02-28T14:50:10.515-08:002013-02-28T14:50:10.515-08:00Like I've said before, some mothers are fashio...Like I've said before, some mothers are fashioned by Satan...but then I guess some people have said the same thing about me :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06418601369080683210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477198994482578956.post-45475452384037581672013-02-28T13:42:17.323-08:002013-02-28T13:42:17.323-08:00Motherhood as a cult, ahaha. It seems like a few o...Motherhood as a cult, ahaha. It seems like a few obsessive, controlling moms give the whole enterprise a bad name. I need to get past that idea myself in order to find my inspiration to do the mom thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477198994482578956.post-62681074170898161542013-02-28T13:06:58.711-08:002013-02-28T13:06:58.711-08:00Love this, I did some of the things you said (brea...Love this, I did some of the things you said (breastfeeding, made baby food) but I don't care what other ppl do (and I went back to work when he was 6 wks old and moved him into his own room ASAP). parents suckRunning Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527797706403953395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477198994482578956.post-30024338385816911692013-02-28T08:13:23.639-08:002013-02-28T08:13:23.639-08:00You are correct.You are correct.Jenn @ Something Clever 2.0https://www.blogger.com/profile/01286074881865297507noreply@blogger.com