tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074631023625053699.post6111650790460206961..comments2023-10-30T11:54:24.088-04:00Comments on A Little Bit of Life: PYHO - It's Not My PlaceDihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097805982872810142noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074631023625053699.post-49245592317654983282011-09-15T18:11:36.817-04:002011-09-15T18:11:36.817-04:00It is SO hard! I have had BLW mentioned to me...h...It is SO hard! I have had BLW mentioned to me...he gags on pureed rice. So...not so much yet. He sleeps with me - I need sleep. IN BED WITH ME. My ped shakes his head at me. Sanitize??? What's that? You and I are very similar. However, p sleeps on his tummy...sometimes he does better that way :-) but never all wrapped up, LOL. Baby is healthy and happy...that is what matters, right?Kakunaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09680945395324128951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074631023625053699.post-83150883737304599252011-09-15T06:46:40.329-04:002011-09-15T06:46:40.329-04:00Every time I read something about disinfecting toy...Every time I read something about disinfecting toys, I think "Wait, what?!" I'm so bad at that. I remember once in a while, but not often enough. <br />Anyway, I think the point of your post is dead on. I always relate a parenting situation back to mine and think "well, I would just..." but the problem is I'm not that parent with THAT child. So I can't possibly know why they make the deisions they make. I just know (and hope) that they are making what they truly believe is the best thing for the child. <br />Great and honest post, lady! :)Krista @ Not Mommy of the Yearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722992648038344727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074631023625053699.post-75915925898684317372011-09-14T20:30:46.896-04:002011-09-14T20:30:46.896-04:00The worst is when people judge you by other things...The worst is when people judge you by other things than your actions. I get judged all the time because I look so young and I have so many little ones. People are constantly giving me dirty looks and making snide remarks assuming that I'm an unwed teenage mother or something. (I'm almost 30 and married to the father of ALL of my children).<br /><br />Judgement sucks.The Suburban Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02723464733111405587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074631023625053699.post-36601712357882406472011-09-14T17:01:23.094-04:002011-09-14T17:01:23.094-04:00I wish more parents reacted to things they don'...I wish more parents reacted to things they don't agree with in the "take a deep breath and smile" route. <br /><br />I have a friend who is constantly offering "friendly parenting advice" and I'm not even pregnant.Jenn [ Crippled Girl ]https://www.blogger.com/profile/10991078382892747129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074631023625053699.post-42940465641816270182011-09-14T15:19:09.676-04:002011-09-14T15:19:09.676-04:00I believe this is a parents biggest frustration. O...I believe this is a parents biggest frustration. One thing that helped me when my two were younger is that those that were giving me that unsolicited advised had been raised a different way then myself and what worked for them is great, but may not work or sound like something I would consider trying. Another mom said it best... each child is different.. that being said, each parent is different. The only time I have ever given my two cents was two a friend who in my opinion had more or less stopped being a parent because by her definition, her kids were past the age of "raising" they are 13 and 16 and I lost it on her. <br /><br />I found when I was given advice, my response was always "thank you, I will keep that in mind". They always seemed to shut the other person up. <br /><br />Great post!Kismahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457391863350629238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074631023625053699.post-12671353042025240662011-09-14T13:31:30.427-04:002011-09-14T13:31:30.427-04:00We all have to make our own parenting decisions. W...We all have to make our own parenting decisions. What really helped me to shut my mouth about others' decisions is knowing how different my own boys are. They are close in age, same family/house/etc... and yet, different things work with each of them. So, if I can't even have a piece of advice that worked for all three of mine, it's really hard for me to tell someone else to do something. <br /><br />Unless it's really dangerous... I'd have to speak up.Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811697675090627618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074631023625053699.post-48973100942073164862011-09-14T13:02:35.616-04:002011-09-14T13:02:35.616-04:00something that helps me when it comes to judging o...something that helps me when it comes to judging other moms is that not all children will react the same way to the same treatments ... well, that and the "advice" of well known doctors all over the world tends to change from one decade to another.<br /><br />some kids will not sleep on their backs ... period. mine wouldn't even sleep lying down! some will wean sooner than others, some will give up naps before their 2nd birthday, some will cry because they are bored and some won't cry unless there is something HUGELY wrong, some will talk and cut teeth right on schedule and some will walk before they're tall enough to be easily seen by adults.<br /><br />all children are different and if we truly believe that and understand it's implications, then we are forced to admit that different children require different parenting techniques. what works for you, may not have worked for me, and in reverse. even within your own home you will find differences ... my oldest two were belly sleepers, the next one slept semi-seated (in a reclined baby seat), and my youngest slept on her back. 2 preferred pacifiers, 1 hated them and one preferred her thumb. my oldest and youngest daughters slept through the night at 2 months old, the middle girl needed 6 months (and it's only because it took us that long to figure out she didn't want to lay down).<br /><br />4 kids with 4 very different personalities and needs which means 4 very different ways of taking care of them.diane renehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14278917038491110157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074631023625053699.post-15235255896353830222011-09-14T09:44:53.746-04:002011-09-14T09:44:53.746-04:00haha if I disinfected everything Bliss dropped on ...haha if I disinfected everything Bliss dropped on the floor I would have disinfectant permanently attached to my hand! I think we make the decisions that work best for our families. But I think even if they don't want to hear it if it looks dangerous I would say something. They can get mad but I'd rather make sure the baby is alive.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431751293876429570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074631023625053699.post-72730876335065888932011-09-14T09:04:13.783-04:002011-09-14T09:04:13.783-04:00We all make judgements based on our own experience...We all make judgements based on our own experiences. Sometimes it's hard to imagine their is any other way than our own ways. When we acknowledge that fact, it is easier to learn to keep our mouths shut.Okahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963135885811964745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074631023625053699.post-45181101689055510672011-09-14T08:48:12.058-04:002011-09-14T08:48:12.058-04:00It seems that the more I am judged, the more I cho...It seems that the more I am judged, the more I choose NOT to judge others... because I realize each time that I just can't always be in other person's shoes. Their life is not mine, and my life is not there's. It is a lesson I learn OVER and OVER and OVER :) Good luck with your much needed sleep... it will come eventually, and then you'll look back and wonder where the time went.Kate Fineskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14018917391720134507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074631023625053699.post-91201878294928809362011-09-14T08:43:13.633-04:002011-09-14T08:43:13.633-04:00I'm not sure how old your baby is, but I am st...I'm not sure how old your baby is, but I am still breastfeeding and my son is 10 months old. I plan to breastfeed full time until he is 1 and then parttime until he is 2. I did the same thing with my daughter who is now 6. AND he sleeps in bed with me as well. It is easier to be on open tap and get our rest (he doesn't sleep all night either). Good luch with everything, it gets tricky because most moms think that their way is "the" way! I'd say that you are doing a great job! <br /><br />LynnLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18190387563640172779noreply@blogger.com