what would you do

United States
February 26, 2009 12:42am CST
What would you do if people kept telling you how to raise your child? Being a first time mom, I have everyone I know telling me how to do everything different ways and I'm just wondering if anyone else finds it tiring.
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• United States
3 Mar 09
Its extremely tiring and down right annoying actually. I am a mother of one child whos 2 now and since ive had her I have only been able to raise her on my own for maybe 3 days without any interference! lol seriously. I have fought and fought with my parents to stay out of it and let me try but it goes round and round. I think its in peoples nature to try and tell new parents the rights and wrongs even if their opinion is unwelcomed. Ive learned over these past two years that arguing with them does no good and when you go to someones else you need to go there knowing things wont be done as you would wish and take everything with a grain of salt. And as for the different ways to handle one problem if its a subject that i really didnt know what to do and i kept getting different answers from different people i would ask my childs doctor there opinion. But mostly its mothers intuition so regardless of what people tell you go with what you feel is best. 99% of the time its right!!
• United States
27 Feb 09
My sister is the same way cause she had three girls me and her are close but not the same, so our styles are diffrent she's more leanient , i am stricter, but you will figure out your own schedules, and what works for you be patient when advice is dished out, it's there way of remembering the days and when there gone you can do your thing anyways.
@nanayangel (7879)
• Philippines
26 Feb 09
Hi there! Well, I will humor them and just say yes but in the end it will still be my decision. I will do my own study and ask for more opinions and weigh the probabilities.