After I submitted my recent post I got to thinking why moms are constantly dealing with judgment from others. I thought how nice it could be to alleviate judgment from others and that motherhood would be rainbows and butterflies!! Lol well that fantasy quickly came to end! I realized we are judged from the moment we become pregnant! Seriously, it starts with what you eat or don't eat. Are you taking prenatal vitamins? Are you refraining from strenuous activities? Are you really going to have that occasional glass of red wine? Oh and then this super popular one, natural or medicated birth?? Omg the list goes on... And then you have the baby and it's all about how you feed them and what you feed them... Are they co sleeping? Are the sleeping on their back or their stomachs? Are you vaccinating? Are you giving your child all organic foods? You constantly have to deal with family, friends, lady in the market, their opinions and how they did it when they had kids. It's just seriously too much sometimes. I don't understand it because I'm sure parents know what it's like to have their parenting skills questioned, so why are you putting your opinions and beliefs on me? I guess I just need to accept the fact that it's never going to end. My babies are 3 months and 17 months and I have a feeling these problems I experience now are just going to evolve into different problems. I know I do my best to consciously decide if what I'm about to say to a new parent is going to come across as a test, so please let's all me mindful when we begin to question why other parents are doing things differently. OK, I think my rant is officially over!