https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:01:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2179278 Fri, 15 May 2015 07:17:56 +0000 Littlebit 2179278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sister! She's great with kids and has worked at a daycare for years. I get all sorts of judgement and eye rolling over the way I do things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2179239 Fri, 15 May 2015 05:40:30 +0000 daniellemybelle 2179239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I quit my last job after maternity leave but I had a coworker like this. She made a lot of comments about my pregnancy including telling me that LO would have autism because I was drinking a Diet Coke. For real.</p> <p>I used to love Supernanny but now I think it's weird she doesn't have children. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2179111 Thu, 14 May 2015 21:57:12 +0000 SupernovaJ 2179111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ugh there's a dear friend in our circle who does this. it drives me and all the other moms completely batty. she works with special needs children and somehow, thinks it's the same as raising a baby or your own child. she doles out advice constantly and "corrects" us... we've just learned to tune her out at this point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2179098 Thu, 14 May 2015 21:41:33 +0000 mrscobee 2179098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a coworker that will totally be like this when LO comes, but in her defense, if I'm flipping out over my kid going down for bedtime 10 minutes late (something a lot of my friends like to do), I will fully appreciate her keeping it real! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2179077 Thu, 14 May 2015 21:10:02 +0000 MrsRcCar 2179077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes my aunt! She is always making comments about my extended breastfeeding, among other things. Women is nuts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2179031 Thu, 14 May 2015 20:26:53 +0000 skipra 2179031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My SIL - we don't speak any more at least in part for this reason. She totally knows what it's like to have a baby and it was obviously easier for us to travel an hour+ each way with a baby that screamed the entire car ride and wouldn't sleep than for 3 adults to make the same trip. And if they do have to suffer through that trip, the baby better not need to nap or nurse during the visit. I mean they can just do it later, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178903 Thu, 14 May 2015 19:11:11 +0000 sorrycharlie 2178903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ugh I hate when people act like this! particularly the dog references. dogs do NOT equal babies. I don't get to leave my kids at home and just go run errands in peace. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178900 Thu, 14 May 2015 19:09:38 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2178900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: I smile every time I think about it! :grin: :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178849 Thu, 14 May 2015 18:28:49 +0000 regberadaisy 2178849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SugarplumsMom: LOL!!!!! Awesome. You must be experiencing amazing satisfaction. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178847 Thu, 14 May 2015 18:25:51 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2178847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I knew someone like this. Now that she has a kid, she STFU! :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178788 Thu, 14 May 2015 17:45:13 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2178788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>These are all crappy!</p> <p>I know some are well meaning but even the ones that work for children's organizations (not directly with kids) and their article posting kind of annoys me... With their "but it's so simple!" attitude! (Don't get me wrong some of them give good advice though!) Or teacher friends who like to comment on their students' parents. Ugh. Thank goodness I don't really get direct comments from childless people anymore! When lo was a baby I think people were more apt to speak up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178784 Thu, 14 May 2015 17:39:46 +0000 Torchwood 2178784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: I have a feeling that's going to be me. I'm a former nanny, and while I rationally KNOW that it's going to be totally different, I still expect it's going to be a shock just how different it really is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178779 Thu, 14 May 2015 17:32:14 +0000 blackbird 2178779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Heh, IMO, the childless chiropractor (whom we USED to see) who thinks he knows more than our pediatrician is the worst! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178763 Thu, 14 May 2015 17:16:07 +0000 jedeve 2178763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: me too!! I worked in a daycare and baby sat for years! And have an 11mo who woke up 7 times last night. Obviously I'm doing awesome, haha. </p> <p>But seriously, I didn't quite realize the difference between being good with kids, and being good with the complete identity shift and total responsibility that comes with parenting. I do think all my kid time helped for SURE, but it just can't compare to the all consuming ness of parenting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178753 Thu, 14 May 2015 16:55:20 +0000 SweetiePie 2178753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jedeve: I still cringe when I think about my response in an infant care class we took. The teacher asked our class of about 8 couples to go around and state on a scale of 1-10 how knowledgable/comfortable we were with babies. I said I was an 8 since I have 2 nephews that I've been around (for like a couple of hours at a time). She sort of smiled and nodded and probably thought to herself "you're in for it!"<br /> I literally thought about that the night we brought him home and felt humiliated. Hahahaha.<br /> ETA: Else in the class that they were like two or three and I think one set of four. That's why it's so embarrassing because I thought that I was OMGsoadvanced with babies. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178700 Thu, 14 May 2015 15:57:44 +0000 sunny 2178700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>YES!!! So obnoxious. I try to ignore but it is hard! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178614 Thu, 14 May 2015 15:12:38 +0000 Modern Daisy 2178614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>These are obnoxious, but I find the daycare teacher know-it-alls to be even more annoying. One pretends she is a nurse and "diagnoses" DS all the time. She aline has cost me 4 vacation days for false alarms. I feel like she is always trying to find a way to send him home and always has a strong opinion on how I should handle things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178608 Thu, 14 May 2015 15:10:37 +0000 andthewildones 2178608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: no, thank goodness!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178603 Thu, 14 May 2015 15:09:19 +0000 Mama Bird 2178603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah that's my brother :shocked: The things he's tried to give me his 2 cents about... he just clearly has to much time on his hands. SMH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178591 Thu, 14 May 2015 15:04:38 +0000 jedeve 2178591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just laugh (secretly) at the people who are like, "I can't wait for kids! We are around kids all the time and so we will be totally awesome parents and know exactly what it will be like." Babysitting occasionally is exactly like parenting, mmhmmm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178582 Thu, 14 May 2015 14:57:47 +0000 regberadaisy 2178582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElbieKay: #3 &amp; 4 :shocked: where's that jaw drop icon?! I hope she's not staying with you...? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178578 Thu, 14 May 2015 14:55:35 +0000 ElbieKay 2178578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! She's <a HREF="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-spouse-has-an-annoying-friend">my husband's annoying friend</a>!</p> <p>I am reposting because she drives me nuts AND she is coming to visit in two weeks!!!</p> <p>She visited us when my son was around 5 mo. She (1) told me that she knows what it's like to be a parent because she has a dog (2) we had just started the baby on solids and I was concerned that my husband was giving him pieces that were large enough to be a choking hazard, and she told me not to worry bc she is an MD and knows CPR and would he just as concerned as I would about saving the baby if he chokes (?!) and (3) We waited too long to go out for dinner and the baby wound up being impossibly fussy because it was his bedtime. She told me that she had gone out for dinner with mutual friends of our in another city when their daughter was around the same age. Their daughter had behaved well so she suggested I contact them to find out what they did. Because obviously there is a single magic trick to getting any overtired 5mo to stop fussing in a restaurant. (4) She -- a former family doctor! who is not a parent! -- criticized me behind my back to my husband for choosing to breastfeed and said it was a waste of my time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178575 Thu, 14 May 2015 14:53:44 +0000 Foodnerd81 2178575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Champagne: oh your sisters friend is so lucky to have all that advice. :silly: </p> <p>Not too bad, but my little sisters (no kids yet) definitely throw around the "can't you just get a babysitter" comment like I'm looking for a dog walker or something. Yes, I can, but generally it's not worth it unless it's something special. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178471 Thu, 14 May 2015 14:19:40 +0000 Anagram 2178471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OH lord. My brother has made some side-eye worthy comments a few times, about stuff like "not giving into kids just because they are crying" when my Lo was like, 4 months old. He doesn't have kids, obvi.</p> <p>Um...STFU. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178467 Thu, 14 May 2015 14:18:17 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2178467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sister at times. Her friend is a single mom of a sleep-hating baby. My sister has plenty of ideas for her ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178450 Thu, 14 May 2015 14:10:26 +0000 rachiecakes 2178450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>sure do! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178448 Thu, 14 May 2015 14:09:11 +0000 regberadaisy 2178448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: hahahahhahaah yes. She loves making that comparison. I never ever bring up my kids to her!!! She loves talking about it for some reason although she has decided she never ever wants kids... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178447 Thu, 14 May 2015 14:07:52 +0000 MamaG 2178447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! There's always THAT co-worker. I stopped talking to them about my kiddos in any fashion because I don't want to hear the comments. I promise you that raising a pet is not the same. Not that being a pet parent isn't important, but pets do not equal humans. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178439 Thu, 14 May 2015 14:04:00 +0000 regberadaisy 2178439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: don't you want to smack them?! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-kid-less-parent-know-it-all#post-2178436 Thu, 14 May 2015 14:03:33 +0000 mediagirl 2178436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>HA HA HA. I know one. </p>