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OMG.

Probably mine...although I only have one kid. But still.

haha, love this! I have this problem with my SMIL, even though she's been around plenty of kids, so I don't understand how she doesn't get how important schedules are! Loved the response from Carolyn!

Hahahaha. Oh non parents!

I don't understand why anyone would get bent out of shape about kiddie schedules when you can just go off on your own! going out to eat or to a museum with someone else's kids isn't really that fun, anyway, right?

My brother and SIL are these people for sure! They have no concept of what an overtired or hungry toddler is like. They are about two months away from their first baby being born, and I secretly can't wait to watch how it all unfolds for them.

I do remember before we had kids getting annoyed because my friends suggested going out for lunch and then said "daughter naps from 12:30 until about 3 so....is 4 ok?" I vividly remember saying to my husband "why can't she have her nap NOT over lunchtime?!?!" And actually I stand by thinking that you can't suggest lunch at 4pm, but I do get now that that's a pretty standard child nap time and you don't mess with it.

@Mrs. Cereal: DITTO. Mine are due any day now (due date is this week) and while I love them so much and I'm excited for them and will help them any way I can...I'm secretly excited for their dose of reality.

🤣 and love the response too!

I really want to see the letter she writes when she has her own toddlers! And little does she know, the parents are probably already being flexible! I know my mil gets annoyed by my daughter's schedule but honestly my mil's idea of a schedule drives me crazy and leaves me hangry and over tired so there's simply no possible way for a 2 year old to handle it!

Hahah I always love this kind of stuff from non-parents. We have some friends who were so annoyed by our schedule when we visited. Well they have a 3 month old now and I think they are getting a taste of their own medicine with their non-parent friends.

@Cole: word, if we are out with folks or traveling we are ALREADY being flexible and off schedule. Naps in an unfamiliar place, time changes, more snacks and junk food, MOTN wake ups - eye roll. I am so EXHAUSTED after we spend time with family - they have no idea how hard it is to orchestrate visits. If a SIL said something like that to me I would be like #girlbye

All of my siblings and DH's siblings who don't have kids think the exact same way. As much as I hate to use this phrase, in those moments I have to say..."wait until you have kids". I always thought the comment was so rude until I became a parent and the comments made about my parenting from non parents became more rude over the "wait until you have kids" comment lol