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I learned my lesson: I will never, ever have non-parent houseguests. A friend stayed over and asked why I don't spank her(!) after DD kept interrupting our talk over a very hot and humid lunch. DD wasn't even 2. I just can't ...

@Mae: YES! LO was not the easiest baby and my parent and non-parent friends would act like I was crazy. LO was always the baby screaming somewhere. No, I can't have her go to sleep at 9:30pm. She will be a hot mess tomorrow, etc., etc. Sigh...luckily most of my friends are parents now, so they get it to some degree.

@LuLu Mom: I'm going to add to your statement, people who had reeeeeeeaaaaly easy babies/children. Oh, your baby slept through from 12 weeks because you [insert reason here]. Come to me when you've had #2 and if it worked a second time you're very lucky!

@Cherrybee: OMG, yes. I had a Facebook acquaintance recently post that her 6 month old had slept 12 hours straight for the 5th night in a row. I said something like "sounds blissful--lucky mama! My 19 month old still wakes up at least once a night."

And she answered, "well, I have ____ on a very strict nap and bedtime schedule. You should try that."

AS IF MY CHILD HASNT BEEN ON A NAP AND BEDTIME SCHEDULE WITH ELABORATE BEDTIME ROUTINE SINCE SHE WAS 2 MONTHS OLD.

I had to take deep breaths and X out of FB.

OMG I was totally guilty of this before becoming a parent!

My friend never understood why i didn't just bring DS out to restaurants with us. Even when i finally caved and he threw a wild screaming fit and refused to eat a bite, forcing DH to have to leave with him before getting to eat himself. Now she has a baby

I think in general it always irks me when non-parents pretend not to notice all the extra work we have to do and don't offer to help out. I can't tell you how many times everyone finished eating, then relaxed for a while and started to clean up.. Before I had a chance to eat! Someone take the baby!! Also i get a lot of crazy stares when i tell people that we put DS to bed before eating (our) dinner. Yeah, if you want to try to eat while dealing with an over tired screaming 18 month old, be my guest! Im not interested!

I love reading these! I have to admit that I used to wonder why babies needed to nap so often... Now I know!!

Sometimes I get odd comments from parents whose kids are now adults. I assume they just see their kids' childhoods through rose-tinted glasses and have blocked out all the tricky/stressful/unpleasant stuff (so functions the human mind!)

My mum & dad wonder why we don't just give formula to DS to make him sleep more or for convenience while we're out and nor do they understand why DS needs so much help to get to sleep (rocking). I guess my brothers and I just quietly drifted off on our own??

I have friends who don't understand why I can't just pop out to meet them anytime, anywhere. DS needs somewhere quiet to feed or else he'll have a meltdown and he needs to be able to sleep when necessary or else, that's right, he'll have a meltdown. Getting to and from these places on public transport can also be a whole other ordeal. Therefore I cannot sit all afternoon in a noisy, cramped cafe that is two buses away, sorry. Just come to me for goodness sake!!