Parents...they just don't understand

I had my first taste of judgement this past weekend. Sure we all judge, it's pretty hard not to in today's day and age. This weekend, however, was the first time that I was aware of others judging me for my choices in parenting Little B.  Let me preface by saying, I know people gossip, judge and have their own opinions. I'm fully aware that we all have our own views on everything we deal with individually. We all have our own lives to live.  I wish that I didn't do it myself and I try really hard not to, but lets face it - it's a sad part of society.

Back to the story though:

We were with some friends over the weekend and met another couple that were new parents as well. There was a lot of discussion, questions and answers. Since we were all somewhat in the same place or perhaps had been recently there was stuff to talk about and get feedback from.  I'm used to putting my two cents out there...if we're being honest, it's pretty rare that I don't give my opinion.  Anyway, I caught myself saying things that we had done with Little B and then backing up to cover my tracks and make sure that I made it clear that we all live life differently, especially with a newborn. Tim laughed at me later when he told me I sounded like a friend of ours who is somewhat of a Super Mom. I blushed because I'm not trying to be any kind of anything really. I just do what works for me.  Scratch that we do what works for us.

Anyway, I later read something online about a celeb recently saying that she does her best not to judge other parents because obviously we're all doing our best, or at least we should be. It made me giggle because the timing of the story was impeccable.

Now, I'll probably continue to have my own thoughts and opinions about others parenting style, but I'm certainly not going to make anyone feel bad about their choices. Definitely not on purpose! I don't know that I could say I'll never judge, because that just doesn't seem very realistic.

Foreshadowing:  Tim and I will be flying with Little B in about a month, and there's going to be plenty of opportunities for people to judge us while traveling. I promise, that's one scenario that I'm playing out in my head like it will be great, but saying extra prayers that it really will be.