A Judgment-Free Guide to Stress-Free Parenting #noshameparenting™
“I was watching as another kid pushed my son. I went over and collected him. I was mad at the kid’s mom. I was mad at the kid. I was feeling a lot of feelings! I wasn’t sure what to do. So we moved to another park. And then the kid followed us there! But then he befriended my kid, and they played.” Thanks Danni for sharing your #noshameparenting story….
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“I try not to be too overprotective. I give them a little freedom. Last night, we saw a snake outside. Everyone was saying, ‘Omg, we can’t go outside!’ But what are you going to do, lock yourself indoors? I want to expand their horizons. They know what they need to stay away from. When kids get in arguments, parents always step in. I catch myself doing it too. But I…
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“I let my son dress and do whatever he wants. He’s just exploring the world. I let him be free. It’s fine if he wants to wear pink, purple, whatever. They’re so much brighter than dull blue and red. Whatever he’s comfortable in. But people say, ‘Boys should do certain things.’ I don’t think what he wears means anything about the kind of person he’ll be, and maybe it does,…
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“My partner and I give each other full days off to do whatever we want. We love it and don’t need to justify not being with our kiddo and family all the time. It feels so good to take off in the morning, spend time with friends or by myself, go to a museum, take myself to lunch, have drinks at the bar and socialize, or read a book, or…
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“A lot of [parenting] just comes down to money … people trying to figure out how much you have.” I think M has a point here. How many times have you stressed about the “right” crib or stroller or blankets or diaper bag or whatever? 🙋🏼♀️🙋🏻♀️🙋🏽♀️🙋🏾♀️🙋🏿♀️. A lot of these things are just status symbols. It doesn’t matter the brand of our stuff. #noshameparenting
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“People judge you over what your kids eat. Everybody eats organic. I try to balance what I’m doing. I try to get them to eat healthy. I’m pretty good about veggies and fruits, but I don’t knock myself if they don’t eat perfect.” Thanks Julie for sharing your #noshameparenting story. We shouldn’t be so hard on ourselves about every little thing our kids eat. They’re all going to be fine!…
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“Since my daughter was born, people have thought I was her nanny, whether it was school or the playground. They can’t believe I’m her mother because we don’t appear to be the same race. The worst has been immigration agents at airports when we come back into the country. I’ve raised her super savvy to how people’s perception of our race tells more about them than us. She maybe even…
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“I couldn’t pick up my third-grade daughter from school one day, so I sent my other daughter, who was in 7th grade, to go pick her up. I got a call, ‘Your older daughter is here and we don’t allow that.’ But she was 13 years old and on the list to pick up her little sister. He got feisty with me: ‘We don’t let kids pick kids up.’ I…
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“My son has multiple life threatening food allergies. Day-to-day meals are hard enough. Navigating parties and get togethers involving food are stressful and anxiety ridden. We always travel with safe food of our own, but that doesn’t mean my son is 100% safe. Even other people’s dirty hands are a risk for us with cross contamination. Many people don’t understand the severity of the allergy and see me as a…
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“We have this bounce-y chair, I feel like it’s not a big thing. But a friend who doesn’t even have kids made us feel like we have so much stuff: ‘You could open a toy store in here! You have too much stuff.’ When you’re trying to get your kids to sleep, you’ll do anything. I think, before you have kids, there’s this fantasy that they won’t disrupt your life….
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