I have recently got overwhelmed & fed up by my families unsolicited advice, comments about me and my parenting and/or the fact that no-one makes effort with me anymore.
Just had a 45 minute argument with my mum, because she thinks im being 'overly sensitive' about what people are saying to me.
Here are some of the comments/advice that have been said:
You should put her down more, so you can get housework done (Housework is done when she is playing)
You'll make a rod for your own back (sleeps perfectly in next to me at night, contact naps in the day)
Its not all about you, you need to be more considerate towards other people
I couldnt let a child rule my life like that (shushing her to sleep)
You're too anal (The fact that I want people to know and follow her daytime routine)
Ive had kids and it was much harder for me cause my husband didnt help and I had two of them
You need to put her in the car seat more so she doesnt cry (cant do long journeys atm, but we still do car trips 3x times a week)
There are more but you get the gist. And its every conversation about my LG that someone has something to add or they assume we're not doing something even though we are.
Ive had this ever since she was born, and most recently my sister (who normally is very supportive etc) has joined the crowd and said some pretty hurtful things
I lost it on Sunday, cried for most of the day and have pretty much cried every day since then
Every time I speak with someone about it, I'm being told to just let it go, to not let it get to me, to not be so sensitive.
Now my mother has basically said that she thinks I'm depressed instead of considering the fact that other people are in the wrong by constantly commenting about things they have absolutely no knowledge about 🙄
So what does everyone else think, should I just let things go, am I being overly sensitive and taking things personally or am I justified in how I feel?
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Nobody likes unsolicited advice but it’s pretty common to get. I wouldn’t take it too personal. It seems they are trying to help it doesn’t seem like they are belittling you