Grrrrr, we all have pet peeves about all sorts of things, but the ones that have to do with parenting {or other peoples parenting rather} seems to come up in conversation at times. Now, let me start by saying that I am all for us mamas supporting one another instead of judging, BUT there are those random times that we just get irritated and have to vent. The AMB blog team put together a list of what irks us most about what other parents do or don’t do and here is our official list!

Ashlee {AMB blogger}:

  • Why on earth do people send their kids to school/day-care sick? Keep them HOME people, where the poor little cuties can get well and NOT spread their nasty & gross germs around to everyone else. {I was eating lunch with one of my boys at school and the kid sitting across from me starts blabbing about how he was throwing up the night before, but his mom still sent him to school the next day. UM, WHAT?!?! That is NOT okay! It sucks when your kiddos are sick, I know that, but keep them home….it’s your job as a parent! Geez.  That one really gets me fired up!}
  • When toddlers hit other kids for no reason or any reason other than self defense and the parent does nothing about it. Drives me blasted crazy! I never tolerated my kids doing that, so they each only tried once or twice. I have taught them all to defend themselves though and it always amazed me when a kid randomly hit one of my boys, the parent did NOTHING, then looked horrified when I finally tell my boys to whack the kid back.
  • Parents that do not teach their kids manners and respect! – Ashlee’s Hubby, Brandon

Allison {AMB co-founder}:

  • The other day I was at Baby Gap. Lincoln was sleeping in his stroller, I had my phone app set to white noise in hopes to emulate his sound machine, and all was well in the world. All of a sudden a mom walks in the store with her screaming kid. She proceeds to walk around leisurely browsing the merchandise while her kid continues to throw an absolute fit. Now I get it, we’re in a kid’s clothing store so that’s expected. What I didn’t expect was the mom to do NOTHING about it. Seriously nothing. At least fake it and tell your kid to calm down so I can “think” you care about my ears and my sleeping kid. Nonetheless, the screaming tantrum continued and naturally woke up my son. It took everything I had not to scream at her in the middle of Baby Gap. I know she received a ‘go to Hell’ look though.

Katie {AMB blogger}:

  • Those signs that say “Please excuse our mess, the kids are making memories”…..does that mean that just because my house is clean that my kids memories are $#&@? 

Allena {AMB blogger}:

  • When parents bring total crap food for school parties

Vanessa {AMB co-founder}:

  • When people go to a restaurant and their child is being unruly and they don’t even do the courtesy “I’m sorry.”  Truthfully, I don’t care, I have a kid and I totally get it but I at least acknowledge that other people may care and do my best to be courtesy and apologize

Lisa C. {AMB blogger}:

  • My biggest parental pet peeve is the never-ending foisting of opinions. I am insecure enough and I really don’t need to feel like I’m doing it all wrong. Also, kids who don’t have basic manners. Please and thank you go a long way with me

This list really cracks me up…and I am not sure if it is because {in my opinion} each of these are total common sense statements/issues or because I may or may not have been PMSing this week {TMI I know, sorry}. We all have our moments when we make choices as parents that we shouldn’t or we wish we hadn’t, so on and so forth, but we also have those moments when we do not understand why other parents make the choices they do and it irritates the hell out of us. It’s just life. Parenting is a hard gig, worth it, but hard work and none of us are perfect…we just do what we can.

What are your pet peeves when it comes to parenting or the choices others make as parents?

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