Facebook...not the place

People, moms especially, love nothing more (except their own children) than giving others advice. Advice on birthing your baby, feeding your baby, disciplining your child, holding your child, dressing your child and on and on. With social media at our finger tips every second of the day we are tempted with being allowed to blurt out personal beliefs. With that we are bombarded with a whole slew of nonsense advice. It made me feel, as a first time mom, like I wasn't doing EVERYTHING I could with my child. She wears her baby, and she lets her kid feed himself with a fork, oh, and she still nurses her toddler. Should I?? There are cliques who feed off each others enthusiasm and passion on certain methods and quite honestly make other mom's who don't do what they do feel inadequate and defensive.

We are divided as parents more than ever before. If you aren't still nursing your 3 year old you probably can't hang with them. If you let your kid run around without her hair brushed and braided you probably can't hang with them. It's getting out of control. Who really cares? Not the kids! I would feel like a free woman if I got on Facebook and didn't have to see some argument between mom's on how to cope with your child's teething pains. It's exhausting. I admit I have gotten sucked into debates trying to prove to everyone that getting your baby boy circumcised is the way to go! But wait...does it really matter?

There are times and there are places to give others advice. If we held back airing our personal achievements of potty training, sleep training and child-rearing we may come across as approachable, or better yet, loving parents. I hope it changes. I know many who feel the same as I do. As a christian woman trying to be a Godly example to my kid I would hope that when he was older and could read everything I wrote he would be proud of me.

On a positive note, prayers have been answered since my last post. Thanks to all who read. Enjoy the Holidays.