Come on, moms. Lets face it. We’ve all felt the feeling that our child is better than our friend’s kids or the kids at school. I think feeling this way can sometimes be healthy, but some parts of this mindset are just plain annoying.
The healthy version is what I like to call comparison shopping. It’s when you first pop out your baby and go to mommy and me classes and start looking around the room at other babies to see if they’re crawling or talking better than yours. This behavior I don’t mind because its how us moms know if our child is missing milestones in development.
The unhealthy version is what I call competitive shopping. This is the kind of shopping that makes you want to hide breast milk in the coffee of that friend who wont stop bragging about how great their kid is. I can understand being a proud mother, but have some common sense not to make the mom who has the kid with the lowest IQ or two left feet feel bad. If you’re that proud of your kid, try telling your kid how great he is, instead of all the soccer moms at Starbucks. It will not only save you from losing friends but also prevent you from drinking creamer that came from a boob.
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