I wish I could say I was surprised at the stupid things people say to parents, but I'm not. Since having my first child almost 9 years ago, I've learned that parenting is something that everyone, even people who don't have kids, have an opinion about.
Whatever happened to "If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all"?
The comments I thought were bad when I had one kid are about 400 times worse now that I have four kids. But today, instead of smiling and laughing like I usually do since I usually have my kids with me when I hear this crap, I'm going to share the craziest things people have said to me and what I'd love to tell them. Or where to shove it.
- You do know where babies come from, right? You know, it's funny you mention that because I was just asking myself the other day "Where do babies come from?" and then my vagina piped up and reminded me of the combined 30 hours of labor and all those stitches.
- Wow, you really have your hands full! Are you kidding? This is a spa vacation. See, I actually have about 20 more children at home but I keep them all locked in a closet and rotate out the good ones.
- You must have a lot of sex. Well, don't tell anyone, but I actually bought these kids on the black market. But yes, I have sex. A lot. Probably a lot more than you do, especially if you say stupid crap like that all the time.
- You are my hero. Oh gosh, thank you. My vagina is blushing.
- I'm so glad I stopped at two kids. If you think it's okay to say something like that in public to a mom, in front of her children, I'm really glad you stopped too.
- You must like torture. Wait a second. This is so bizarre. Have you been looking into my bedroom?
See also:
8 Things Never to Say to a Mom of an Only Child
5 Things Never to Say to an Adoptive Parent
8 Things Never to Say to Moms of Multiples
5 Things Never to Say to Lesbian Moms
20 Things You Should Never Say to a Pregnant Woman
5 Things Not to Say to Divorced Moms
Moms of 3 or more kids, what comments drive you crazy?
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I can't help it. I'm curious as to how you can afford to put food on the table, medical expenses, clothes, kid's activities, and put money towards retirement. I wonder how you are able to spend quality time with each child individually, have time for yourself, and your husband.
I'm one and done over here. No mortgage, no car payment, no credit card debt. Live off of my income and put his into savings...
@Pinkmani - you live within your means. That's easier said than done for some people. My husband is a dairy farmer. I'm a secretary. We do what we can & nothing more. Once a month, on the anniversary of their birthday, we have one on one time with that child. (My oldest was born April 8, so on the 8th of each month, we do something special - he gets to choose his favorite meal, an after supper treat, and an activity to do - this gives him a chance to talk to us & discuss things he may not choose to say in front of his younger brothers) We rarely buy new - I LOVE thrift stores & have found some awesome deals for clothes for them! I work for the state - my insurance is awesome. I can't say everyone is like that, but mine is great. I can't argue with good insurance when it comes to medical expenses. And finally, I'm lucky. I may have 6 boys - but they're healthy boys. Being farmers, we don't get to do a ton of activities, but 3 of them are in basketball. One is deciding he'd rather do chess club next year instead (that's cheaper than basketball - haha)
Would it be nice to have no debt of any kind? You bet! But, we live the way we live. We're proud of our boys. We don't over extend ourselves. We don't need to. My kids are the best - that's all we need :)