Just because you have had a baby doesn't mean you know how to be a mother. Half the cast of MTV's Teen Mom franchise are the perfect example of that. So I was totally shocked when Jenelle Evans had the nerve to criticize another parent for using a kid leash.
Seriously? Jenelle giving parenting advice?!? Isn't that a little too much like the pot calling the kettle black.
The Teen Mom 2 star took to Twitter to complain:
U have a leash on yr child? It’s not even a leash it’s a string? That’s so disturbing….
First off, I should say that I am not a fan of baby leashes either. I think it's strange to harness your kid like a poodle. Though I don't think advice coming from Jenelle will carry much -- if any -- weight. It certainly wouldn't with me.
This young woman doesn't even have custody of her own child. And while that is not necessarily an indictment of one's parenting skills in itself, let me tell you why she probably is not raising her son Jace. Jenelle has a long list of legal woes, including fighting, domestic violence, cyber stalking, and, reportedly, drug use.
Why is it that bad parents feel they can give you parenting advice? I can barely keep myself from rolling my eyes when someone whose parenting skills I don’t respect offers their two cents. I have to resist the urge to tell them off. It’s so annoying. This doesn't mean Jenelle isn't capable of being a good parent -- someday. She is young. She can definitely turn things around. Until then, she may want to follow what my son’s pre-school teacher tells tattle tales: "Don’t worry about what anyone else is doing. Just worry about you."
Do you think Jenelle should keep her opinions about other moms to herself?
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Okay so I have four kids and have never had to use a leash...nor have I wanted to...
However I find it hilarious that people are so against using a "leash" on children and yet have no qualms with putting their child in a cage..oops I mean a crib.
Yeah we use cribs to keep kids safe...but some people don't, some people place a mat on the ground and childproof the room, because they believe the child should not be "caged."
I think it is best not to judge people on things like this. People who use leases do it because they have good intentions for their children, so do people who use cribs, and those who don't. I don't know why we have to debate such stupid things.
If you dont like the way I parent my children ... here u take them and do a better job. OH MY she doesnt even have her own child, how could she do a better job then me with my children??
Oops I meant "This is coming from the" Lol
I don't agree with child leashes, my nephew has one and he loves it, but personally I don't like them. I understand the safety aspect of it, but I wouldn't put my child on one. If you're that concerned with your child running off, there's always a stroller. You don't have to use a leash, typically with my nephew we use the stroller. His mom only bought the leash so that she didn't have to push him and didn't necessarily have to watch him either.
And, I'm not a parent, but I will give parenting advice. Why? Because even though I'm not a parent, I know how to be one. I act like a surrogate mother to my nephew (who's three and a half) and he even calls me mommy most of the time because his real mom is hardly around him. Not to mention my mother has run a daycare out of our home since before I was born. So even though Jenelle doesn't have custody of Jace doesn't necessarily mean she doesn't know how to be a parent. In my honest opinion, she would have been a really good mom if her own mother didn't constantly yell at her for every little thing that she did and had just let Jenelle learn on her own.