As my children have been growing up I have had lots of different people put in their opinion on how to raise them. I have learned to let it on one ear and out the other but sometimes it bothers me so much. It's like these people are saying that everything I have done with my kids is wrong.
There have been people who try to tell me how my children should dress. Let me just say that I buy their clothes and what I decide to buy them is my choice. My girls do not dress inappropriately. They wear what's in style and I am okay with that. And yes we do get rid of clothes when they get too small and too short. But I don't need people telling me when it's time to buy them new clothes.
I have had people tell me that they shouldn't have cell phones, wear make up, date boys, etc. I have been dealing with people who have younger kids telling me how to raise 2 teenage girls. Or parents of boys telling me how to raise girls.
While I appreciate the advice (sometimes) I would really like people to look at my girls. They are great young ladies who are confident and can come to me about anything. I have had people remark about how wonderful my girls are and that makes me feel pretty great as a mom. I may not have the same parenting style as most people but I do what works for me. Don't get me wrong, we believe in discipline and consequences when bad decisions are made. We have sat down as parents and decided how we would deal with different things and stay consistent. And believe me when I say as they have grown that new things have come up but we always decide as parents how to deal with it.
This has been running through my head for a while and I just needed to get it off my chest. I know I'm not the only mother that has felt like this.
