What age group of new mothers seem to be more indignant when they disagree with parenting methods?

Question

Have you gotten the thumbs down and a smart comment for telling it like it is when they ask about a spoiled baby?

Answer 1

I rarely check back on my comments to see if I have thumbs up or down! I am a full time mum and parenting is what I know. I don't follow the 'rules'. I let my kids play in the rain or mud, I let them have junk food now and then and i let them be children. A dog licked my sons hand and face the other day-many mums would freak out, i just laughed. You can't wrap your kids up in cotton wool, you can only be there to wipe up the tears and clean the dirty clothes. Nowadays children grow up SO fast that they don't get a chance to hurt themselves/do something daft, learn from it, and not do it again! Kids will be kids!!!

Answer 2

All the time. Sometimes it doesn't seem like people even want real advice. It seems like they just want to hear that people agree with them so they can justify what they're doing. Don't ask if you don't wanna hear opinions that may not agree with yours.  

Answer 3

I am probably the oldest poster on this site and I get loads of thumbs down.......usually from very young mothers who are convinced that the methods they *intend* to use (or the methods they are currently using) are the best.

I have been put in my place on many occasions for my strong opinions on a few subjects. I see too many children being abused and too many people using words like "whooping", "popping", "smacking", etc.....when it comes to discipline. The age or mentality of the parent becomes evident when I see these words used and it makes me very sad for their children.

As most parents, I despise abuse. I am not just talking physical abuse.....emotional, verbal........all the same to me. There are far too many abused children in this world and I know there are some abusers who post on this site. That is clear! Often times when I ask a question, I am directing it to one person who has gotten under my skin by an answer they have given or a question they have asked.

There are also many, many good parents on this post and I admire many of them. I have actually stayed away alot lately because many people are becoming very rude on here and I find myself giving it back. Not fun anymore. Too much fighting going on. Immature, especially for parents to behave in such a way.  

Answer 4

These are what I call, "professional mommies".  Normally not a specific age, but have had a couple of kids and read all the books and magazines about raising them - which they follow to the letter.  These are the people who routinely tell me that I shouldn't occasionally let my kid have junk food, or go outside and get dirty, or take five minutes for myself during the day.  Or like my neighbor who came over and literally yelled at me once for letting my kids play in the rain.  These people genuinely believe that they know everything there is about children, and any deviation from their plan is just wrong.  At some point, you have to learn to politely tell them that there is more than one good way to raise a child, and unless you see me beating them you need to keep your nose out of it.