I hate when you say your tired etc and you get "welcome to parenthood" I got it today ummm hello I have 4 Kiddies I'm pretty much welcomed and probably overstayed it too.....
Sorry but I wouldn't be polite about it. I won't knowingly share my kids' germs with other people - not just their kids but adults too - and it pees me off no end when others won't pay me and my girls the same courtesy
I'd come right out and say that I'm not coming over if your kids are sick. The first time I ever took DD1 to a mothers group there were so many older kids there with snotty noses it was a joke. And my DD got sick - surprise surprise! So sick that she ended up in hospital with croup Then I caught it too, it was an awful couple of weeks.
Do whatever you think is right, and brush off others comments if they don't like it. They are not the expert on your child
I think sometimes, these sort of comments are to make themselves feel better about their own parenting. And I think what they are often forgetting is that everyone parents how they want to parent, and so just stay out of it. I have a friend I have met since having DD and her daughter is a bit younger than DD. I don't like some of the parental choices she makes, but I wouldn't say anything to her face about it - its their choice, and I'm sure they prob don't agree with everything we do either. Each to their own, you do what works for you and your child and let everyone else go jump with their advice!!
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Then I caught it too, it was an awful couple of weeks.
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