I'm not saying if your 10 year old gets reprimanded and cries, go running to him right away. What I mean is, no one likes crying until they are blue in the face from hyperventilating, and to the point of exhaustion. I believe children have feelings just as well as any of us, and should be taken into consideration.
I VERY hardly yell at my children, and you won't catch me hitting. I'm the mom that will sit down and explain things before having an outburst, but I am by no means perfect. I have yelled, I have walked away, and I have spanked in the heat of the moment. We do stupid things when we're angry. I am doing the best that I can for the situation I am in.
That brings me to the point of this post. WE ARE ALL MOMS! Why do we judge each other? We do what we see best for our children. It does not mean that it is what is best for everyone's. Just because I breastfeed or bed share doesn't mean that Maria down the street will do the same. We do what works for us.
I do not think formula is the devil. My first son was exclusively bottle fed. I never really gave nursing much thought, and now with the baby...well my life isn't perfect he gets formula as well. I somehow still manage to get some breast milk into him because some is better than none, but that's just me.
What I'm getting at is...we all love our children. We nurture. We protect. We love. We teach. Let's unite and support each other. You'd be surprised what a little unification can accomplish! Don't let the fact that Linda only buys organic and Bianca is at McDonald's everyday stray you from supporting them in the one thing we all have in common...we do what we can with what we have, but we love our children like only a mother can.
We are one of a kind mothers to OUR OWN children!
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