Dear Stranger From the Park,
F**k off.
Do you know how many times I’ve told a complete stranger to politely F off since having a child.
In the form of a smile and awkward shruggy movement.
Because strangers often ask me: “What birth control are you on to stop this?” or “maybe he just needs more food he’s a big growing boy?”
So many times.
And frankly I’m sick of it.
I’m sick of feeling like I’m not a magical, mammary, mothering unicorn.
I just wanted to get this off my chest.
Because I’m so quiet about everything else. HA!

So I’m sitting at the park the other day and a woman takes one look at my one year old eating dirt and says: “Oh isn’t she walking yet? That’s odd, and she’s getting dirt inside her mouth.”
Now at this point I’m almost positive this woman isn’t aware that I'd had a total of 45 minutes sleep in a week, that I had just drank my second cold coffee in 14 minutes and I had managed to get four children out of the house and to the playground clothed.
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Why are people agro at this Mum? Believe it or not, no one wants your opinion. You are an expert on your child, not all children. Keep your advice to yourself unless asked.
I don't like when people judge or attack people BUT I would also like to add "don't complain about lack of sleep, having a hard job & being busy if you choose to have 6 children"!
Also, yes other people are bloody busy being parents and working etc. so stop your 'humble brag' and 'poor me' attitude and realise that maybe that person next to you might be more interested in sharing parenting stories or getting advice from you rather than what you assume!