Parenting memes. So cute. So reassuring. So helpful.
Such a good way to let your fellow parents know that they’re doing their darndest, that we’re all muddling through the best way we know how, and that they’ve got a community of other parents out there who’ve got their back with every misstep.
Right?
Um. How about this one?
Or, this one?
Or then, there’s this:
These four images were posted as one meme on the Facebook page of the The Natural Parent Magazine on December 3.
And as you might imagine, responses, were fast and furious:
Of course, there were others who loved it. The meme got 2.4k Likes:
But most of the comments agreed that wherever you stand on baby-wearing, breast-feeding or co-sleeping, the tone of this meme was unnecessarily aggressive and provocative.
We’re looking forward to a time when judgemental parenting memes were just a ‘trend’ that sank like a stone.
Is there a parenting trend you can’t wait to see the back of?
Top Comments
I had no idea baby wearing was controversial; I wear my baby while I grocery shop coz I don't trust the trolley baby holder things and I can't push the pram and a trolley at the same time.
We all just do what we do, don't we?
I've been co-sleeping with my 6 kids for 14 years... (Not all together lol) They are alive. I've bottle fed some, breastfed others. My bottle fed bub has a genius IQ. I wore some of my babies and others went the the pram.
My point. None of these things are 'trends' they are necessities.
What isn't necessary is posting things in such a way that it has a negative impact on anyone or their parenting ability. That's just poor form, no matter what the message is