“Unseen Judgment: 43 Shocking Tales of Moms Facing Strangers’ Wrath”
Let’s face it—if parenting were a sport, we’d all be benched for “excessive mom-shaming” from the sidelines, right? It’s no secret that there’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ parent, but somehow, it seems everyone’s got an opinion about how you should raise your kids. From the playground to the grocery store, folks can be downright judgmental, offering unsolicited advice that often leaves us feeling more insecure than inspired. So grab your popcorn and settle in, as we dive into some hilariously outrageous tales from fellow parents who have braved the storm of mom-shaming and lived to tell the tale! You won’t believe what some of them have been criticized for! Ready to chuckle (or cringe)? Let’s jump in—LEARN MORE.
No matter who you are or what you see and hear on social media, there is no such thing as a ‘perfect’ parent. Let’s repeat that so everyone in the back hears it, too: There’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ parent! Absolutely everyone makes mistakes—they’re a part of the process. And there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to raising kids well.
You can tell a lot about a person by how they react to any mishaps you make or when they do something different than you. Some will be supportive or offer useful advice, while others reveal themselves to be incredibly judgmental and beyond critical. To show you what we mean, we’ve collected some of the worst stories about parents getting ‘mom shamed’ by others, as shared in an online thread. Scroll down for a crash course in how not to treat other parents.
Some people- and it always seems to be older women- just love to comment/criticize. The two nastiest comments I’ve gotten are about how I let my daughter walk everywhere (what else would I do?) and that she shouldn’t be playing in the dirt because it wasn’t ladylike (ma’am she one, nothing about her is ladylike, and also she loves dirt and rocks).
I was shamed by a co worker for having my first kid soooooo young. I was 20 when I had my first, she was f*****g 22….I’ve never wanted to smack someone so hard. .
Some people have either very outdated or extremely unrealistic expectations of the role that moms supposedly ‘should’ have in raising their children. In some cases, the critics are extremely stubborn and believe that their approach to parenting is the one and only way to do things ‘right.’
Other times, the individual may be narcissistic or have serious self-esteem issues, so they feed their ego or feel better about their insecurities by putting other people down. It’s not far from bullying. Meanwhile, there are also those parents for whom raising children is a competition, so they constantly compare themselves to others and vice versa.
For having my two year old son on a toddler leash (cute backpack that looks like a rocket). He’s a fast little fellow who doesn’t understand not to run off or in front of cars, and I’m too pregnant to chase him.
Some guy came up to me at the grocery store and said, “You have him on a leash like a dog?!”
I just said, “Yup!” and kept walking.
Not giving my time to such judgy jerks.
Existing without my daughter. I dropped her off at preschool and then took my dogs for a walk before logging into work, my b***h neighbor gave me a snide “oh where’s the baby? Must be *so nice* to have a break!”.
That I whistled at her and she immediately returned to my side. Our boxer is trained to different whistles (and word/hand commands), we have land that we can hike with him being off leash. He never ventures far off, rarely out of eye sight, but does his last zoomies as we load up 4.5yo in the vehicle. She’s learned what the different whistles mean, and will also respond to them. Each of us have our own “name” whistle to call our attention before next whistle.
Apparently I’ve trained her like a dog if I use the freeze/stop/come here/eyes on me whistles without thinking while at the park or grocery store.
Nope. We just live out in the county and use whistles vs yelling as my voice gives out easily when my sinuses are pissed off.
