From the minute you get pregnant all you hear from other mothers is this is better or that is better or dont do this and do this. Do they really know best?

Sure you seek out your friends that already have kids for advise, however you also dont need them to make you feel inferior. And one thing I have learned being a mother is every kid is different. What may work for one might not work for another. There is no set time limit for eating solid foods, using a binky, crawling, getting teeth or anything else. Every baby is different and do things in their own time when they are ready. It is also customary that baby boys develop a little bit slower so don’t worry if your boy is not doing the things that your girl did at that time in their development.

There are so many brands of diapers, binkies, wipes, bottles, formula and generally just every other baby product on the market its only natural that everyone is going to have a favorite. But you have to use what is best for you. Again what may have worked for someone might break out your baby.

Parenthood is an adventure. And while you might want to get others opinions and advice and thats a good thing try out things for yourself. See what works for you and your baby!

Tags: Parenthood

So, obviously at my recent WIC experiece, I entailed tons of different circumstances. You have your single mother, pregnant mother, family of 1,2,3,4, and on! I also noticed a lot of children, specially one particular family. To there the children were dressed terribly and could have make a mud pie on their skin! The truth is..and makes me wonder.. are these kids being taken care of to the parents greatest ability. My outlook is no, not at all. It doesnt’ take a genious to teach, love, or even BATHE a child!

Don’t get me wrong. There’s nothing wrong with WIC. It is there to help mothers, children, and their families, but i think there should be somewhat of a limit. It’s like every mother/father in there has 4-5 children. Im sorry but my opinion, dont keep reproducing if you cant afford it. I’m not saying this to be rude, hateful, or malicious, but seriously people come on. If you can’t wash your children and keep them clean, let alone yourself! You have no business raising children!

Yes there are people that have children just for the money, WIC, Food Stamps, tax refund, etc. Personally i think that’s ridiculous! Get a job! Go make some money, dont make your kids suffer from YOUR laziness. YOU are the parents.

I also noticed a lot of the parents constantly yelling at their children. It makes me wonder if my child will be that way. Lately, ive seen numerous children disobey their parent repetitively and not get punished. Is it that hard to take control of the situation and act upon it accordingly?! Obviously every child is going to disobey throughout their lifetime. It just seems to me lately you see more and more children being “naughty” or “bad” in public while the parents threaten to spank, ground, or punish them. Still, the parent does nothing! Therefore the child knows, he/she runs the show! They are the boss.

Truthfully, its make me nervous about where our society is headed today. It seems like the people that have a job, but yet still can’t afford or need that little boost of help, get pushed aside. Yet we have these families/people with no jobs, no money, and are on WIC, Welfare, Food stamps, etc. Are you kidding me? Half of these people are qualified to have a job/career, yet are too lazy to do so? But they are having children and raising a family? Dont get me wrong WIC, Welfare, etc is there to help and is a wonderful attribute to us as parents. Sometimes i just believe people take way too much use of it, and it ends up helping the wrong people. Maybe the standards should be set higher? Using a  different outlook besides income.  But last i checked i wasn’t the Government! haha.

So i guess my message is this.

1. Clean your children
2. Get a job
3. Wash your own body
4. Get a job
5. Punish your child accordingly, dont let him rule you
6. GET A JOB

Tags: Parenthood, WIC