Not exact matches
I tend to go easy on people who feel
judged in
parenting, because often, what they're really saying is, «I'm nervous
about my
choices, and HOO BOY, this
parenting shit is SCARY, right?»
Besides, my
parenting choices are mine to make, and if
parents are going to
judge me for doing what feels right then I shouldn't worry
about their opinions anyway.
I enjoy talking
about parenting choices but would never want to
judge what another
parent is doing.
This week I'm sharing
about a time I felt
judged by another mom because of a
parenting choice I make.
It is one thing to be passionate
about your
parenting choices but it is another to
judge others for their very different
choices.
Co-sleeping is more common in the United States than most people believe it to be, but
parents who co-sleep aren't all that quick to talk
about their
choice because, well, being
judged isn't very much fun.
It's just so weird and sad to
judge other people
about this particular
choice (or any
parenting choice that doesn't harm a child for that matter).
Our
parenting choices are not
about judging what anyone else does: it's
about doing what's right for us, without allowing the judgment of others to cloud our vision.
Yes, it is challenging to do things differently without coming across as judgmental
about other
parents»
choices, even when you're not
judging and simply doing what you know is best for you and your family.
In it, a variety of
parents meet up at a park,
judging each other
about their
parenting choices.
The more I talk to other
parents about the issues they're dealing with and the more I read stuff
about school
choice all over the news, the more I realize that nobody's got time for the added stress of feeling
judged for the kind of school we choose for our kids.
Collaborative Law is worth considering if some or all of the following are true for you: (a) you want a civilized, rational resolution of the issues, (b) you would like to keep open the possibility of a viable working relationship with your partner down the road, (c) you and your partner will be raising children together and you want the best working relationship possible, (d) you want to protect your children from the harm associated with litigation between
parents, (e) you have ethical or spiritual beliefs that place high value on taking personal responsibility for handling conflicts with integrity, (f) you value control and autonomous decision making and do not want to hand over decisions
about restructuring your financial and
parenting arrangements to a stranger (a
judge), (g) you recognize the restricted and often unpredictable range of outcomes and «rough justice» generally available in the public court system and want a more creative and individualized range of
choices available to you and your spouse or partner for resolving the issues.