I started writing this frustrated then it sounded a bit angry and ranty. I think I just needed a bit of a rant and get it off my chest.
Any tips on making mummy friends when you have two under two!?
My baby - 16 weeks is a dream. My 23 month old is strong willed (like most 2 year olds), can speak really well for his age and is a bit like the duracell bunny. He likes to be up, active and engaged in everything. Not a bad thing...at home..
However, when you are at a group meeting new parents/children and the toddler doesn't want to sit down and doesn't want to share - I feel like I have a feral child and I suddenly can't parent. Then at the end of the group, the other new person with the child that just sits has the other mummy's talk to her - I feel so crap about myself. I question why that is.
- Is it me? - I'm not a self absorbed person but that is always my first thought. I smile - not in a desperate deer in the headlights way but in a friendly how-do-you-do way. There is so a difference!
- Do they think I am a bad mum because my son would rather run around than wave a tassle in the air?
- I understand that no one is born knowing how to share and behave. I work bloody hard at disciplining my son. There are no empty threats. But why is it ok for your child to snatch? I apologise.. wtf!?
- Do they think that their kids shouldn't be friends with mine.
- I need to socialise my son (and me) so why wouldn't they say hello. We have moved to a small community- we're going to bump into each other more at some point!
I don't know what I am saying - sleep deprived and feeling like I can't parent.