DS is 27mo and has a cousin 2.5 months younger than him on dads side
and it feels like DH’s family constantly compare the 2 and it irritates me to no end!
kids are all so different and do different things at different times
so I don’t get why they do it
But then the way they say things makes me beat myself up like I’m doing something wrong
for example, DS got a scooter for 2nd birthday and has been on it a little bit. Hes mastered it once but then now is back to standing on it both feet. So we’re still learning there! He will hop on and off his balance bike
but he’s also had balance issues and been referred to Physio due to his balance and sometimes walking with feet turned in
he didn’t pull to stand/stand until 1 and walked shortly after , was slow climbing. So motor skill wise he may be a bit behind
his cousin rides his scooter a bit more confidently. He also has 2 older siblings (9 and 5) so I feel this influences a child a lot
my DS is the eldest out of our kids (we have a younger DS 6 week old) and doesn’t interact with any older kids, there’s none on my side of family and we don’t see DH’s family much. He goes to nursery but is in the room with kids of similar ages of course
how do I / we ignore the comparison? Its with everything even down to once our son had a top and they’re like “Oh xyz has that too” like yep both in the same size and of same age and it was from Asda 😂 so millions of boys have it. But it feels like everything, and maybe DH’s side feel like it’s the same regarding their kid, compared to ours a lot