Have NC so as not to out myself at work.
I have a DS already and am pregnant with DS2. Everyone at work (we work in quite a close environment and it's a small-ish business) seems very positive and excited for me, except for 1 woman. She has 2 teenage children, a boy and a girl, and tells me at every possible opportunity how horrible boys are, and that she feels sorry for me having to bring 2 of them up.
She has also started giving me examples of how things in everyday life are 'preparing you for becoming a parent', as if I'm not already. She's even started getting other older members of staff with grown up children involved to explain to me how difficult it is. She makes comments like 'oh you think it's hard when they're babies but wait till they're teens,' and 'I wouldn't want to be you in 12 years time!'.
It seems like she thinks that because I have not yet experienced my child as a teenager I am not as qualified to call myself a 'parent' as she is.
I have tried to keep my mouth shut with her so as not to upset the apple cart at work, but after she told me my sons would be a 'nightmare' to get to go to school, and when they did they would 'always be in trouble for never doing their homework, and back-chatting teachers', I had a bit of a snap at her and explained in situations like that it's probably more to do with the child's upbringing that with the actual child, so I'm confident my sons won't behave like that! (I know I should have just kept my mouth shut) This seems to have got her back up and I have been sat here today taking a barrage of criticism from her.
Anyone else had to put up with such stupidity? How can I ignore it without becoming a hormonal bubbling/screaming mess?