What’s the rudest comment you ever got about your parenting?

When Kaitlyn was ONE MONTH OLD, my Great-Aunt Anne took a look at her during the family Christmas party and said:

“her ears really stick out. You should tape them to her head at night to help push them back”.

This was Kaitlyn at one month old:

Her ears did  NOT stick out! Chris and I laughed it off and then when we got in the car to drive home, looked at each other and said “what the heck was she talking about?!?” We think her ears are PERFECT, thank you very much.

I want your comments on this post, please. What was the rudest thing anyone ever said to you about your parenting? Did they criticize you for not piling twelve blankets on your already-warm-enough infant? Act shocked because you were breastfeeding your 13 month old? Accuse you of starving your kids because they were skinny despite eating constantly? Let’s hear your stories!

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16 Responses to “What’s the rudest comment you ever got about your parenting?”

1. The Mad White Woman (1 comments.) says:

   February 13, 2009 at 11:39 pm

   The rudest comment I ever received about my parenting actually came from The Man Thing. He tells me (still to this day) that I don’t know “how to raise children” yet I do absolutely EVERYTHING for them while he goes to work and comes home, eats dinner, watches TV, listens to them prattle on about their day at school and then goes to bed. Seriously. I can count on one hand the amount of times he has taken the boys anywhere with him when he goes out to do anything. There was a brief period of about one month where he had to take care of the boys completely alone. He hired a sitter during the day for them while he was at work and he would drop them off at 8:00AM and wouldn’t come back to pick them up till about 6:30PM or 7:00PM. They went to bed at 11:00PM. He spent 4 hours a DAY with them and that was it. He sure was glad to have me back after those 30 days but, like always, that memory of that time seems to have been pushed to the bottom of his soul never to be thought of again!

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2. Misty (1 comments.) says:

   February 14, 2009 at 11:19 am

   Maybe not rude, but insulting…was when a family member kept my baby boy one day when I didn’t have a baby sitter and when I picked him up she told me that she had given him prunes because he seems to be constipated. She told that I needed to give him more water every day and that I really needed to dress him warmer. When I picked in up, he was wearing pink socks and a sweater (in the middle of summer) and he had diarrhea for two days. I’m sure that her intentions were good, but I felt like she was telling me that I wasn’t a good mother.

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3. Ernesto says:

   February 14, 2009 at 3:50 pm

   This is the time that I heard of taping a baby’s ears to the head to prevent it from sticking out. Indeed, some people can be meddling on other parents’ affairs. While there are those who might really be well-meaning, others just obviously have the penchant to criticize. I someone discern if someone only wants to criticize and not really be of help or if one simply means well. Either way I just try to be respectful and take their words as opinions that need to be respected.

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4. Teresa says:

   February 14, 2009 at 9:53 pm

   When I brought my adopted daughter home from China, I was in the airport and a woman asked me if my daughter was really mine. I said yes, and she asked if my husband was Asian. I said no and she stared for a minute then said, well that must be one of those mongoloid children. I didn’t say anything to her, but I’ve never forgotten her words.

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5. Melissa (47 comments.) says:

   February 15, 2009 at 5:34 pm

   Kaitlin had adorable little ears! I am still breastfeeding my 18 month old and I am always getting advice on how to wean babies. I just reply with she will wean herself and the World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding for at least 2 years. When I nursed my older daughter while I was pregnant my mom told me that I needed to stop nursing or else my teeth will fall out from lack of calcium.

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6. IFlyQantas (1 comments.) says:

   February 15, 2009 at 11:53 pm

   Teresa – That comment to you was beyond rude. Some people just have no idea how to communicate.

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7. Jeff@SEM Experts (1 comments.) says:

   February 16, 2009 at 1:16 pm

   Yeah! and I agree with you on that point.

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8. akeorlando (2 comments.) says:

   February 16, 2009 at 5:26 pm

   Not to mention, would it really work to use the tape?!

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9. akeorlando (2 comments.) says:

   February 16, 2009 at 5:27 pm

   Well, one time someone told my mother it was a very “girly” thing that I played piano when I was younger. It hurt my feelings at the time, but I got over it.

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10. Andrej @ trčanje (1 comments.) says:

    February 20, 2009 at 5:38 am

    People are usually very restrained about making rude comments about babies, at least where i live. But ppl did accuse my mother of not giving me enough food, although i ate all the time and even looked quite fat..

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11. Brad Callen (3 comments.) says:

    February 20, 2009 at 7:38 am

    That comment to you was beyond rude. It was the rudest thing anyone ever said to you about your parenting.

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12. Household6 (1 comments.) says:

    February 22, 2009 at 3:33 pm

    What a doll she is! Her ears are just fine.

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13. G.a.i.a (1 comments.) says:

    February 23, 2009 at 6:49 pm

    I’m not a mom yet, but I remember a friend’s of my in-law made this remarks : ” No one will ever love to hug this tiny little baby of yours”. My sister in-law face turned red but she didnot say anything. But that baby girl has turned out to be a very sweet woman in her early twenties now. God Blessing.

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14. James
    Twitter: childcentral
    (1 comments.) says:

    March 5, 2009 at 6:53 pm

    That was not a very nice thing to say about someone else kid. I’ve got this friend who commented that my child does not look like me. And then went on to say “Thank God!”. What does that supposed to mean? She did not elaborate further. But i was really offended but kept silent.

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15. Destiny says:

    October 24, 2009 at 9:55 am

    Awwwww How Mean She Is Sooo Aborable

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16. julie@Prams Pushchairs (1 comments.) says:

    November 18, 2009 at 11:46 am

    When I went to one of my relative’s house with my three month old baby, I asked my husband to hold the baby in his lap. Then, one lady at home commented me that I don’t want to lose my make up and style, that’s why I asked my husband to do so. I just laughed on her foolish comment.

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