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Yup, my Sunday has been ruined by a 'Knowitall' mum of three and I am still seething, you can positively smell smoke & see fire erupting.
Rewind to a little more than an hour ago; the Mr. my deliciously cuddly toddler & I are enjoying a coffee whilst watching the world go by and a couple with their toddler arrive and sit at the next table. It's very normal to start chatting to other people on neighbouring tables (that's how things flow in Greece).
The conversation that popped up when we were talking to another couple with their 7 month-old baby beside us as to what time the kids/toddlers/babies went to bed. The family that sat on the other side of our table had an 18 month-old son who we learnt from Mrs. Knowitall, went to bed at 10pm - which is apparently the norm for most toddlers & kids living the Med life & although I've tried putting my little one - who is almost 14 months old to bed at 8:30/9pm, he'll still wake up early, as in anything from 5am-6am resulting in a grouchy toddler who won't eat properly etc. So he goes down naturally (as in I'm not forcing him to sleep) around 7:30/8pm and rises between 6-7am which is fine with me as he wakes up happy, smiling and is super active throughout the day. Plus, he naps really well twice a day at around the same time everyday, give or take half an hour, depending on his wake time.
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On hearing our conversation, Mrs. Knowitall asked why I put him to bed so early, 'he's not on British time, you've got to be careful' (of what exactly I don't know), it's still too light outside! How does he fall asleep?' He doesn't need a routine and that I should be doing this and that!
OMFG! Needless to say I was a little peed off & explained that all toddlers/babies are different and each require different amounts of sleep and that the little one at his age requires the recommended amount of 12-14 hours sleep total which he gets and if he gets anything less than that he's super grouchy.
Despite being someone who is occasionally strong-minded, usually open to advice and listening to others to form my own opinions as to what might work or won't work for something, I have no idea why I was taking her comments and opinions so personally. Perhaps it's the hormones or the heat, who knows, but I just really despise when people you don't know start telling you what to do when it comes to raising a child - as I clearly didn't ask for her opinion. I know, I really should have just ignored her but something just niggled at me, you know?
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Anyhoos, what works for us, doesn't necessarily work for other families and I don't need to be brought down by someone who thinks they know it all.
Excuse the venting! Hope you're all having a lovely weekend!
x.o.x.o
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