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i am SO annoyed with my aunt. not from what i am about to post below, but i have been for the past 10 years she has been married to my uncle, really. i finally stood up to her, because she treats everyone else in the family like she's better than us, and that she's far more Christian (which is the stupidest thing ever for anyone to believe) and i
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no one rears their children the same way--even the same parents for multiple children--my sister is a great example of that. my only qualm with your well-worded argument is that it's wasted on something that shouldn't be an argument at all. telling a mother how to raise her children (even though you weren't exactly doing that, but that's how she took it) coming from someone who is not a mother, is almost guaranteed a fiery emotional backlash.
personally i think it's because mommies get defensive, no one gives them a tutorial on how to raise children. some ladies are "born" to be mothers, unlike you and i (i'm guessing you never wanted kids either). they feel like they're members of an elite mommy club, and we are not welcome, and we do not understand.
good luck on getting through this woman's mind, but i'm betting it's a lost cause.
sorry this is so long, but the elite mommy club is really interesting to me.
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you're right, it definitely shouldn't be an argument at all, and i think i only responded is because i have been putting up with this woman all summer (normally i am in Louisiana and don't have to deal with her face to face) so perhaps i just hit my limit.
again, you're right about the elite mommy club, she's not the first mother to tell me that i don't understand because i do not have children (and don't want any either).
i've pretty much thrown in the towel with her because i know she'll never budge, but i said my peace to her, so now i can be done.
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