Mom Berates Stranger Who Told Her To Get Off Her Phone And Pay Attention To Her Kids

When people try to humiliate moms for how they raise their children, that is one of the worst things that can happen. Give advice if they request it, absolutely. However, nothing is worse than total strangers who have no knowledge of the problem entering and offering unsolicited advice that only serves to make people feel bad, for no apparent reason. The internet’s beauty is that it has created a great community of moms who encourage and support one another rather than condemn and shame one another. They have come together to support this woman who was unjustly made fun of for using her phone. Has something similar ever occurred to you? Read the original post down below and later is some clarification from us.

The post was originally shared on the Breastfeeding Mama Talk Facebook Page by the mother with this picture:

via Breastfeeding Mama Talk is with Johnny Utah.

“To the man at Costco today who glanced over at me on my phone while my babies were fussing and felt the need to say, “You see these babies? They fuss like that because they want your attention. Maybe you should get off of your phone and give them your attention.”

First of all, I had no idea the toddler saying, “Mama, pizza, mama, pizza” over and over and the baby making pre-cry warnings to alert me that if we don’t move soon he’s gong to lose it wanted my attention. Thank you for that brilliant analysis of the situation.

Secondly, I had been in the Membership line for 15 minutes already. I pulled out books, snacks, patty cake, and even took to creepily pointing out items in buggies as customers left the store to entertain them.

Thirdly, you had been in the Refunds line next to me for a total of two minutes or else you would have seen the smiles and laughs and interaction.

Lastly, after 15 minutes, these babies got a bit fussy. And on the meltdown scale, they were barely even at a 1. Sensing the meltdown brewing, I took out my phone, downloaded the Costco app and texted my husband to ask what our log in is in an attempt to just get my membership card on my phone. Because I ran out of tricks and my kids ran out of patience and now my goal was to just get us out of this line as quickly as possible before they released the kraken.

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But thank you for your parenting advice. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to shame a young mother with two tiny children. Thank you for seeing a stressful moment and deciding, “I think I’ll make this worse for her.”

When people try to humiliate moms for how they raise their children, that is one of the worst things that can happen. Give advice if they request it—absolutely.”
Everyone presumes a mother (or father) with young children is stressed out if you see them in public ANYWHERE. Assume she is making every effort possible to overcome the problem. Assume that she wants to be anywhere except here. Consider that she would like to stay at home with her children, playing and running around. Assume that she hasn’t slept a wink since the birth of her first child. Assume she is hungry since she gave her child her breakfast in addition to his this morning because he decided he wanted extra eggs.

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It makes us understand that when people try to humiliate moms for how they raise their children, that is one of the worst things that can happen. Give advice if they request it, absolutely. In spite of the fact that they are not currently enjoying waiting in line at Costco, our babies are healthy, happy, and devotedly loved by us. And for the love of God, let our infants wait for two minutes while we attempt to fix a problem with your phone.

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