Unsolicited advice can really cramp your style. If you’re not sure how to handle it, check this out:

3 Steps When Getting Unsolicited Advice About How To Mother Your Child:

Step 1: Receive The Message:
There’s not much you can do when someone decides to tell you that your child should be wearing a hat on a cold day. They obviously know that you had to struggle to get that child dressed today. And they obviously know that you tried putting your son’s hat on 12 times before he had a major meltdown at the front door. And that this little hat trauma caused you to run 15 minutes behind schedule. They obviously know the whole story, but still want to tell you that your child should have a hat on today.

Step 2: Smile, And Don’t Respond.
In a knee jerk reaction, when someone tells me something they think is best for me and my child, I side with them, saying yes, you’re right. He should really have a hat on. But fuck that. Simply ignore that person and smile. You had a hell of a morning. Don’t let dumb shit get in the way of your day.

Step 3: Invite The Person Over at 6 a.m. To Show You How They Would Do It.
Since the unsolicited advice person CLEARLY knows how to do it better, invite them over at 6 a.m. (when your children wake) to demonstrate how THEY would get that hat on. And don’t offer them coffee. You can just sit back and enjoy the show.

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