SO IRKED!!! (venting)

[mummie2be]

So I plan on co-sleeping (no bad comments) and found a bassinet type thing that is made to go in the bed with you. A family friend decided to comment on my post telling me that it was a waste of money and that I need to have her go shopping with me and "fix" me registry because I have no idea what I am doing. I admit I was clueless, but that's why I had my mother go with me. She agreed that even though it only goes up to 2 months (depending on LO size and weight) that it would be a good choice for us considering that my OH moves alot in his sleep and it would help us get used to having LO in bed with us.
She continued to tell me that I was wrong, and that I missed to much stuff on my registry that I'm going to need and have to many money grabs on it.

I appreciate that she wants to give me her opinion, but everyone wants/uses different things when we have a child. I really don't want her advice though.

This happens to be the same women who said she was going to get a dog before my baby was born and name her the same thing I'm naming my daughter because she liked the name first.

UGH!! Vent over.

 

[MomPepperdine]

Uhhh RUDE LADY! And to get a dog and name her that how rude what is she 15?! If you wanted advis you would of asked for it(you should tell her this lol)

 

[mummie2be]

I just stopped replying and she continued to go on...and on...and on. Telling me things that I "need" to get that shes going to buy me, even though I didn't put them on my registry because I don't want them.

 

[Kiwi4545]

Ugh! People are so rude! Ignore,ignore,ignore!

 

[Nela]

That's the reason why I have been keeping details of the pregnancy etc. private. My OH and I will make our decisions together and shop together. Everyone gives their opinion whether you've asked for it or not and suddenly opinion becomes 'fact' and if you don't agree then you are just being stupid and ignorant. Quite frankly, it's our child, not anyone else's. If they want to make decisions, they can have their own. It sucks at times, not to be able to share things from excitement but I much prefer that to dealing with people's stupid comments.

 

[Scout]

I've had that happen too. At this point, I'm not telling anybody anything....name, what I'm buying, not buying...ANYTHING! I'm tired of being told my name choices are horrible, that I don't need what I'm buying and that I do need what I don't want and the "you'll be sorry" comment if I don't follow their advice. UGGGG

You just buy what you want and forget about her rude comments. It's your baby and not hers ( I think people forget that ) And if she does get you lots of things you don't want, return them and get more things that YOU want. If she gets mad that you returned her stuff, you can just remind her that you told her you didn't want those things.

 

[spunky84]

She sounds really rude, opinionated, childish and just plain annoying. I can she why she is upsetting you so much.

I say let her buy you everything she wants that you don't want and just let her waste her money. It doesn't sound like there is much stopping her. I don't think there is a whole lot you can do about people like that other than to just let things go in one ear and out the other.

And I sincerely hope she does not name her dog the same after your baby - for the reasons she is giving.

 

[Tami]

We're having a similar problem to this with my mum! We're on a budget and since we don't really do the registry thing here we're hoping to get some bigger stuff preloved, like a cot. My mum offered to pick it up for us when we find one since we don't drive, but since agreeing this we have missed out on so many amazing deals because she refuses to pick it up if she doesn't like it. It's literally had me in tears, the other night we found the most beautiful cot bed in amazing condition and at a great price and she refused to pick it up, despite her previous promises, because she didn't like it. I feel like this was *the* cot and now it's gone.
I also keep getting a lot of "advice" from people which is either their opinion, outdated or just wrong! While this is my first child I've been around babies and children my whole life, and basically raised my sister in law for the first 7 months of her life, her mother isn't the maternal type.
Sometimes the help we need isn't baby advice but less stress, urgh lol!

 

[floatingbaby]

We're having a similar problem to this with my mum! We're on a budget and since we don't really do the registry thing here we're hoping to get some bigger stuff preloved, like a cot. My mum offered to pick it up for us when we find one since we don't drive, but since agreeing this we have missed out on so many amazing deals because she refuses to pick it up if she doesn't like it. It's literally had me in tears, the other night we found the most beautiful cot bed in amazing condition and at a great price and she refused to pick it up, despite her previous promises, because she didn't like it. I feel like this was *the* cot and now it's gone.
I also keep getting a lot of "advice" from people which is either their opinion, outdated or just wrong! While this is my first child I've been around babies and children my whole life, and basically raised my sister in law for the first 7 months of her life, her mother isn't the maternal type.
Sometimes the help we need isn't baby advice but less stress, urgh lol!

Whoa, awful! I would cut your mom off that task. She has proved that she is clearly not capable of helping you with this. I would either find a friend who is willing to pick it up for you, take a taxi to pick up the next one, or inquire the seller about negotiating a delivery. Good luck