I normally don’t let anything anyone has to say about my parenting bother me. They are my kids and i raise them how me and my husband see fit. Does that mean we are perfect? Hell no. Does that mean we make mistakes? Hell ya. But i actually think we are awesome parents... I feel like I’m being the parent I always wish we had growing up.

One of my younger sisters just told me that my older sister (who I literally NEVER talk to and only see at thanksgiving and Christmas) decided to talk about how I parent my kids. She has only met my son twice (during Christmas and thanksgiving) and never talks to my daughter who is almost 7 and has suddenly started to say that I treat my kids like adults and I need to let them be kids and get dirty. And that she feels so sorry for my kids because they never get to have fun.

I’m getting told all of this while my kids are rolling in the dirt and water in our back yard. They literally LIVE outside and play all day long. Sure, my 7 year old has responsibilities, but teaching her respect, discipline and responsibility is part of being a parent.

I get it, it’s so simple to just say “let it go” “it doesn’t matter”, but it makes me feel TERRIBLE that my own family and blood who takes zero time out of their lives to know me or my kids suddenly has an opinion about how I raise them.

Needing rant before this eats me alive! Thanks if you read all the way through 😬