I have never struggled to have friends. I am really social and can get along with anyone. Being a mom has made things more difficult I feel like. I have some mommy friends who have kiddos the same age as my daughter, but the one I am closest too, it is kind of a bitter sweet relationship.

We parent very differently. Because of this, o always feel like she is taking stabs at me. I can’t tell if I am just internalizing things, or if she really is doing it. Or maybe she does it unintentionally?

-She delays vaccines. Which I have always supported her with, even though we follow the recommended schedule. She got upset when I implied she was anti-flu shot. Like make a huge deal. Then the next day she admitted to being anti- flu shot. 🤦‍♀️ Like, why make me feel bad for barely implying you MIGHT be against it, and then you admit later that you are?

-We do BLW, she does purées. Our doctor recommended BLW, and I read several books on it. She says, “It’s amazing how different our pediatricians are” (she doesn’t actually see a pediatrician, she sees a family practice doctor.

-“We are avoiding choking hazards, that’s what is best for now.” Even though I explained we don’t give our daughter “choking hazards”

-She described her son gagging on some purée. I explained it was gagging, although she said choking. She continued to argue with me and say he choked. 🤦‍♀️

-I said our daughter loves cheese. She looks at her baby, and in a cutesy voice says, “We won’t be eating cheese for a while!” I explained my daughter really likes it. She says, “Well, that’s good, especially since it’s so hard on their little tummies at first and can cause such issues.”

This is all just from one sitting. I just get annoyed. Maybe I am being overly sensitive, but it makes it hard to be around them and that makes me sad. Every parenting decision I make, she does the opposite and then says how much research she has done. Implying that I don’t do research, which I do. 🤦‍♀️