<p>One of the most common complaints among my mom friends is that people are always telling them what to do.&#0160; </p>

<p><em>You&#39;re going to spoil that kid...Shouldn&#39;t she be wearing socks?...Poor little thing, hasn&#39;t mommy fed you?...He should go to bed earlier...</em></p>

<p>Imagine that!&#0160; The stereotype of the nagging mother turned on its head!&#0160; We’re not doing the ones doing the nagging…everybody else is!</p>

<p>I’ve thought about this a lot lately.&#0160; I’ve been wondering why I’m in a constant pissy mood, and I’ve come to realize that it’s because everybody seems to think they would be better at my job than I am.</p>

<p>And ever since I’ve come to this realization I’ve been freed of some of the brewing pissy-ness.&#0160; In fact, the more I think about this the more I start laughing to myself, not unlike a crazy lady.&#0160; Because let&#39;s face it, whoever thinks that they can do my job better than I can is just plain wrong.&#0160; My job description is very specific:&#0160; To raise two particular little boys, the likes of which the world has never known, and never will see again.</p>

<p>I’m the only person who’s ever had this job, and while I’m not perfect at it by any stretch of the imagination, I’m the most experienced candidate.&#0160; Also, despite the inevitable complaint here and there, I truly love it.</p>

<p>When I had a paying job, no one criticized every single decision I made.&#0160; It was assumed that I was qualified.&#0160; Now that I’m a mother, it’s the exact opposite.&#0160; Most people think that moms are guilty of incompetence until proven innocent.&#0160; </p>

<p>Maybe it’s because so many people seem to think that parenting is so easy any idiot can do it.</p>

<p>It’s not true.</p>

<p>There is no way that anyone can raise my two boys better than I can.&#0160; I don&#39;t care is the person <em>tsk-tsk</em>ing has raised 10 children or is childless and convinced when they have kids they will never (fill in the blank).&#0160; Maybe they mean well, I don&#39;t know.&#0160; All I know is that I didn&#39;t lose my brains the day I became pregnant.</p>

<p>So stop trying to tell me how to do my job.&#0160; I&#39;ll ask for help when I need it.</p>

<p>The management thanks you for your understanding.</p>

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