I have just read this, nodding all the way through.
You're right. You're absolutely right.
I hope that reading this post will make me stop and think the next time I am going to say something singularly unhelpful to another mum who happens to be doing something differently from the way I do/did it.
I'm not sure my sister-in-law has ever forgiven me for saying 'oh, what a shame' when she switched to formula feeding her baby. I knew at the time it sounded awful, but I just couldn't think of what else to say.
"If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all"
Thanks, Ailbhe. A welcomed kick up the backside for me!
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Date: 2005-05-13 09:58 pm (UTC)You're right. You're absolutely right.
I hope that reading this post will make me stop and think the next time I am going to say something singularly unhelpful to another mum who happens to be doing something differently from the way I do/did it.
I'm not sure my sister-in-law has ever forgiven me for saying 'oh, what a shame' when she switched to formula feeding her baby. I knew at the time it sounded awful, but I just couldn't think of what else to say.
"If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all"
Thanks, Ailbhe. A welcomed kick up the backside for me!