Social stress

[ailbhe]

So my NCT social event is over, and two women came, one with an external baby and one with an internal baby. They were lovely, if a bit more interested in adult-led weaning than I am, and stayed for about an hour, and it was fine. Now I'm feeling angry and stressed.

I'm annoyed, as far as I can tell, because I find it very hard to clamp down on my strong feelings about various things baby-related, but I do, and other people seem to me to be less reluctant to speak out to strangers on these matters. (Online journals don't count as talking to strangers; if you don't like what I say you can click away). I tried to be as moderate as possible on the topic of eco-disposables and cloth nappies, and on breastfeeding (I really, really stayed very quiet about breastfeeding, and didn't even mention that I'm still feeding Linnea, which felt very like not being Out), and I didn't even enthuse too much about sling use, though I did tell the pregnant woman that feeding a baby in a sling was a valuable skill and she's welcome to come and practice with my slings once her baby's external, before she buys one of her own.

They were nice, but I feel self-repressed, and that leaves me feeling a bit bitter. Ho hum.

Comments

[batswing.livejournal.com]

Hippie is good. More people should have your views and ethics. I wish I could be sure I'd have the stamina to keep it up with kids. I find it hard to keep up the level of ethical living we achieve at the moment. I imagine it's much more expensive and time consuming with wee ones.

[ailbhe]

For me, it's MORE important now I have kids, because I need to lead by example. I also don't cross the road when the red man is showing, these days.

[batswing.livejournal.com]

lol
An example to us all! (I nearly get run over on a regular basis according to my beloved, who is also very good about the green man!)

[clare-s.livejournal.com]

You know you are a parent when you do this ! You also know when you tell your visitors off for doing things you don't want the kiddies to emmulate