Mum rant: Judgemental people

I've decided to start a new series in my blog called Mum Rant. It's basically just me having a bit of a rant about something that has upset me recently and which I'd like to get off my chest. I also thought it might be amusing or entertaining at least for those of you are are currently going through challenges of being a new parent.

So here goes Rant #1 in what I predict to be a lengthy series.

Today I was doing my grocery shopping with baby boy aka my 'sweet little man'. Everything was going along swimmingly or seemingly until I reached the frozen goods isle. I had given my sweet little man a packet of chippies to play with (don't worry they were a closed packet). He loves the sounds and sensations of new textures at the moment and so this had kept him amused pretty much the entire half an hour trip around the supermarket- winning! That was until the frozen foods isle where I meet a very rude old lady. She looked around to the crinkly noises of my little babies hands on said metal chippie packet only to look down her nose and give me a disapproving head shake.

Dear rude old lady,

I would like to inform you that I had about 5 hours sleep last night and that was 5 hours of INTERRUPTED sleep. I'm happy to be well enough to even get out to the shops and I get a massive sense of completion by writing my little list each week and getting all of our items. I would like you to please cast your memory back to when you were a new Mum. When you were tired and sore and just doing your best each day for your little family. I would like to urge you to please leave your judgemental head shakes that you seem to give out willingly to new mums or anyone for that matter at home (with your sad cat).

Sincerely,

A new mum making it the best she can!

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