So, I recently started walking in the evenings with one of my neighbors. She's 27, has a 5-month old son, and met her fiance on the Internet about two months ago. Nice girl...very cute and someone I think I might have been BFFs with when I was in my early to mid twenties.
Thing is, the more I walk with her, the more I've discovered that she's not a very good mom. Her son was an "accident" with a one-night stand (I learned this in the first twenty minutes of knowing her), which I think maybe explains why she's not so into this whole mommy thing.
Don't get me wrong...I don't think she beats the poor child, but he's only 5 months old and she always acts annoyed with him. The other day, he was sick (fever, diarhea, throwing up), and she a) didn't seem concerned and b) told me that when he was screaming, she ignored him because she didn't want him to think he could get her to come on demand.
I was appalled.
Not only that, but one day when we were walking, J. dropped his binky...would you believe that she picked it up, wiped it off on her pants and popped it back in his mouth?!?
Anyhow, the thing is, I feel like I need to mentor her on this mommy thing. I'm hoping that in time, she will see that when baby is sick that it IS a big deal, and when baby is screaming, it usually means that he needs you for something, which to him is pretty important.
In the meantime, let's just say that there will be no unsupervised play dates at her house!
Saturday, April 28, 2007
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2 comments:
OMG, this breaks my heart. Yes, maybe you were brought together so you could mentor her...thank God for that poor baby that she ended up moving next to you!
why the hell don't people use protection??? i just don't understand! I mean, go to the local health clinic and get some free condoms or get yourself on some BCPs for cryin' out loud..... (not to you personally, just in general)
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