Things I Hate Hearing But Agree With as a New Parent
Ruth Chan is an illustrator who lives in Brooklyn with her husband, baby, and dog. She writes and illustrates children’s books. For Cup of Jo, Ruth has also written about traveling, pets, grief, OCD, pregnancy and motherhood.… Read more...
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I love this. It’s easy to get annoyed, but I honestly think, more often than not, people have good or neutral motives for saying what they say. I have a relative that often says the wildest things. He’s not offensive or mean, but I’m often left thinking “Why did you say that?” But this Thanksgiving, I decided he was just trying to connect with those around him, and I actually found myself enjoying him.
On another note, the best mom-out-in-public comment I ever got was when a woman saw me struggling with my three kids at the grocery store and said, “It’s SO hard, but it’s SO worth it.” It was just what I needed to hear.
I so agree with this! I love when strangers go out of their way to make a friendly connection- we need more of that in the world.
I am over taking things so personally! I just try to be happy when someone sees me and wants to connect, even if they say something out of whack.