I know many new moms can relate to this and I think I should address this publicly.
Here's why we don't like when people try to tell us how to raise our children (especially people we don't even know or know briefly, who do you think you are?!)
Parenting nowdays is so different from what it was 5-10-20-30 years ago, and now we know things that weren't known back then when it comes to things like nutrition, vaccinations, childcare, and so on. Don't underestimate our intelligence, respect the decisions we make.
The fact we are first time parents doesn't mean we are clueless. We know what we are doing, we spend many hours learning and researching. If I want my daughter to be vegan, she will be vegan unless she chooses not to be. If I don't want her to attend the stampede or other activities involving animal abuse, she won't go unless she decides otherwise.
Don't say we are bad mothers because you disagree with our way of parenting. I am the mom, I decide on my child, whether someone likes it or not.
Focus on your own life instead of judging and criticizing others, have a positive outlook instead of looking for the negative in people and you'll see how much happier you'll be. One of the many things I have learned from parenting is to not judge other mothers (unless they don't care of their children at all/are totally incompetent, then they shouldn't have had children in the first place).
That is all
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