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Originally Posted by Jenn Barrette
I don't particularly like other peoples child. There I said it. lol
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Phew... you said it... I am the same way! I'm so uncomfortable, I have never held other people's babies... well, some is because of my issues with infertility and that whole area of emotional "why not me?" that comes with it...
Some of it for me is that I have certain expectations (like no rough housing, respect, manners, etc), and Jake knows this... so when other kids don't behave, I feel odd disciplining them... especially when the parent's way of handing discipline is on the opposite end of yours... like non-existent. Or that something will happen on my watch and I will feel terrible, or they will blame me and tell everyone what a horrible person I am... I just can't handle the stress... so far the only playmates that we have had over are during holiday or time with friends and the parents are there.
Maybe some of it is that my mom is the same way... and I rarely had playmates over.