Can I confess something? I rock A to sleep. Yes, she just turned four years old, but every night that I get her to sleep, I rock her. Occasionally, it takes longer than 15 minutes to get her to sleep, but for the most part, we have a routine. Our routine consists of me brushing her teeth, washing her face, taking out her hair bows, reading her a story, and rocking her to sleep. After she's asleep, she gets placed in the bed.
When my uncle saw me rocking A the other night, he made a comment about how she was too big to be rocked. I proudly said she gets rocked every night to sleep. Of course my aunt chimed in to show her disgust with me rocking A. Now mind you, they don't get to see K as a Mom, so they just think I'm overbearing and trying to make A my own, which is far from the truth. Since I know my family reads my blog, I try to be careful what I write about in regards to this but you can ask ButifulMess or KritenCMcD who is with A practically 24/7 and I promise you it isn't her mother.
Saturday I made a comment on Facebook saying that I was having a hard time getting A to sleep without our rocking chair. A girlfriend of mine made a comment saying she's too old to be rocked and needs to know how to fall asleep on her own. Surprise, surprise, guess who made a comment after that? My aunt that chimed in tonight (after we're back home no less). She said "I hear ya (g/f's me)!!!"
WTF? Give me a fucking break. Perhaps if she rocked her kids a little longer when they were younger, she wouldn't be sneaking her 23 year old sleeping pills behind her husbands back. I'm so fucking sick of K being portrayed as this awesome fucking mother because she fakes it around family.
There is nothing wrong with me rocking A to sleep. In fact, we both (for the most part) enjoy this part of the day. No matter how bad the day was, it's the time I kiss her on her head, tell her I love her, and wish her a good night.
I guess since they don't have anything real to use against me in the parenting department they have to nit pick.
Fuck off.
6 comments:
I know I give you shit about rocking A, but I think it's great, I really do. She needs some kind of stability in her life and if something as simple as rocking her for 15 minutes does it, why not? It's not like you'll be rocking her forever!
You're doing an awesome job in EVERYTHING! If anyone has a problem with that, they can come talk to me!
Love ya, hon!
*HUGS*
You said it right!
Fuck off...
There's nothing wrong with a routine with smaller children.
They get the comfort they need before going to bed and it's a great way to spend some one-on-one time with someone you love.
Some people don't get it...
*Shakes head*
Ignore the negative comments.
4 is still a baby in my opinion. She'll probably remember your special times at night for the rest of her life!
I've never commented before, and I have no idea how I found your blogged (linked to it from somewhere, but not sure where) Anyway, good for you for doing what works for you and A. I am still nursing my just-turned three year old, much to the disgust of family members. We have tried everything to get him to wean and/or fall asleep on his own, but he has a will you would never believe and that is the ONLY way he will go to sleep without a car ride. I never thought I;d be one of 'those people' nursing a kid, but whatever. People need to STFU and mind their own business when things do not directly involve them!
I rocked my daugter to sleep until she was 4, she is now 24 and I cannot tell you wonderful and precious (and frustrating lol) those times were.
You know what's right, tell them to get a life.
People need to learn to mind their own damned business. If rocking works for you and A then keep in doing it.
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