Here’s my top 10 things that other mom’s do that really annoy me:

Don’t use all three lanes at my son’s preschool. The school has sent out MANY notices about how to pull into the driveway so cars don’t get backed out onto the street. The directions are clear. But some mommies, even after months of instruction, still can’t figure it out. I almost got out and kissed the mom who was directing traffic the other day flagging in all the idiots who didn’t read the memo.

Mom’s who comment on my groceries while I’m in line at the grocery store. Running commentary on whether this tastes good, or the fact my grocery bill over $250, or the fact that their kid NEVER eats chocolate. They never used to comment when I was really fat. Now I guess that I’m thin, they wonder who’s putting away the 2 boxes of Lucky Charms with two gallons of milk and 4 bags of Chips. (They were on sale!)

Keep telling their kid over and over that they better stop doing X or else Y is going to happen. But Y never happens, even though X keeps happening. Drives me INSANE. Consistency is key! These are the same parents who ask me why my kids are so well behaved. They just can’t get over it.

No Interuptus Junior! This scores very high on the annoy o’ meter. When Johnny interrupts you again and again and the mommy never tells Johnny to catch a clue. A simple “Johnny, mommy is talking, I’ll be with you in a minute” would work wonders. Johnny has learned though that he always comes first with mommy and everyone else be damned and he doesn’t have to be patient. Johnny is going to socially be a star. Not.

Brag about how their kids only watch 2 hours of TV a week. Just shut up all ready. We don’t care. Yay for you.

Complain about Disney movies and tell me you never let your kid watch them. Ok I know the mom always dies… but seriously, don’t you have bigger things to worry about then restricting your kid from finding out what really happened to all Nemo’s brother’s and sisters?

Complain about public school but don’t volunteer to make it better for all our kids. Put your money (time) where your mouth is or shut the hell up.

Parents with one kid telling me how their kid is going to 5 educational classes a week on top of doing a mommy and me language course. I think all this stuff is great. Just don’t make me feel like less of a mommy because I’m not doing it for my three kids. If I only had one kid to pay for, maybe it might happen. These are usually the parents who only let their kid watch 2 hours of tv a week too.

Mom’s who do cutesy arts and crafts project with toilet paper rolls and sparkle glue daily. These parents also keep all their kids artwork. All of it. Never throw it out. Scares the crap out of me.

Mom’s who don’t ever push their kids outside their comfort zones… ever. They expect little, so they get little. Johnny can’t sit still during movies, so we don’t go. Have you tried? Has Johnny been EXPECTED ever to sit still? Susie doesn’t go swimming because she’s afraid of the water. So have you put her in a lifejacket and gotten in the pool WITH HER or taken her for swimming lessons to help her get over this fear? Stuff like that. I view that our job as parents is to help our kids become well rounded, happy, independent adults. And sometimes, that means you have to give your kids a push even when its uncomfy.

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