It was a lazy Sunday morning at brunch with our child-free friends who usually tolerate our rambunctious group of five kids under age 10. At least, it felt lazy-ish to us.
“People without children feel like they have to make a sacrifice to dedicate their commitment and time to work and it might appear to them as those with us with kids have an excuse to leave or take the day off,” Jenny Yip, a board-certified clinical psychologist and the author of “We also live in a society where people feel the need to comment on anyone, at any time. Parents are no exception., a New York-based therapist specializing in perinatal clients.
Parents can also choose not to respond at all. Just because someone says something “doesn’t mean we need to internalize ,” Brown said.But if you are a bit less regulated when someone comes at your family decisions, here are a few go-to’s that have turned tense moments into jokes, taking the edge off but also getting my point across quickly:Not sure on the vasectomy yet. How about you?Nah, not done yet. Just getting started. But probably won’t go past five more.