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The Mommy Friend Commandments
There’s this unspoken mom code of ethics out there when it comes to establishing and maintaining friendships with your fellow mommykind.
The rules are pretty straightforward without a whole bunch of wiggle room. Born of basic mommy courtesy, these rules can help us all stay on the straight and narrow while protecting our most valuable resource - each other.
Let’s examine the Mommy Friend Commandments and feel free to add your own in the comments below! Who knows, we may just start a revolution Mommy Friends.
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Paula commented on Jan 09 12 at 11:32 amThese are wonderful!! I love the one about not trashing fellow Mommy’s
Anon commented on Jan 09 12 at 1:21 pmUm, there’s a conflict in Commandments VIII and IX–can I ever slack, or must I work tirelessly to ensure my children’s clothing is stain-free? ;-)
mommyfriend commented on Jan 09 12 at 3:50 pmYou can slack whenever you want but when it comes to handing down clothes, stain fight on! Good catch ;)
Alison@Mama Wants This commented on Jan 10 12 at 8:45 amI like this! Especially the one about not judging other moms for their decisions on how to parent.
I’d like to add: Thou shalt not give toys that you would not want your children to have, to other kids (read: loud, obnoxious toys).
Erin commented on Jan 10 12 at 9:48 amThou shalt not take sides in fellow Mommy’s relationship woes, or assume that he/she is right/wrong. No one knows another Mommy’s relationship, other than she and her significant other. Be a supporter, but acknowledge you don’t know the whole story, ever!
Audri@www.rediscoveringourfamily.blogspot.com commented on Jan 10 12 at 10:32 amThese are great! I like the one about offering the frazzled stranger words of ENCOURGAMENT not advice, lol. All the advice does is irritate the mother :)
Elan commented on Jan 12 12 at 12:31 pmoh dear, it’s been a really rough week with my darling not sleeping much…thanks for letting me not feel like total crap for slacking a bit. I hate that I feel like I never see her because I have to work, and then am a zombie and can’t be fully engaged with her when I do see her…totally sucks.
Ruth Schriver commented on Jan 25 12 at 7:58 pmI loved this article,thank you.I always thought of giving used clothes as recycling but I get it.If I were to add one thing,and only because I am totally guilty of it,it would be to not be so judgmental of other Moms with teens if you only have young children.Unless you are Amish there will be a different dynamic in your home.I Love this page!!!!Thank you(:
Aeva commented on Jan 26 12 at 12:42 pmI smiled at most of them, but II and III were rather frustrating. I think the phrasing is off – by saying “Though shalt not judge for….” and “Thou Shalt Not Crucify….”, I feel that the article is saying that those things are inherently bad, and readers of this blog “know better” than to do those things, but should smile and “tolerate” those that do. Look, I try to do the best for my kids in every way just like you guys, but the phrasing of those just seemed presumptuous.
Emee commented on Jan 26 12 at 1:35 pmThis is cute, and I agree with all except #1. I really don’t care about tupperware. Seriously. It’s plastic. Take it.
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