We joined my partner's family for dinner last night at a restaurant. M was clearly tired as she didn't get much sleep at the sitter's (Grandma), so I will excuse her crazy behavior for that since it is not entirely her fault. Did I let her eat 3, yes 3 Dum Dum suckers for dinner? Yes! Even though she had a perfectly warm and yummy dinner in front of her. Yes! Do I suck as a mom? Possibly!! But, I wanted to let everyone else around us enjoy their dinner. Were we at a family friendly restaurant that frequently witnesses outbursts from their young patrons? Yes! But, I wanted to enjoy my perfectly warm and yummy dinner too! We all survived. M will too! No worries we boxed up her meal and she had it for lunch today. Did I get judged by others? Of course I did. I even heard the people in the booth next to us comment on the Dum Dum consumption. Yeah well your 3 old daughter still has a freakin' binky!!!! I decided to keep that comment to myself. Judging gets you nowhere. See we obviously judge ourselves enough.
I read a quote like this that I really liked and have reminded myself of it all week.
Judging a person does not define who they are, it defines who you are!
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