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Nope, no judgement here.
As a fellow parent, you've been there. You know your kid doesn't give a shit if you're having a bad day.
You were a newbie once too trying to make it through a shopping trip with a tiny human in tow. Maybe no one has let him know that it's not the safest spot for his sleeping babe.
You keep your nose out of other people's feeding choices.
You only called them dirty hippies behind closed doors, because you know how to act.
You definitely didn't tell her that her baby's waste was slowly killing the planet. You know that everyone has to choose their battles.
You left your "breast is best" t-shirt at home that day. You realize that her circumstances are different than yours.
Sure, big dogs make you kind of uncomfortable but there's no way you would ever presume to know more about his pet than he does.
You know that for the parents of a kid who has been known to take off running, that leash could mean the difference between spending their day at the park, or filing a report at the police station.
Different kids soothe in different ways and develop at different paces. You totally get that.
You've been guilty of taking adult interaction however you can get it, too.
You've been there. If that's how those parents can get a few minutes to connect with each other, so be it.
You get that the parents who couldn't pay their own kids way want nothing more than to be able to do so, and you would never want those kids to miss out.
You offered to be there with her, even if it was only so you could be ready to dial 911.
You know that you've said your piece, and she's made her decision.
You understand that comments are for public flamings; DM's are for concerned citizens.
You see that fumbling through parenting is one of the small ways stars really are just like us.
You realized that you didn't know that family's situation, or what their child's needs may be.