pearls before swine

Last week, at playgroup, I bit the bullet and very lovingly pulled a mother a side to give her some motherly advice, b/c it was so obvious she was struggling with her attachment parenting and discipline tactics. Not only did I take 2 semesters of infant/child/toddler delevopment courses in college, read Dr. Sears' Discipline book, Love and Logic, Playful Parenting and What to Expect the First Year.... but I've also been the marraige family teacher at church and in the Primary pres.... it's pretty clear that I have a a gift with these things and that I practically invented child psicology!

But that mom totally didn't want to hear all of my advice that would only make her a better mother and her kid more valiant and nurturing, yet still curious and independant like mine. She totally 'huffed'... I mean I didn't think ladies 'huffed'. Perhaps her breed of woman hood is just of a less dainty stock.

My dear hubs and I had a ppi about it and he reminded me that just b/c you know something is TRUE, it doesn't mean other people are going to want to hear it. Then he went on about some mission experiences and I dozed off after like, the 4th story. But, you get it, right?

So, this week at playgroup, instead of trying to talk to the mom again, I printed out credited articles, with all the crucial parts highlighted for her to read, but wouldn't you know it she didn't even show up?!