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Throughout my pregnancy, a mom in my building has been offering all sorts of unsolicited advice. How can I get her to bugger off?
Believe it or not, your neighbor has done you a great service. No, you don’t need to thank her for the time she reminded you about mercury’s harmful effects on a fetus when she spotted you chowing down on a tuna melt. But be grateful that she’s given you your first taste of the barrage of crazy comments you’re going to get when you have a kid. Once you start carting around that newborn, you won’t be able to make it down the block without getting slammed with tips from know-it-all strangers. My all-time worst experience: My two-year-old was throwing a fish-on-pavement-style tantrum, and a horrified older woman yelled out, “Show him some love already!” You have a couple of options: Time your outings to avoid Ms. Opinionated, or perfect your fake smile and pick a brush-off line. But it wouldn’t hurt to listen on occasion—some of that advice might actually be worthwhile.
