I was a new mom once.  Almost 12 years ago I became the mom to a beautiful little girl who now is a full on tween, attitude and all.  When I had her I didn’t have many mommy friends because I was 24 and either my friends already had kids or weren’t ready for them or may have no desire to ever have any.

Fast forward 9 years and I got pregnant again and so did many of my friends and I met mommies through a mommy group I started on Meetup….and…..

I was told time and time again how smart their baby was and how advanced and all the things they could do at such a young age and I never noticed the competition before between moms and to this day I still don’t get it BUT after talking with a dear friend yesterday I thought I’d post this and I hope people see the humor in this and don’t take offense….

1. Your child is not a genius.  Sorry.  You are probably just a first time mom who thinks your child is doing everything so quickly and he/she is not.  Ask around you’ll have your bubble burst right away.
2. No, your child didn’t tell you to “Sit Down” at one and if he/she did Yeah for them but I couldn’t make out what they said and their babble is just that babble.
3. I’m not in competition with you to see whose baby can do things quicker.  I don’t have the energy for it.
4. When I see you and your child I don’t see these things you speak of him/her doing….ever.

Those were just a few things that go through my head when I’m around these Genius babies that I hear about.

It’s funny…I never thought about these super smart babies all around me until another friend was over and Liam emptied a toy box and turned it upside down and scooted it to the gate to keep him in and he stood up on the box and tried to escape.  At that point my friend noted that her baby wasn’t a genius after all and I let her know he wasn’t and that a lot of babies do this.  Just like Liam though he’s beyond handsome is not a genius either.

Does making your baby a genius make him/her any better than the other babies out there?  No.  In fact there is too much pressure on being perfect and I think babies & toddlers should enjoy a simple life of playing and being photogenic instead of doing things they really can’t do.

My point to this is I actually think that when parents talk about the amazing things their kids do it fills their hearts.  They have this little person they are becoming so proud of, that they can brag about.  I think they fall more in love daily with their little one and want everyone to know about it.  I think it’s a beautiful part of life but I do have to still say….except for maybe a few….our babies/toddlers are just that babies and toddlers and not a baby genius.