Bring On Lemons

Before I became a parent, I would hear all these stories about how parents were judgmental of one another. I guess I didn't "get it" because I didn't understand the whole parenting dynamic - for example, I remember vowing to myself that I wouldn't bribe my children. Guess what? YES, I'll give them a cookie as we walk into the grocery store in hopes that it will keep things peaceful long enough to accomplish all of my shopping. YES, I'll get them to leave the park by promising we will stop for ice cream on the way home (it's much easier than dealing with a tantrum and carrying two toddlers away from the swing set). There are more than likely parents out there who are judging my parenting..."if only she would show those kids that she is the boss.... " "if she wouldn't spoil them..." "why a cookie instead of a carrot, doesn't she..." blah blah blah These parents aren't wrong...but neither am I. What they don...