By MAMAMIA TEAM
“I’m not saying I’m a better mother than you; I’m just saying you’re a worse mother than I am.” – Superior mummy.
And therein lies the key to passive aggressive parenting. It’s also the Twitter bio for Superior Mummy, a hilarious account you should follow now even if you don’t kids or a certain twinkle in your eye.
With gems like, “I’m finding it hard to deal with the calls from child care centres wanting me to send my children there. How does anyone ever choose?” and “Being a Mother is not always easy. It took me two nights after their birth to get my kids to sleep through,” the sarcastic tone is bound to make you laugh off any parenting one-upmanship you’ve been victim to.
I like to change the bunting in my children’s room regularly, to reflect the current colour zeitgeist.
— Superior Mummy (@SuperiorMummy) July 3, 2013
Take a look through the gallery of funny tweets and if you’re on Twitter, make sure you click right HERE to start following @SuperiorMummy:
Editor’s note: This post is not sponsored. We just thought the Twitter account was awesome.
Top Comments
Here is one that was actually said to me "My son is so intelligent he challenges me everyday; but you wouldn't know what that is like" Ours Sons are three years old.
I have a friend who sends those awful Xmas update letter every year. It is nauseating. She has 3 kids and it is basically a 2 page essay of how great, talented, advanced, clever, popular, successful etc etc etc her children ( and herself and her husband ) are. She is certainly picking out the best bits because I know what happens day to day in their lives and its not that rosy! I really think she is deluded and I really don't know why she feels the need to send the letter to me! My husband and I have had a few really tough years ( we have no children) and getting these letters piss me off and make me feel crap. They are also accompanied by approx 50 photos all of their family in various exciting locations and experiences. In normal life she isn't like this at all but in these letters she comes across as being a 'Superior Mummy'.
I like the newsletters in Christmas cards. Even the uber-religious ones. They're a real insight into how people present themselves. Plus I like hearing how the kids are going and getting the good news.
Your friends probably write quite a reasonable summary of their year which is fine. I love hearing good news, don't get me wrong, but what I take exception to is the smug, " everything in my life is great" attitude, especially when I know for a fact much of it is totally exaggerated. I just want honesty and humility.
A family member of mine does the end of year booklet and I agree with you Laura. Most people have facebook for this sort of thing. I see it year long, I dont need to then get a recap at xmas again. Some people need to realise that no one is ever going to be as interested in their kids as they are.