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    8 Pieces of Parenting Advice that No One Wants to Hear

    I recently wrote about the 10 pieces of parenting advice I'm tired of hearing, and it turns out, I am not alone. Based on the emails I've gotten since then, it seems that the unsolicited, even rude, parenting advice isn't just coming my way, but that it might be a bit of an epidemic. So I decided that since I'm not alone in this misery that it might be interesting to see what advice other parents were tired of hearing. I asked other writers what their least favorite piece of parenting advice was, and what follows is perhaps a cautionary tale for those of you who like to dish out the unsolicited advice. - By Katie

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    1. "Nap when they nap."
    2. "Let them cry it out."
    3. "Use cloth diapers."
    4. "Quit your job."
    5. "Your baby needs a haircut."
    6. "Rub some whiskey on the baby's gums."
    7. "Sleep while you can."
    8. "Lock your child up until they can behave."

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      "Hel-lo, reality! There was no laundry fairy to clean all the onesies or a cooking genie to get dinner on the table! That said, I was all for otherwise making life easier. I gladly accepted help from relatives, split night-time shifts with my husband and either delayed or ditched niceties like thank-you cards for gifts."
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      "Nap when they nap."
      "Hel-lo, reality! There was no laundry fairy to clean all the onesies or a cooking genie to get dinner on the table! That said, I was all for otherwise making life easier. I gladly accepted help from relatives, split night-time shifts with my husband and either delayed or ditched niceties like thank-you cards for gifts."
      - Ellen Seidman, Love That Max
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