To all you mothers out there...

When I ask how old your toddler is, I don't need to hear "oh, he is 27 months." He's two will do just fine. He's not aged cheese. And I didn't care in the first place. - Thanks for letting me rant.
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  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    If you don't care, don't ask. :huh:
  • diodelcibo
    diodelcibo Posts: 2,564 Member
    Lol just posting to see where this thread goes.
  • jackpotclown
    jackpotclown Posts: 3,275 Member
    Well I'm 442 months as of yesterday and I take high offense to that remark \m/
  • oregonzoo
    oregonzoo Posts: 4,251 Member
    Usually this is only done before they turn a year old. Either way who gives a flying flip.
  • keri3
    keri3 Posts: 60 Member
    Hm...I think I will start referring to my sons age in months just to tick people like you off...sounds fun.
  • _crafty_
    _crafty_ Posts: 1,682 Member
    don't group me in this all.... I never once did that cause it annoys the piss out of me too! and I can totally see my boys thinking this if I had talked like that

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    18 months would be a year and a half.
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  • sbbhbm
    sbbhbm Posts: 1,312 Member
    Do people actually do that? :huh:
    I don't think I could come up with the math that fast...
  • Krys_140
    Krys_140 Posts: 648 Member
    If you don't care, don't ask. :huh:
    Yeah.
  • Muddy_Yogi
    Muddy_Yogi Posts: 1,459 Member
    After my boys turned a year....I got super excited because I could stick with the same freakin number for an entire year!!!!!!!!!
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    When I ask how old your toddler is, I don't need to hear "oh, he is 27 months." He's two will do just fine. He's not aged cheese. And I didn't care in the first place. - Thanks for letting me rant.

    Don't care? Don't ask?
  • Sh1tsRainbows
    Sh1tsRainbows Posts: 1,227 Member
    yay a newbie rant!!!

    my 19 months old seems more intelligent :flowerforyou:
  • kennethmgreen
    kennethmgreen Posts: 1,759 Member
    When I ask how old your toddler is, I don't need to hear "oh, he is 27 months." He's two will do just fine. He's not aged cheese. And I didn't care in the first place. - Thanks for letting me rant.
    I hear you. I hate when people don't automatically know what my personal preferences and communication style are before I speak to them. Don't they know how important I am? Geesh!
  • _DaniD_
    _DaniD_ Posts: 2,186 Member
    Why would you ask then? DERP
  • TylerJ76
    TylerJ76 Posts: 4,375 Member
    YOU'RE SO COOL!
  • AJ_Pete
    AJ_Pete Posts: 863 Member
    I don't even know how many months my son is.

    He's "2 and 1/2" until he turns 3 in July.
  • mattagascar
    mattagascar Posts: 708 Member
    If you don't care, don't ask. :huh:

    Would spank
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    If you don't care, don't ask. :huh:

    Would spank

    ONS. EVERY NIGHT.
  • perfectingpatti
    perfectingpatti Posts: 1,037 Member
    I'm sure it can be confusing for some to hear 24 months and then have to convert to years in their minds. I can see how that much work would hurt your brain.
  • __RANDY__
    __RANDY__ Posts: 1,036 Member
    When I ask how old your toddler is, I don't need to hear "oh, he is 27 months."

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  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
    mmmmmk?
  • TylerJ76
    TylerJ76 Posts: 4,375 Member
    mmmmmk?

    Would Bang.
  • Brianna716
    Brianna716 Posts: 303 Member
    There's a huge difference between 24 months and 35 months. Both are 2 years old, but a 24 and 35 month old have huge differences between them. It can be easy for people dealing with children to continue using months just to deal with these differences. We don't purposely (for the most part) carry it into casual conversation. It's just natural.
  • cubizzle
    cubizzle Posts: 900 Member
    most parents, not just mothers, I know go months until age 2 because of developmental milestones. a 16 month old can/should do different things than a 20 month old. It's science. Also, I think clothing sizes make a difference as well, 12/18/24/months...etc. I can't believe I actually answered this thread in a serious manner.
  • TylerJ76
    TylerJ76 Posts: 4,375 Member
    There's a huge difference between 24 months and 35 months. Both are 2 years old, but a 24 and 35 month old have huge differences between them.

    Yes, 11 months.
  • chels0722
    chels0722 Posts: 465 Member
    Don't ask. Less math for us.

    You don't even have to make up a comment about how cute they are. We already know.
  • BeingAwesome247
    BeingAwesome247 Posts: 1,171 Member
    There's a huge difference between 24 months and 35 months. Both are 2 years old, but a 24 and 35 month old have huge differences between them. It can be easy for people dealing with children to continue using months just to deal with these differences. We don't purposely (for the most part) carry it into casual conversation. It's just natural.

    This pretty much....it's a force of habit sometimes especially with all the doctor's check-ups they have when they're so little

    I didn't really do that after my daughter turned 2y.o. but I know I did periodically prior

    And why even ask? haha
  • 5ftnFun
    5ftnFun Posts: 948 Member
    most parents, not just mothers, I know go months until age 2 because of developmental milestones. a 16 month old can/should do different things than a 20 month old. It's science. Also, I think clothing sizes make a difference as well, 12/18/24/months...etc. I can't believe I actually answered this thread in a serious manner.

    You are right. It has to do with milestones. OP, I had no idea that this was a serious irritant in our society. :laugh:
  • Brianna716
    Brianna716 Posts: 303 Member
    There's a huge difference between 24 months and 35 months. Both are 2 years old, but a 24 and 35 month old have huge differences between them.

    Yes, 11 months.

    I meant developmentally.