Childcare worker shares six things she used to judge parents on before becoming a mother

THEY say never judge someone until you’ve stepped foot in their shoes – and that’s something one daycare worker has discovered all too well.

Leana, a paediatrician, has revealed the six things she used to judge parents on before becoming a mother herself.

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“I’m a mother of two now, but for work I’m a pediatrician, so I thought it would be funny to tell you what I used to judge parents on before I became a mother,” she explains. in a clip shared on TikTok (@lelet).

“Little disclaimer – please don’t get annoyed with me because I was obviously very naive as a parent, but now I understand… moms, dads… I get it!”

She begins by revealing that she always wondered why parents would send their child to daycare if they weren’t at work.

‘I get it now. You need a break!’ she says.

Next, Leana shares another incident where she judged mothers and fathers.

“Why do you send your child in when they have a cold, like a little pinch,” she asked earlier.

After realizing the reality of having children of her own, she answers her own question, noting: “Because they always sniffle a little and if we kept them away every time they had a little cold, they would never being the nursery.”

The mother of two also says she never understood when moms and dads told their little ones, “Come on, get in the car quickly, I have chocolate in the car.”

She admits that she used to think to herself, “Why are you bribing your child with chocolate, that’s not healthy!”

However, she admits that she now fully understands and does the same.

She shares another judgment from the past, recalling how a mother once told her, “Ah, here’s little Jackie…she hasn’t had breakfast yet…”

Earlier, Leana confesses that she thought, “It’s 8 in the morning, why haven’t you given your child breakfast yet?”

But now she notes, “I get it! I mean, sometimes Fred will have breakfast here and then he goes to preschool, but sometimes he doesn’t and that’s just because the morning has been chaotic.”

Leana admits she was also stunned when a parent told her she had forgotten her son’s shoes.

“How did you forget your child’s shoes – would you forget your own shoes?” she says she would have thought that before.

But since becoming a mother, she admits, “Well, I did! I forgot Fred’s shoes once because he didn’t put them on and I just forgot to put them in the bag…yeah, bad mother!”

And last but not least, she explains how she always judged parents who only came to pick up their child between 5 and 6 o’clock.

Realizing the reality, Leana says: “She’s probably just having a little break, a cup of tea before the evening closes – and enjoying the last five minutes.”

The daycare worker captioned the post: “Honestly, until you get older you have absolutely NO idea ahahaha – taking your kids on your day off???? I’m all for it!”

It didn’t take long for the post to go viral, racking up thousands of views and several comments from parents and other daycare staff, all of whom were amused by the reality of Leana’s confessions.

“Sending kids to daycare when you’re free is peak living,” wrote one.

Leana replied: “I’m on maternity leave and my 3 year old is still going to preschool 3 days a week, it’s bliss!”

A second wrote: “I send them to nursery when parents aren’t working, they need their rest, but if they still send them in KNOW they’re unwell and off work… straight up no.”

Leanea replied: “Oh yeah, of course there are just things that are an absolute ‘wtf are you doing.'”

A third commented: “LOL relatable!!! I’m a daycare worker with a 9 foot child (back to work next week). I’m like, OK, I get it now!”

Meanwhile, a fourth commented: “I’m paying for him to be fed at daycare so we’re definitely waiting for him to get there.”

Another said: “This!!! So true! I didn’t understand it until I was a mother.”