Does my so called friend have the right to call me and my husband bad parents?

Question

All i here from my FRIENDS are comments about me being a bad mother! She dosnt have the right to call me a bad mother. I just do things different than they do. Whenever they here about my childs report card they start talking about my son and my family. They think we are unorganized, and they think we treat are kids horrible! We do have rough times with our kids but they do not have the right to calll me and my husband a bad parent.

Answer 1

Do you mean the right as an American? If so, then yes, she has the right to say whatever she wants. Do you have the right to not like it? Yep. Personally, I think it's probably none of their business, but she certainly has the right.

Answer 2

Nobody has the right to say if your a bad parent, this is your life and your going to live it differently to others, you have the right to raise your children the way you and your husband decide. You will know if your a bad parent or not, do you feed and cloth your kids? Do you give them unconditional love? Do you teach them what the differance between good and bad? Every family has good times and bad, that's just life. You shouldn't be judged because they aren't there all the time. As long as your giving your child all you can and not beating them then your doing your best your a good parent.

Been a parent is hard work, children are very testing and there will be time you feel in yourself like a bad parent but is because your kids push your buttons they know everything that will get you mad, they are very testing and its teaching themselves whats right and wrong. What they can and can't get away with. Don't stress about what others think its about you and your husband think if you think your doing all you can then they are wrong and your friends are just been nasty, put them in there place and tell them its none of their business how you raise your family, they have their own to worry about and to but out.

Answer 3

Even if you are bad parents your so-called friends have no right to say so. If they feel you and your husband are such bad parents why in the world don't they call C. A. S? Others do not have the right to say if a parent is bad or not. If you were such a bad parent wouldn't your child's school do something about it? So tell your so-called freinds to get lost!!!! Good luck

Answer 4

It's not good manners for her to tell you that. The best thing you could do would be to keep your cool, restraining your words and keep a check on the expression of your face. She may have freedom of speech in general, but your own home should be your sanctuary - a place of retreat for your purposes. If you have kept your cool, perhaps you could nicely invite them to leave, suggesting you could get together later or another day at the mall, a fast food restaurant or anything out in the public, to let tempers cool. Perhaps seek a new friend. One of the best places I went to make a friend was to a Bible study. The ladies do try to be nice to you. (Some of them, their personality rubs you the wrong way.)
Try a large church by calling them from the yellow pages. Ask what kinds of ladies groups meet (daytime or nighttime) etc.
I pray you'll be able to work through this problem.

Answer 5

As far as legally? Yes. But, who wants to be friends with a such a rude person? If she has children, throw it right back in her face. Ha, if not, ask how she would know the difficulty of being a parent.

Answer 6

Not to be rude, but if a few friends are calling you such... I would take a good long look at your parenting skils. If it is only one friend, why are you still friends with someone that puts you down?

Answer 7

well are you bad parents why does she say that what do you do?