Before I begin, I must credit the frustration of my good friend Tiara for bringing this wrongdoing to my attention. The Pet Peeves are quite popular, and I usually get request to write on individual Pet Peeves. However, the request must be something that annoys me as well. So I must give a special thanks to Tiara for giving us Pet Peeve #48.
Tiara told me that she came across a father who said his child was 25 months. STOP IT!! He needs to have his man card revoked! I need pediatricians to please tell all parents to stop using months to describe their child’s age if they are over the age of 13 months. To be honest, you should stop once they are one. Really though? What is the point? Is your child 72 months or 6? No one should have to start doing math in their head to determine a child’s age. Sad thing is that parents teach their children years to explain their age while parents are still using months. Can we say confusion? When a parent tells me their child is any age between 14 months and over, I question the parental ability to raise that child. Not only do I doubt, but I also lose interest, and I begin to think, “STOP IT! UGH”!
