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11-14-2012 at 11:18 PM
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Ok, Moms, I gotta ask...

why do you tell me your child's age in months?? after they turn 1, can't you just say "she's one"

someone just  said "27 months" -- no, she's 2!!

LOL - sorry, but this bothers me so much and yes I needed to make a post for it :)

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11-14-2012 at 11:22 PM
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I find that until they are 3 or so months can make a huge difference in development. If one child is 1 and one is 18 months they are going to be pretty far apart in what they can do and understand. It just seems more accurate until they are maybe 2 or 3. 

EDIT I have two nephews and two cousins who are all close in age but from 4-8 months apart. To have said they were all one when they had all reached a year wouldn't have seemed right to me.

I get that if you aren't speaking to the doctor it's likely you won't care to be that accurate but I do find a lot of mothers compare. That annoys me. Many times they'll ask how old one child is so they can see if their child does more or less or if their child is bigger. (which so many people think means better for some reason)
 
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15 months is far different than 22 months.  A ton happens in such a short amount of time.
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11-14-2012 at 11:24 PM
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but to the average person who doesn't have kids, they don't care about months

i think 27 months is a little much 

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11-14-2012 at 11:28 PM
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RussianMommy:

but to the average person who doesn't have kids, they don't care about months

i think 27 months is a little much 

I guess one point is, if you hate when people use months but you know most mothers will give the age in months, stop asking the age of the baby. If you don't really care about how old they really are, don't ask. Problem solved, you won't ever have to hear how many months someone is.

Even before I had kids I would have expected to hear the age in months before a certain age. I generally stopped at 2 but it doesn't bug me past that age.  

EDIT I guess I just prefer it in months.  :) 

But seriously, if it bugged me I just wouldn't ask anymore. I find it annoying when other mothers would ask my child's weight or what he can or can't do yet. I hated people always trying to compare. I just stopped giving specific answers and avoiding the questions to cut down the annoyance. 
 
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11-14-2012 at 11:29 PM
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i didnt ask.. she just told me
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11-14-2012 at 11:33 PM
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i didnt ask.. she just told me

Then she's odd or maybe just really, really into sharing?  
 
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perhaps LOL sorry, I  know it's a stupid thing to be irritated about, but I don't have any kids, so I just don't get it, that's all.
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11-14-2012 at 11:43 PM
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11-14-2012 at 11:45 PM
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smartie - i sent you a PM. go check!!
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RussianMommy:
perhaps LOL sorry, I  know it's a stupid thing to be irritated about, but I don't have any kids, so I just don't get it, that's all.

You will.

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11-14-2012 at 11:53 PM
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After 2 I round up/down. She's 2 1/2 or almost 2 1/2, almost 3, just turned 2 a few months ago. Etc. I have no idea how many months she is normally.
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RussianMommy:
perhaps LOL sorry, I  know it's a stupid thing to be irritated about, but I don't have any kids, so I just don't get it, that's all.

You will.

You will the first time someone who has a one-year-old tries to compare their 23-month-old to the abilities of your 13-month-old. It happens. They are both 1, but the differences in development are note-worthy, especially to other moms.

That said, I generally stopped using months after DD's 2nd birthday. After that, I just rounded up or down to the nearest "half." 


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I say 4.5 for DS because he insists he's almost 5.
 
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11-15-2012 at 6:12 AM
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I gave his age in months until my son turned 2, but now I just go with 2 and not 25 months.  I think I will probably do the 1/2 year thing from now on. 
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RussianMommy:

but to the average person who doesn't have kids, they don't care about months

i think 27 months is a little much 

And to a mom who understands 12 months & 20 months are 2 entirely different ages, they don't care who gets "irritated" with moms answering in months. Wink

Personally, I usually start saying 2 once they hit their 2nd birthday. But before that I do say, "13 months," or "22 months." You'll get it eventually when someone asks you how old your 18 month old is and you blurt out 18mos as opposed to 1.
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11-15-2012 at 7:35 AM
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RussianMommy:

why do you tell me your child's age in months?? after they turn 1, can't you just say "she's one"

someone just  said "27 months" -- no, she's 2!!

LOL - sorry, but this bothers me so much and yes I needed to make a post for it :)

hahaha I so understand how you feel. I don't say that at all. When My daughter turns one she is ONE! lol I never understood that either.  
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RussianMommy:

why do you tell me your child's age in months?? after they turn 1, can't you just say "she's one"

someone just  said "27 months" -- no, she's 2!!

LOL - sorry, but this bothers me so much and yes I needed to make a post for it :)

hahaha I so understand how you feel. I don't say that at all. When My daughter turns one she is ONE! lol I never understood that either.  
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11-15-2012 at 7:41 AM
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MrsCarroll.6-10-07:
After 2 I round up/down. She's 2 1/2 or almost 2 1/2, almost 3, just turned 2 a few months ago. Etc. I have no idea how many months she is normally.

This. I feel like after 2yrs, you can round up or down to the nearest half and be pretty accurate, because I kind of agree with the OP, you can say 24 months, but 27? It just sounds odd and overly specific.
 
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11-15-2012 at 8:51 AM
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Over the age of 2 I think it's weird.  Under age 2 I think it's fine.  DD turned 2 in August and I just say she's 2.  Cuz nobody wants to have to do math.
 
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11-15-2012 at 8:57 AM
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Over the age of 2 I think it's weird.  Under age 2 I think it's fine.  DD turned 2 in August and I just say she's 2.  Cuz nobody wants to have to do math.

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11-15-2012 at 8:58 AM
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Like PPs, now that she's 2 I'll just round up or down.  DD turned 2 in September, so I tell people I have a 2 year old.  Not a 26 month old.  When she was 1, it would depend who I was talking to how I noted her age.  Other moms, I'd say 19 months.  Non-moms, I'd say 1 and a half.  Obviously before she turned 1, I'd list it in months.

It doesnt really bother me if other moms state their 2-ish year old's age in months, since in my own mind that's how I figure DD's age anyway.  After age 3 is when I'd start giving the side eye. 
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11-15-2012 at 9:11 AM
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I gave the age in months until my DD turned two. After two I don't see the point in months.
 
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MrsCarroll.6-10-07:
After 2 I round up/down. She's 2 1/2 or almost 2 1/2, almost 3, just turned 2 a few months ago. Etc. I have no idea how many months she is normally.

This.  When I worked at the pediatric wing in a hospital the chart listed their age in months until they turned 2.  But I still recognize the difference between 2 and 3, just don't want to deal with the months system anymore.
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11-15-2012 at 9:53 AM
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I feel you on this one!

HOWEVER, when someone asks me how far along I am and I say "23 weeks" they look at me like WTH?! And then I have to give them the months (after I do the math LOL). I have more sympathy for moms now and their giving baby-age in months.
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11-15-2012 at 9:56 AM
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RussianMommy:

but to the average person who doesn't have kids, they don't care about months

i think 27 months is a little much 

I totally agree with you! I'm probably different though because when people ask me how pregnant I am, I always say 4 mos., 4 and a half mos., 5 mos, etc... LOL I hate it when people do that, instead of making me count out my months couldn't the woman say either 2 or 2 and a half?
 
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11-15-2012 at 11:21 AM
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RussianMommy:

but to the average person who doesn't have kids, they don't care about months

i think 27 months is a little much 

 

Well, you might think it is much, but it is the way a mother will think of her toddler, because that is how she, her husband and the doctor talk about the toddler.  Doctors need to know the age in months.  And at that age, months make more of a difference than years.  It's like talking about your pregnancy in weeks vs. months.  Some people may be more interested in how many months along you are, but you and the doctor talk in weeks.  So, generally the answer is given in weeks.

 You don't have to like it.  It doesn't affect you at all. 

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I did it till maybe 18-20 months and then I would say stuff like, "he'll be 2 in April" unless I was talking to another mom or on TB or whatever, where they are more used to hearing months. After 2 I find it sort of odd, but don't care if people do it.

But I put it in the same category as when people ask how far you are along, and people respond with weeks. Non-parents/non-pregnants don't really give ashit.
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but to the average person who doesn't have kids, they don't care about months

i think 27 months is a little much 

more than 1 ticker is a little much, too. 
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