If someone is passionate about something...

...why could that cause someone else to feel guilty? I don't understand this. I saw this happening on a blog I was reading this morning, and I know that it happens often. If I like soccer and you like football, would my passion for soccer make you feel guilty for liking football? No, that's absurd. We may not agree, but you wouldn't feel guilty.

So why does the guilt thing happen with parenting style. I am passionate about natural birth, natural duration nursing, co-sleeping, being educated about vaccinations, healthy/natural eating, etc. I am confident in those choices because I pray about them, I follow the leading of the Holy Spirit and I trust my instincts. I don't feel guilty when someone parents differently than me.

When you are making parenting choices, you should be educated and know why you choose what you do. Don't just do what everyone else does just because that's what everyone else does. Be confident in your decisions and no one can make you feel guilty. I think the feeling guilty part comes when you lack confidence, and you doubt your choices. Just a guess...