What a question. I would bet most moms dread this very question like they would the bubonic plague.
If you say no you feel like a failure as a parent and quite often to make it worse they may retaliate with "O my little one slept through from 6 weeks". Ja right, you probably just put earplugs in and took a sleeping pill.
And if you say yes they probably won't believe you or they will brand you a bitch for bragging about it.
So I find myself wondering whether this tendency is preprogrammed into our genes or whether it's a non parent (or I was a parent so long ago I've forgotten what it's like parent) way of trying to relate. Or is it simply a automatic small talk response like talking about the weather.
If you really are curious rather ask "how are the sleepless nights going?"
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