As a mum or dad it can feel like your every decision is being judged.
Whether itās choosing to breastfeed or bottle feed, being a stay-at-home parent instead of returning to work after parental leave or the expectation to get āback into shapeā post-baby, weāve heard it all.
But more and more of you are speaking out in defence of your parenting choices, to prove there is no one āperfectā way to do things.
Here are nine parents who have made a stand in 2016.
Breastfeeding
Siobhan Rennie, from Australia, struggled to breastfeed her daughter due to latching problems and suffering from postnatal depression.
Rennie initially felt guilty about having to bottle feed her daughter, but then took a stand and told the āmum guilt to F offā.
She reached out to other mums in the same situation viaInstagram in November 2016.
āYou have to do whatās right for you and your whole family,ā she wrote.
āWhether that be breastfeeding until theyāre toddlers or never being able to even start. Tell mum guilt to just F off.ā
Co-Parenting
A mum was determined to let other co-parents know that blended families donāt always have to be in conflict.
Rosie Dutton, from Tamworth, Staffordshire, said her daughter had painted a family portrait, in which her dad had a sad face. She realised it wasnāt too late to try and get along with her ex.
āWell, it was possible and it is possible and itās never too late to make peace,ā she wrote on Facebook in November 2016.
āThis doesnāt mean we have to forget the things people do that have hurt us, but we can forgive them. We make that choice and we can choose kindness.
āOver the last two years we have slowly rebuilt our relationship and as parents (and friends) we are stronger than ever for our daughter.ā
Post-Baby Bodies
A mum hit back at a woman who told her wearing a bikini post-baby wasnāt āappropriateā by proudly sharing a selfie on Facebook in August 2016.
Lexi Sinclair, a waitress from Missouri, US, was at the swimming pool with her four-month-old son Christian when a woman in her 50s struck up a conversation with her.
The woman told Sinclair that āmen at the pool would feel more comfortableā if she was in a swimsuit.
She responded with the selfie above.
Travelling
Who is standing in the way of you taking your kids travelling for a year? No one, according to mum blogger Courtney Adamo.
Adamo and her partner Michael, took Easton, 11, Quin, nine, Ivy, seven, and Marlow, three, on a year-long gap year.
āMichael and I have always had relaxed views on formal education,ā she told HuffPost UK in July 2016.
āRather than focusing on academic standards, grades or test results, weāve been more interested in encouraging our children to play and be creative.ā
Stay-At-Home Parenting
At a wedding, a manās wife was ābelittledā for being a stay-at-home mum and the dad was not having it.
Brad Kearns, from New South Wales in Australia, took to Facebook to remind people how hard being a stay-at-home parent can be.
āI donāt know how this has become a generalisation but it fucking stinks,ā he wrote in September 2016.
āI am really fucking proud of her and everything sheās achieved, which was more accolades and awards for service than this bloke ever will.
āYet he somehow managed to judge before he asked. I love that she wants to take this time to raise our beautiful children. She will never get this time again.ā
Gender Stereotypes
A mum took a stand when her six-year-old son was teased for wearing nail varnish to school.
Devon Berryann, from Pennsylvania, USA, said she wanted to let her son do and be who he wanted to be.
āHe likes to wear girlsā clothes and tutus,ā she wrote on Facebook in June 2016.
āHe tells me about the boys he likes at school. He says he will marry them and adopt babies. Maybe he will outgrow it. Maybe not.
āI love and accept him for who he is, I always thought that doing that would protect him from the pain of hurtful words and bullies, and I didnāt worry.ā
Single Parenting
Aly Brothers, from the US, said people should stop belittling single parenthood after a particularly tough day with her kids.
āThis is motherhood,ā Brothers wrote. āNo fancy filters, no good lighting, no new lipstick.
āMotherhood is hard. Single-motherhood is hard. These tears started as the cashier of Giant Eagle handed me my receipt and continued for the entire drive home.
āPlease donāt glare with judgement. And to all mums out there having a day like mine... I see you, I know you, I love you.
āYou are strong and you are doing just fine.ā
Pregnancy Discrimination
Women proved what they could achieve while seven months pregnant after a mum-to-be had an invitation to give a speech retracted because of her ālate stageā of pregnancy.
British scientist Dr Samantha Decombel, who was preparing to speak at a conference in at the European Commission, posted an email she received on Instagram which retracted her invite.
The photo prompted other pregnant women to disprove stereotypes about pregnant woman by showing what they can do at seven months pregnant.
Caesareans
WARNING: Some readers may find the photo below graphic.
A mum posted a raw photo of her caesarean scar to prove she still āgave birthā to her baby, even though she didnāt have a vaginal birth.
Jodie Shaw, from the US, was determined to change peopleās views and let them know her scar saved her life.
āCan we please just stop,ā she wrote on Facebook.
āIāve decided to post this picture to see if it may make people understand that despite what our birth plans might say, sometimes we donāt get a choice.
āI didnāt get a choice.ā
