As a mom of a 19-month-old, I can definitely relate to it. Everyday is a challenge, and we receive blame from all sides, our own parents, our in-laws, spouses, and yes, at some point from our own children. Even now that I am an adult, I still blame my own parents when I'm in a bad mood; but ever since I have become a mom, I understand that, there is no perfect parenting method, that we can only try our best and hope that one day, our little ones will understand :) A thank you to all the moms our there :)
However we decide to raise our kids, there will always be someone who doesn't agree. You get blamed for being too strict, or too soft, for giving them too much food or too little. There is literally no part of parenting that isn't scrutinized and judged. In the end we just have to focus on what we're doing and disregard the 'comments'. Thank you for your nice words.