What SHOULD go into the decision (m)

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What SHOULD go into the decision (m)
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Tue, 01-01-2008 - 6:33pm

OK, I don't think anyone really denies that it is ultimately every mom's decision.

Cathie

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Wed, 01-09-2008 - 3:14pm

"Clothes are not Extra - they are a necessity they are already in the monthly income wether i work or not. (my income is extra not DH's) lol"


Okay.

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Wed, 01-09-2008 - 3:18pm

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What in the world is an ad hominem??


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Wed, 01-09-2008 - 3:19pm

"Clothes are not Extra - they are a necessity they are already in the monthly income wether i work or not. (my income is extra not DH's) lol"


Gotcha.


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Wed, 01-09-2008 - 3:31pm
ITA that they are different...I was just pointing out that a lot of women probably don't get help for their PPD because even seeming stressed out or overwhelmed is *taboo* in our culture it seems! I think it is normal for every new mom to feel overwhelmed at some point, and supportive people around her can help out. However, I just wonder how many moms who start out feeling just overwhelmed, but then lack proper help, support, and information from other moms about how normal it is to feel that way, become depressed about their situation, KWIM?

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Wed, 01-09-2008 - 3:33pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem


An ad hominem argument, also known as argumentum ad hominem (Latin: "argument to the man", "argument against the man") consists of replying to an argument or factual claim by attacking or appealing to a characteristic or belief of the person making the argument or claim, rather than by addressing the substance of the argument or producing evidence against the claim. The process of proving or disproving the claim is thereby subverted, and the argumentum ad hominem works to change the subject.


It is most commonly used to refer specifically to the ad hominem abusive, or argumentum ad personam, which consists of criticizing or personally attacking an argument's proponent in an attempt to discredit that argument.


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I saw a lot of ad hominem argumentation during the NH debates. ;-)

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Wed, 01-09-2008 - 3:46pm

"What in the world is an ad hominem??"


Basically a personal attack (like calling someone ignorant or militant) to try to make them lose credibility in debate.

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Wed, 01-09-2008 - 3:47pm

""As to a previous post where you can afford to FF whether you SAH or work, why not BF so you have even more extra money? I liked knowing that no matter what, my dd would never go hungry because my body would be able to provide for her. I also liked knowing I had an extra X amount of money each month NOT going to formula to play with.""

I can see that point. But i was saying that for us FF was affordable no matter 1 income or 2 - so it was not an issue. I feel some people forget to add F cost to the equasion which can lead to financial distrees (is that good wording?) when it is not considered. However we did factor it.
BFing would save more $$ from our 1 FT income, but it does not pose a financial issue for us.

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Wed, 01-09-2008 - 3:51pm

"And also, for the record, I never said that formula was closer to BM than it was to evaporated milk.

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Wed, 01-09-2008 - 3:54pm
Toni, I think we should start a *Methods of Research* board. It can be an informational board, where people can learn how proper, scientific research is conducted. We can talk about such crazy things as control groups and independent and dependent variables. We can talk about the importance of *alpha* and *beta* and how to determine between statistically significant differences and insignificant differences. Maybe we could even do high-lights on correlation vs. causation, linear regression models, and dichotomous variables. We could have an entire section devoted to the mystery of how researchers control for outside variables. It will be just glorious.

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Wed, 01-09-2008 - 3:54pm

"BFing would save more $$ from our 1 FT income, but it does not pose a financial issue for us."

Except that it would have put your family into a financial rut that you wanted to avoid.

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