If you hadn't had kids...

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Registered: 04-23-2004
If you hadn't had kids...
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Thu, 05-20-2004 - 10:34pm
And your dh made enough $$ to support both of you comfortably, do you think you would be working?

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Registered: 03-31-2003
Wed, 05-26-2004 - 11:18am
"Because EBM is waaaaay better for her than juice OR water. I thought you only wanted what is absolutely, positivel, undisputedly the best for her."

Possibly, but bm on demand from the actual source is waaaay better than ebm in a cup. As far as I know, neither juice nor water are available from the breast LOL. Are you saying that you didn't give your children juice or water? And yes, you're right I did only want what was "absolutely, positivel, undisputedly the best for her." That's exactly why she got bm on demand from the actual source, and juice and water in a cup. Is there any reason why I should have given her emb in a cup rather than from the actual source. I certainly can't think of any.


"Right on!!!! For the appearance of my floors, chair pads, table cloths, the kid's clothes. Yes, I had them use sippy cups for "appearance sake."

Oh, so it's all about *you* then LOL?

"FTR, my children are only allowed to use their cups (sippy or otherwise) at mealtimes & snack time."

Mine too, only at snacks and mealtimes (or when she was thirsty) but always at the table. But she used a regular rather than a sippy cup of course.

"What on earth does what type of cup your child uses have to do with WHEN and WHERE they use it?"

Beacuse I can't stand to see children carrying a sippy cup around all day. I happen to think cups belong at the table, and apparently you do to.. Why exaclly did you ask the question, when clearly you have just as much a problem with the WHEN and WHERE as I do LOL.

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Wed, 05-26-2004 - 11:19am
What do women with big Bulletin Boards have to do with college applications???? ;-)

(Sorry, I couldn't resist. I look at "bb" and think "bulletin board.")

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Wed, 05-26-2004 - 11:20am

Oh, and another thing....


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Did it ever occur to you to let her try it again?

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Bridget & Ethan (5)

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 05-26-2004 - 11:30am
But of course you only have one child.

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Registered: 03-18-2004
Wed, 05-26-2004 - 11:31am
Some women I know could hang callendars and photo albums off those things......

Mondo

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Wed, 05-26-2004 - 11:32am

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The best reason is that it is that it would mean you weren't giving her juice or water in thye sippy cup, which at 5 months of age are providing her with nothing but unnecessary &/or empty calories & sugar, that's why.

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Bridget & Ethan (5)

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Registered: 03-28-2003
Wed, 05-26-2004 - 11:44am
Oh, no, I saw it. I read it and re-read it. I watched it all unfold. And I feel like an idiot and a coward for not sticking up for OTBM at the time but wasn't quite sure how I could help, or even if I could help here in this forum. I think she wrote some stuff that was completely misunderstood and she was feeling very passionate and raw when she wrote it and I saw how others responded with attacks instead of compassion. I had a completely different perspective since I know OTBM outside of this board now and I could tell her words did not convey her meaning sufficiently, especially to people who don't know her and her background. I also knew that those who had previous gripes with her would jump on the opportunity to use her words against her (it's a debate, we're competitive, that's what you do to your opponent, yada yada yada). She took it all very seriously and was distraught by the whole ordeal. It sucked all of the enjoyment out of this board for her, which is a shame since for a long time, she was a big highlight of this board, IMO.

Maybe what you saw transpire here on this board gave you an unfavorable opinion of OTBM and I respect your right to have that unfavorable opinion (although I certainly wish you didn't have it), but I would just like you to know that OTBM has a big heart and I think it is in the right place and I absolutely don't think she is a bigot at all. She has the nerve to warmly correspond with me, a church-going wafer-chomping Jesus-believing Catholic.

Now that I have made my loyalties known, you are free to detach yourself from being my minion! Please don't get whiplash.

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Registered: 09-04-1997
Wed, 05-26-2004 - 11:44am
it's not really that great a book -- it's biased, sensationalist and not fully rooted in the sources.
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Registered: 09-04-1997
Wed, 05-26-2004 - 11:51am
That was a beautiful, beautiful post! Are you accepting minion applications?
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 05-26-2004 - 11:54am
This is a new low in the Mommy Olympics.

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