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: 12-29-1999
Thu, 05-27-2004 - 10:23pm
And pacifiers? What are your thoughts on those? MIL is aghast that DS still sleeps w/a paci...I think he'll eventually get rid of it and given the fact that my teeth and my sisters were a mess, he's gonna need braces anyway...but his SLP is all over my a** anyway. (Yeah, b/c he does so much of his talking in his sleep--SIGH.)

Thoughts?

C

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Registered: 12-29-1999
Thu, 05-27-2004 - 10:28pm
Yup--it's all Big Bad Bushie's fault. Now HE'S ANTI-SEMETIC on top of everything else? If that doesn't beat all...

ROTFLMAO--The nuthouse just called, they want you to come home.

C

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Registered: 03-27-2000
Thu, 05-27-2004 - 10:32pm

How old is your son?

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Registered: 03-27-2000
Thu, 05-27-2004 - 10:45pm

My dd used a binky, but only when she was sleeping, until she was 2.5.

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Registered: 03-23-2003
Thu, 05-27-2004 - 11:10pm

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Yes. That's called "introducing juice". Which is not recommended before 6 months minimum, 9 months preferred, and not introduced at all desirable.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 05-28-2004 - 3:47am
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Well, duh. As the discussion YOU started asked--specifically-- about Christians and their beliefs, suggesting it's not clear I'm speaking of the "Christian God" lacks credibility.

I've never said you had to be Christian to believe in God. YOU ASKED about Christians and what they believe. All I've done is answer. it's hardly warranted to begin huffing and puffing simply because my answers were too specifically Christian.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 05-28-2004 - 6:56am
I'm not a food nazi but when the doctor gave me the speil about the evils of juice it was well...duh. Not only is it bad for their teeth it can be bad for their weight. There are ALOT of calories in juice. But on the teeth...milk is bad for them too. Everything is bad for them, actually. The true danger with babies and teeth isn't what they're drinking, but how and when they're drinking it. Babies who fall asleep with bottles or boobs are the ones who are at real risk for tooth decay - regardless of what is in the bottle or boob.
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Registered: 01-29-2004
Fri, 05-28-2004 - 7:27am
OK, I'll keep an open mind. (Please cut and paste this for future reference.)
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Fri, 05-28-2004 - 7:31am
No need to cut and paste anything. Go see the Archives -- it's all there to see.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 05-28-2004 - 8:15am
What happens when you have unlimited time for your kids, but your kids don't have unlimited time for you? Although I wouldn't characterize my time as unlimited, that's the story of my life these days. My oldest is a teen, so she is here there and everywhere. I am home way more than she is. Even my youngest spends a lot of time with friends, at activities, etc. Heck, I just signed him up for a Karate class. One of the rules is that the parents cannot be present while the lesson is going on. Some days, I feel like a chauffer. I guess my point is that depending on the ages of your children, unlimited time for them doesn't mean all that much if they are off doing other things anyway. I haven't bf or pushed a stroller in years. Motherhood transcends the baby stages. Maybe it's just the demographics of this board. I have a hard time relating to the "you must be present for your babies 24/7". Maybe it's just that it's not my reality. The stage where they are off doing their own thing lasts so much longer than the one where they need your unlimited time. I guess I have a problem with parents who are so wrapped up in their children that they have no other life, because kids grow up. I was watching Dr Phil (I know, he's kind of a PITA) a few weeks ago and he had a woman on who has cried almost non stop for 4 years when her dd went to college. She calls her dd 50 times a day at school, driving her dd crazy. The bottom line was that her dd was the entirety of her existance. I wouldn't want to end up like that. I'm not saying WOH is the answer, but it always sets my teeth on edge when I see parents who have no time or interest in anything beyond their kids.

Susan

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