Well, by now he’s over 18, so presumably he’s over it.
That is a heck of a flamewar.
I had to comment to one of those women’s comments that “legal/illegal immigrants” have “taken over her country.”
I wanted to say something much meaner than I did. I cannot stand that attitude. What are we but a nation of immigrants? And my husband’s one to boot.
Please tell me that most of those people in that thread are just trolls trying to get a rise out of new mothers. Because as messed up as that would be, it would be preferable to people (with children) actually having the views expressed there.
I loved this comment: “It’s from a formula company, so it might have more credibility for you”…
Gaaaah, snarky enough for you??? Especially in light of your recent breastfeeding woes. I had to stop visiting the various parenting boards I was on (won’t name names, since I suspect a few of my fellow Dopers as being active participants on them). The holier-than-thou guilt tripping was just too much, I have better things to do, ya know? Like lurk all over the Dope all day 
Bwaahahahahaha.
I don’t know why but this is cracking me up?
inkleberry, has anyone called anyone else a Nazi?
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Holy crap. I saw that the other day and realized just how insane parents can be. When I moused over the title of this entry I knew exactly which flamewar you were talking about.
For the record, I let my daughter teeth on frozen waffle sticks and she managed to not die.
Also, if you go to your info page, then click the manage link at the top and then the “info” link you’ll go to a screen where you can change your user info. Near the bottom there’s an option that says “Get message board replies.” If you uncheck it, you’ll quit getting everything from that thread emailed to you, but you also won’t get any replies to your other entries/comments.QUOTE]
Oooh. Thanks for the LJ tip.*
Your daughter didn’t die from food!? Impossible! :rolleyes:
I was thinking the other night- kids are prolly being breastfed exclusively longer than any other time in history. I have a book on Pilgrims which states the kids were often teethed using bones. I’m sure some scraps made it their mouths as well, especially when they were teething or begging. The sooner the kid eats, the sooner one can get back to doing all the other stuff that required significant effort before modern appliances.
But now I must pee.
*If this came out sarcastic, it’s cause I am typing fast before I go pee. I seriously am glad for the tip.
Holy crap, that was you?
I happened across that through the-drama-site-that-I-won’t-name-here, and couldn’t help but laugh over that mess. I’m in some of the pregnancy communities over there (29 weeks today), and have locked horns with some of those names before.
It never fails to surprise me at how many mothers out there feel that it their duty to instruct other women on how to raise children their way. There’s no one right way to raise a child, although there’s a few that’s obviously wrong. It’s as if women want to make others feel as guilty as possible for the choices they make.
You know, once you start supplementing with formula, can heroin be far behind?
At least, that’s what those people seem to think.
I don’t get this allergin hysteria. I started reading that thread, and I expected people to be against the dreaded WAFFLE because the baby might choke, or couldn’t digest it if she swallowed some. Noooo, they’re afraid the baby will get a wheat allergy!
I know those allergies are awful. I’ve known people who have to live with that on a daily basis. But if traditional baby-raising techniques that would expose young infants to grains or whatnot really pose that much of an allergin threat, why don’t we see more of them in prior generations? I haven’t researched the issue, I wasn’t aware it was one, but it’s counterintuitive. If this is really medical progress, shouldn’t it cause a decrease in the incidence of the disease? That lady who keeps posting about her grandma and the dreaded crackers… “I will never know if I would’ve had the allergy if my grandma hadn’t fed me crackers!” That could apply to just about everything a parent does with a child while growing up.
When I was teething, my mom occasionally gave me pork chop bones to gnaw. She says I loved 'em.
Okay now I definitely cannot resist the idea of naming my kid Ruda Duda.
It has a beautiful ring to it. Ruda Duda. Ruda Duda. Ruda Duda. I’m obsessed.
Oh, crap! Sorry, mods. I didn’t notice the date on this one.
Err, I clicked your link and got this at number one: http://www.nanowrimo.org/userinfo.php?uid=71251
I didn’t see anything that looked like a flamewar.
That’s okay. Someone will be along shortly to grab your firstborn. 