Confessions

[Anonymous]

I confess that I let my infant sleep on her tummy a lot of the time. They just sleep so much better that way, and she's in the bed w/me anyway when I let her do it. Honestly the SIDS risk for normal, healthy babies is very low. I try to focus on more serious dangers, like getting hit by a car while I'm strolling her or getting into a car accident. Anyway, that's my confession.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I confess that I let my infant sleep on her tummy a lot of the time. They just sleep so much better that way, and she's in the bed w/me anyway when I let her do it. Honestly the SIDS risk for normal, healthy babies is very low. I try to focus on more serious dangers, like getting hit by a car while I'm strolling her or getting into a car accident. Anyway, that's my confession.

Our doc said it's ok for them to sleep on their tummies if you're watching them. Sounds like that's what you're doing, so I wouldn't sweat it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's me, the mommy bath taker. What I meant was that DS won't get into the bath tub unless "Mama helps" or "Dada helps", i.e., gets in with him. We don't have to stay in for long - just a couple minutes - but we do have to get in with him these days. And, of course, we're ALWAYS in the bathroom with him when he's in the bath.

So yes, I got into the bath with him, grabbed the bowl of food from dinner (thank goodness it was a chicken nugget and other finger type foods night) and fed it to him while he played with his bath toys.

It worked a heck of a lot better than getting angry, you know?

PS. Thanks for the compliment, 20:38 poster. A teenager, huh? Ha. I turn 35 in 2 weeks.

How hilarious about sitting in the water with your child!! I have to say I'm going to borrow a page from your book though on letting DS eat his dinner in his bathtub. He just MIGHT eat under those circumstances, and if it eliminates the nightly battle we have, it's all good with me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I confess that tonight I had no patience for my toddler, and so when he didn't want to eat his dinner (all done, he declared after about 3 bites), I packed it up into a bowl, brought it upstairs, turned on the bath, sat in the bath with him (he won't take a bath without mommy or daddy in there with him these days) and fed him his dinner while we sat in the bath (good thing it was all finger food type stuff, tonight was chicken nugget night, ha ha). How gross is that?!

That's way better than what I've been known to do occasionally when my DD won't eat her dinner -- feed it to her in front of the TV.

[Anonymous]

oh - my 2.5 year old often asks for tv during dinner and as mealtimes are quite the battle we give in.... although, one night we said -- eat two pieces of cantelope and then we will turn on Bob the Builder... the little devil looks as his plate and says -- how 'bout one piece chicken, one piece cheese and Bob the Builder? ugh... see what happens when you try and negotiate with a 2.5 year old?!? we laughed so hard - he figure out the system, had to give it to him!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:oh - my 2.5 year old often asks for tv during dinner and as mealtimes are quite the battle we give in.... although, one night we said -- eat two pieces of cantelope and then we will turn on Bob the Builder... the little devil looks as his plate and says -- how 'bout one piece chicken, one piece cheese and Bob the Builder? ugh... see what happens when you try and negotiate with a 2.5 year old?!? we laughed so hard - he figure out the system, had to give it to him!

My DD is 4 and a MASTER at negotiating with me. When she looks up at me with her big brown eyes and so politely negotiates a way to leave the table early or getting another snack and gives me reason WHY I should give it to her, I usually always cave. Unless she is wanting to eat all junk food of course. I am pregnant with #2 and my boyfriend's first child. I cannot wait until our daughter does the same to him. He always fusses at me for caving but I just can't help it. He will see soon, when it's your own it's totaly different!

[Anonymous]

And I confess, I am appalled at the behavior that some of the parents allow for their children. It doesn't bode well for the future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And I confess, I am appalled at the behavior that some of the parents allow for their children. It doesn't bode well for the future.

Bit vague. Would be more interesting if you specified what appalls you...

[Anonymous]

I confess that I take the name of the Lord in vain about 317 times a day while traveling on 495. How many Hail Mary's do I have to say for that? Can I say them while making dinner, sorting the laundry and diffusing tantrums? How does God feel about multitasking? WWJD? And even more important, WWOD? ( the O stands for Oprah)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's me, the mommy bath taker. What I meant was that DS won't get into the bath tub unless "Mama helps" or "Dada helps", i.e., gets in with him. We don't have to stay in for long - just a couple minutes - but we do have to get in with him these days. And, of course, we're ALWAYS in the bathroom with him when he's in the bath.

So yes, I got into the bath with him, grabbed the bowl of food from dinner (thank goodness it was a chicken nugget and other finger type foods night) and fed it to him while he played with his bath toys.

It worked a heck of a lot better than getting angry, you know?

PS. Thanks for the compliment, 20:38 poster. A teenager, huh? Ha. I turn 35 in 2 weeks.

You rock.

[Anonymous]

20:38 here-why is talking about being a loving and resourceful mommy a confession? I just meant that anyone willing to jump into the tub with their little one just to get him or her to eat should consider anyone's opinions here just about the last thing they need to worry about-kudos to you x1000. Frankly, I wish you were my mommy-tee hee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I confess that I take the name of the Lord in vain about 317 times a day while traveling on 495. How many Hail Mary's do I have to say for that? Can I say them while making dinner, sorting the laundry and diffusing tantrums? How does God feel about multitasking? WWJD? And even more important, WWOD? ( the O stands for Oprah)?

God doesn't care. (S)he has bigger fish to fry...global poverty, murder, war, famine, etc. Once god takes care of those, (s)he'll get around to punishing you for getting a little angry in traffic. Don't sweat it. Keep cursing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I confess that I take the name of the Lord in vain about 317 times a day while traveling on 495. How many Hail Mary's do I have to say for that? Can I say them while making dinner, sorting the laundry and diffusing tantrums? How does God feel about multitasking? WWJD? And even more important, WWOD? ( the O stands for Oprah)?

I confess that my toddler says "GOD" in a low exasperated grumble just about all day; no clue where he learned that....

[Anonymous]

Leave the kid alone, God...

[Anonymous]

By the way (PP here), my toddler already said "shit" (after I locked my keys in my car - don't ask - and said the work repetitively with her in my arms) and spent a weekend saying "shut up" after she heard me saying that to her dad 3 times in a row.