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Anonymous wrote:cuzimawesome wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Clueless. Many here are proud to be clueless, Op have you noticed? I have had people next to me (I moved like you did) speaking loudly about so and so's cancer from start to finish, gory details seemingly enhanced. I have personal reasons for NOT paying to tolerate this. You did the right thing. Entitled ones be damned. Especially if the entitled one is a doctor who should know better.
Wait a minute! Who are you to decide what other people are allowed to talk about in public? You're the entitled one, "entitled ones be damned".
DH's friend has terminal cancer and is given a year, if that, to live, but for now, he feels okay and tries to go out, even for a short period of time. We met with him for lunch the other day, the restaurant was crowded, and yes, he was talking about his chemo, and his fatigue, and his hospitalizations, and guess what? We didn't give a crap if you overheard!
Yes. This exactly. My husband came across this thread last night and he scoffed and was blown away by the insanity of this thread. The OPs complaint was without warrant, as it was a practically empty restaurant in the afternoon.
People are allowed to talk in public. Doctor's are allowed to go to restaurants. They also are allowed to take calls. Even if it's an inconvenience to you. Sick people should be able to have a conversation about their illness in public without people judging them for doing so. Anyone who thinks otherwise has a sense of entitlement. It's very simple.
So if the restaurant had more people in it are you saying it would be ok to be disrespectful and talk on your phone while many people wanted to enjoy dinner together? Reagardless of the convo, frankly I do not care what she was talking about...I find talking on a cell phone in a restaurant (not public outside area) rude unless you are the only person there.
And that is your opinion. Somebody talking on a cell phone doesn't bother me.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Clueless. Many here are proud to be clueless, Op have you noticed? I have had people next to me (I moved like you did) speaking loudly about so and so's cancer from start to finish, gory details seemingly enhanced. I have personal reasons for NOT paying to tolerate this. You did the right thing. Entitled ones be damned. Especially if the entitled one is a doctor who should know better.
Wait a minute! Who are you to decide what other people are allowed to talk about in public? You're the entitled one, "entitled ones be damned".
DH's friend has terminal cancer and is given a year, if that, to live, but for now, he feels okay and tries to go out, even for a short period of time. We met with him for lunch the other day, the restaurant was crowded, and yes, he was talking about his chemo, and his fatigue, and his hospitalizations, and guess what? We didn't give a crap if you overheard!
Yes. This exactly. My husband came across this thread last night and he scoffed and was blown away by the insanity of this thread. The OPs complaint was without warrant, as it was a practically empty restaurant in the afternoon.
People are allowed to talk in public. Doctor's are allowed to go to restaurants. They also are allowed to take calls. Even if it's an inconvenience to you. Sick people should be able to have a conversation about their illness in public without people judging them for doing so. Anyone who thinks otherwise has a sense of entitlement. It's very simple.
Anonymous wrote:cuzimawesome wrote:Anonymous wrote:cuzimawesome wrote:Anonymous wrote:PP if you are a doctor...then I would be disgusted if you said it was OK to take medical calls at the dinner table IN PUBLIC. You are just as disgraceful to try and defend the woman. I would hate for you to be my physician!
You are incredibly dramatic. You should get into acting. Perhaps channel that energy into something that will make you happy.
Wow you must be so cool as it's apparent from your username. It's nice to know they let 13 year old idiots register on here. I will certainly take your advice bc you are really cool and smart!
I'll have you know that I'm not 13 years old. I'm 32, okay? I'll also have you know that I'm not an idiot. How dare you call me such a name. BUT, you are correct when you say I'm cool and smart. I'm glad you're gonna take my advice. A drama class would do you a lot of good.
I have seen you on other threads acting like you are the know it all of all topics. You are a bitch. Get over yourself.
You're clearly very upset.
I can't say that I had the same problem, but I can sympathize! It absolutely won't damage your baby if you wait to start solids. There are many people who wait... plus maybe her tummy just isn't ready yet. So there's no harm in waiting.
You could wait a few months or you could just put it off for a week, and then reintroduce solids again... something like baby oatmeal by beech nut (which is what I used). And just see how she reacts. If she does well with that, just give her a table spoon of that daily for a week, and then maybe mix in a little bit of banana to see how she handles that.
I know it's hard, but try not to stress. Every baby goes at their own pace, and she just may not be ready yet... or maybe she just needs to go very slowly. Best of luck to you!
You could wait a few months or you could just put it off for a week, and then reintroduce solids again... something like baby oatmeal by beech nut (which is what I used). And just see how she reacts. If she does well with that, just give her a table spoon of that daily for a week, and then maybe mix in a little bit of banana to see how she handles that.
I know it's hard, but try not to stress. Every baby goes at their own pace, and she just may not be ready yet... or maybe she just needs to go very slowly. Best of luck to you!
Anonymous wrote:cuzimawesome wrote:Anonymous wrote:PP if you are a doctor...then I would be disgusted if you said it was OK to take medical calls at the dinner table IN PUBLIC. You are just as disgraceful to try and defend the woman. I would hate for you to be my physician!
You are incredibly dramatic. You should get into acting. Perhaps channel that energy into something that will make you happy.
Wow you must be so cool as it's apparent from your username. It's nice to know they let 13 year old idiots register on here. I will certainly take your advice bc you are really cool and smart!
I'll have you know that I'm not 13 years old. I'm 32, okay? I'll also have you know that I'm not an idiot. How dare you call me such a name. BUT, you are correct when you say I'm cool and smart. I'm glad you're gonna take my advice. A drama class would do you a lot of good.
Playdates are just what you call kids getting together to play. It's just more planned nowadays... hence the name "playdate". It's understandable that parents do playdates because of busy schedules etc. But it is a bit annoying, as a so-called "relaxed" parent, that my kids can't run down the street to play with Jimmy on a whim. It has to be scheduled. Because Jimmy is at french class, or modern dance class, or drama class or one of the three sports he's signed up for. Meanwhile I just throw my kids in the backyard to play in the dirt.
And yes, my kids are signed up for classes. Just usually one class at a time... maybe two at most. I believe in a lot of downtime and creative play. Things just tend to be VERY scheduled around this area.
And the only time I stay for an entire playdate, is if it's the first one. After that I leave my kids, and return the favor to the mom at another time.
And yes, my kids are signed up for classes. Just usually one class at a time... maybe two at most. I believe in a lot of downtime and creative play. Things just tend to be VERY scheduled around this area.
And the only time I stay for an entire playdate, is if it's the first one. After that I leave my kids, and return the favor to the mom at another time.
Anonymous wrote:PP if you are a doctor...then I would be disgusted if you said it was OK to take medical calls at the dinner table IN PUBLIC. You are just as disgraceful to try and defend the woman. I would hate for you to be my physician!
You are incredibly dramatic. You should get into acting. Perhaps channel that energy into something that will make you happy.
Anonymous wrote:cuzimawesome wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I wrote the comment below. I maintain there is a danger of overheating, even in cold weather, because sun on a car makes it become a hothouse. There is also a more long-term and devious risk. That of precedence. If this woman thinks leaving her children alone in the car under such conditions is acceptable behavior now, it is highly likely she will think it is acceptable to do it in even less desirable circumstances. Such as no monitor, no line of sight (which helps you precious little in case of overheating, anyway - what a stupid woman). Or greater distance from her, or for a longer period of time. Will she leave them alone in the house, or have them to walk to school alone and cross the road at a very young age? In short, is this systematic car situation the tip of the iceberg?
If you break a common sense rule, where then do you draw the line?
That is the question. And from the facts reported by OP, I am afraid the line is far, far down the slippery slope.
Anonymous wrote:The risks are minute if it is a one-time occurrence.
They increase to an intolerable degree when done on a regular basis!!!
The MAJOR risk is overheating if the sunlight enters directly through the window. I have experienced this. Despite A/C, a child can rapidly die of heat inside a car, even within 45 minutes.
Much less probable accidents include faulty brakes, bump by another car, or break-in.
Never leave children of any age alone in a car. This is one of those rules that you do not break.
The woman is dangerously oblivious. Whether the niceties should have been observed or not by sweet offers of help before calling authority is completely missing the point. We are talking life or death - who cares about niceties??? She should be stopped by any means necessary!
Next time, OP you can offer to help. And then call police again.
I agree with all the points above, as well if there is even a pin hole leak in the exhaust pipe, the kids are at risk for CO poisoning. I highly doubt the woman leaving her babies in the car is a typical highly educated DCUM parent. The behavior sounds typical of someone without much knowledge/forethought.
That was a fucking gross statement right there.
Good grief, haven't you gotten bored and left yet? I know you will soon...just need to be patient...
I'm glad you can be patient. That's a good quality to have.
Anonymous wrote:cuzimawesome wrote:Anonymous wrote:My six month old daughter has just started pooping during naps and waking herself up, or not wanting to go back to sleep because she has poop in her diaper (completely understandable). usually one nap a day is cut short by a poop. Anyone else have this problem? She just started solids a couple weeks back; I'm wondering if her body is adjusting? She used to poop every other day but now, on solids, poops every day, sometimes twice. Trying to get her to poop before naps so she doesn't wake up tired and cranky - anyone have any suggestions on how to avoid this problem?
How on earth can you get a baby to poop at your convenience? Would you like it if you had to poop at someone else's convenience? That would suck big time.
Wow, how sad that you think that your child being cranky and tired is simply an "inconvenience" for you. Yeah, it's no fun for me to have a cranky baby, but it's worse being the cranky baby, don't you think? Sorry, I actually care whether my baby is happy for her sake and not mine. Please spend your next Saturday night doing something besides trying to make parents feel bad.
Thanks to the PP for the info about the system adjusting - if this keeps up I will see if I can push her nap time back, or feed her a little earlier or later.
This was precisely my point.
And how dare you say that I need to do something else with my Saturday night. Making parents feel bad on a Saturday night is what I do. I avoid my husband and my children just so I can make parents hopping mad. Apparently I'm really good at it.
Anonymous wrote:My six month old daughter has just started pooping during naps and waking herself up, or not wanting to go back to sleep because she has poop in her diaper (completely understandable). usually one nap a day is cut short by a poop. Anyone else have this problem? She just started solids a couple weeks back; I'm wondering if her body is adjusting? She used to poop every other day but now, on solids, poops every day, sometimes twice. Trying to get her to poop before naps so she doesn't wake up tired and cranky - anyone have any suggestions on how to avoid this problem?
How on earth can you get a baby to poop at your convenience? Would you like it if you had to poop at someone else's convenience? That would suck big time.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I wrote the comment below. I maintain there is a danger of overheating, even in cold weather, because sun on a car makes it become a hothouse. There is also a more long-term and devious risk. That of precedence. If this woman thinks leaving her children alone in the car under such conditions is acceptable behavior now, it is highly likely she will think it is acceptable to do it in even less desirable circumstances. Such as no monitor, no line of sight (which helps you precious little in case of overheating, anyway - what a stupid woman). Or greater distance from her, or for a longer period of time. Will she leave them alone in the house, or have them to walk to school alone and cross the road at a very young age? In short, is this systematic car situation the tip of the iceberg?
If you break a common sense rule, where then do you draw the line?
That is the question. And from the facts reported by OP, I am afraid the line is far, far down the slippery slope.
Anonymous wrote:The risks are minute if it is a one-time occurrence.
They increase to an intolerable degree when done on a regular basis!!!
The MAJOR risk is overheating if the sunlight enters directly through the window. I have experienced this. Despite A/C, a child can rapidly die of heat inside a car, even within 45 minutes.
Much less probable accidents include faulty brakes, bump by another car, or break-in.
Never leave children of any age alone in a car. This is one of those rules that you do not break.
The woman is dangerously oblivious. Whether the niceties should have been observed or not by sweet offers of help before calling authority is completely missing the point. We are talking life or death - who cares about niceties??? She should be stopped by any means necessary!
Next time, OP you can offer to help. And then call police again.
I agree with all the points above, as well if there is even a pin hole leak in the exhaust pipe, the kids are at risk for CO poisoning. I highly doubt the woman leaving her babies in the car is a typical highly educated DCUM parent. The behavior sounds typical of someone without much knowledge/forethought.
That was a fucking gross statement right there.
This thread is gonna be exhausting.
Yeah. This wouldn't bother me. At all.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hmmmm.. i don't know if it is trolls, but there are an unsual amount of threads just on this first page of General Parenting that have to do with concerns about girls genitals. Could just be coincidence. The posts all seem like they could be written by people with genuine concern about their kids, though.
I guess you have to ALWAYS assume that any poster you could be responding to could be getting his rocks off dicussing the issue with you. I mean, what are you going to do? This is a totally anonymous discussion forum. Anybody could be anyone and they could be posting for any reason. If it bothers you, check out parenting.com or some place like that.
I do not read them so it does not bother me. But I think the point to get across is (not assuming they are trolls bc I do not think they are) but why would parents of a daughter want to discuss this on a public site. Am I the only person that finds this to be weird that a parent would do that? Why not just call your doctor? I do not get why so many parents on here ask about medical questions when the first thing to do if it is a real issue is call the doctor. It takes longer to post on here then picking up the phone. And then who knows what responses you will get!
That's a good point. I often wonder about parents that post medical questions on here.... not that I think they're trolls. I just wonder why they don't call a doctor... or perhaps try to look it up. I can understand wanting some reassurance, but asking other people on a non-medical forum if they know if their child has a medical condition is a bit strange.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:One quick question: How many of you would be ok with this if it was your nanny who did this?
Quick question: how many of you clucking hysterics flipped your child forward facing at or before a year, thus greatly increasing your child's risk of injury and death in a car accident? Of course remembering that car accidents, unlike car jackings, are he leading cause of death in children?
And as far as I can see, no one has really answered the question if they would leave a child of any age in the car alone.
Ha ha! Clucking Hysterics. I like that.