How often do we see little girls dressed like this though? Not often. At least for me. I think most parents are sensible... or perhaps it's just the parents I know.

I would remove my child from the restaurant. Plain and simple.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The teacher should have come in and taken control of the class. She should have hit both kids and their moms on the head with the tambourine.

Where can I sign up to become a teacher?

Ha! That would be awesome.

Oh, and my little guy gets plenty of tummy time. He sleeps on his tummy.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't do tummy time with either of my kids. We used an exersaucer to get them off their heads/backs.

I thought Exersaucers weren't recommended for babies under 4 months?

They aren't! Crazy to use them before 6 months.

I've never heard it was crazy to use them before 6 months. My DS had great back and neck control and loved the exersaucer from about 4 months on. He turned out just fine.

Haha! I hear ya PP. Another over anxious parent is freaking out. Babies develop at different rates. My son was sitting up by himself at four months... so he started using the exersaucer around that time. It's not like I'm putting my newborn in there all slumped over with his head all lolling around. Peeps need to mellow a bit.

Anonymous wrote:Don't get me wrong PP. It's not everybody. When we need the elevator during the day I ride mostly with maintenance folks and cleaning crew. They're so pleasant and helpful; the late night pizza guys too! The only rude people ride early morning and early evening. They're much more fun when they ride drunk on the weekends

I hear ya about the drunk people. When I was dating my husband, he lived in Adams Morgan. There were always drunk people in the elevator. And sometimes there would be puke. I'm so glad I didn't have to deal with a stroller then. That would've been awful!

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone see Mrs. Obama and Dr. Jill Biden on the View. (Yes, sick toddler, housebound yesterday!) Ok, it's probably odd that this bothered me, but the show made a big deal that Biden was "Dr." b/c she has a doctorate in education. I'm a huge Obama fan (both the pres and Michelle) and it just bugged me that here is Michelle Obama - Ivy educated lawyer (yes, doctorate of law: JD) and she's cool being Mrs. Obama. On the other hand there's this less-well-educated professor at a community college being called "Dr." It just struck me as pompous and lame on the part of Biden. After all, could anyone really argue that she's more impressive than Michelle?

So because she works at a community college, she's less educated? Damn. For somebody to be called Doctor, they need their PhD... which would mean that they're... I don't know... pretty damn educated. I went to a community college, and the teachers there were called Professors or Doctor. Just because they don't teach at an ivy league school, does not mean that they are any less educated. I majored in the sciences, and I can tell you, I called my professors, "Doctor". The head of the Biology department at my community college was a well-renowned biologist... and contributed to some important research and wrote for peer-reviewed medical journals.

Your remark reeks of snobbery.

Anonymous wrote:No way! PP called me a liar making assumptions.

"How do you know?" I know because I saw the button lighting up with his finger on it. That's how I know.

It's just so weird that people around here have such a hard time empathizing with others... I mean, aren't we all moms? Don't we all go through the same experiences? Isn't it why we're here anyway?

I thought we had to support each other, right? That's why we get such nasty attitude all over the place. People all over have a very hard time walking on others' shoes even when they're the the same size and color!

How come it's easier for you to justify this guys attitude instead of commiserating with a fellow mom when chances are you've been through some similar experience? I just don't get it!

LOL I have a lot of time on my hands today, right?

I think "how do you know?" wasn't intended to call you a liar. I think she was asking because we're not there to see how the elevator is laid out. So yeah. And even if she was challenging you, all you had to do was answer the question instead of jump into name calling.

And from what I gathered, you weren't just talking about one person. You insinuated that everybody seems to do this to you. I sympathize about the rude guy. I would be pissed too. But to say that everybody does this, is a bit much. But then again, maybe you were having a bad day? Sometimes when I'm in a bad mood, it's easy to misconstrue other peoples actions.

Anonymous wrote:I thought it was an invasion of privacy. I am liberal, but the idea of a boy being in a picture for all to see with pink toenails seems invasive to me. What will the boy think when he's 20 -- that his mom let this picture go public. God forbid he wants to join the Marines or something someday.

Just trying to understand why a picture of a child wearing pink nail polish (regardless if it's a boy or a girl) is an invasion of privacy. Does that mean a picture of a little girl playing with a tonka truck is an invasion of privacy?

Also, when he's 20, he'll probably be surrounding himself with like-minded people. People who don't care that he had pink toe nails when he was five.

Gah! I have serious dis-like for this show. But I know people who like it, so... yeah.

Anonymous wrote:on another note... my two year old ds wears nail polish of all colors, my dd's princess dresses, tutu's, etc..., but (on laundry day) my dh tried to put my dd's pink training underwear on him and he had an absolute fit!!! he did not want to wear them at all. he kept saying mine are blue, mine are blue... what was that about?

Maybe because underwear is more personal? Two year olds are of the mind set that anything girlie might turn them into a girl... so maybe he didn't mind playing dress-up etc., but wearing something that is worn everyday (and has more to do with how you identify yourself gender wise,) might seem like a threat to him.

Anonymous wrote:

cuzimawesome wrote:The only reason it's sparking a debate is because fox news is making it a debate. Do they really have nothing better to do?.

Um, yeah, it's Fox "News". You must not be too familiar with them if this surprises you. And I wouldn't cal it a debate, either.

I'm familiar with fox news. And if people are talking about it and arguing over it.... I would say that it's a debate. A stupid one at that... but a debate. And no, I'm not surprised.

Anonymous wrote:PP who made this an economic issue - really??

I also saw the ad weeks ago when the catalog came. It's actually a very cute ad because it looks like mother and son are having a blast. Would I paint my son's nails pink? No. But my DH regularly gets mani/pedis in clear.

Yeah, this whole pink/blue thing is a whole marketing ploy. And a brilliant one at that. Peggy Orenstein's book, "Cinderella Ate My Daughter," explains the history of pink. I don't agree with everything Orenstein says. I'm not against getting a few girlie things for my daughter, but she has a lot of interesting facts about social norms and mores in regards to femininity.

Think about it. All these companies make a killing off of pink baby items. Say a new mom finds out she's having a girl. So she goes out and buys a pink baby swing for her baby. Then for her second pregnancy, she finds out she's having a boy. Well god forbid that she has a pink swing for her boy... so she gets a new one. I personally would use the pink swing for the boy, but there are so many people that wouldn't. It's so ingrained in our heads that pink is for girls and blue is for boys. It's a brilliant marketing ploy.

Anonymous wrote:It has nothing to do with the color of the polish. It has to do with polish period. Since when do boys paint their nails?

Nevermind...I don't even want to know.

Did you sleep through the 90s?

The only reason it's sparking a debate is because fox news is making it a debate. Do they really have nothing better to do?

Btw, in the 0920s and 30s, pink used to be a boys color. And girls wore blue. The Disney Cinderella's dress is blue because it was considered more of a feminine color at the time. Pink was considered closer to red, therefore a boys color. It wasn't until the late seventies, early 80s when they did the big switcheroo. Seriously, this pink/blue shit just has to do with commercialism and marketing. It doesn't mean anything. I think I'm gonna go out right now and buy my son a pink onesie. Just for the hell of it.