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[quote=Anonymous]It pains me to say this, but I honestly do judge my cousin.

She has overall health issues, but in particular that make pregnancy and carrying to term nearly impossible. She is unable to walk for long distances. Walking up or down a flight of stairs leaves her breathless. She is a combination of unwilling and unable to tolerate the heat (even though she lives in Texas) so she spends the majority of the year inside. I'm talking to the point of- she will not go meet up at a friend or relative's house because "it's too hot to even walk to and from the car."

Knowing all this, she has a biological child.  She hired full time outside help to start within hours of the baby's birth. She has never been alone with the baby for more than a few hours. Because of her mobility issues, any time the nanny is not there, she puts the baby into a baby bjorn or swing until the nanny or her husband is available. She has never taken the baby on a stroller walk. Never to a playground, library or mom group. She has never bathed the baby by herself. No exaggerations- she sits on the couch, does home organization, or reads while the nanny raises the baby.

And she is making arrangements for a second.

I find it honestly, appalling. I think it's terribly unfair to the child.  [/quote]

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