Anonymous wrote:What the F is going on?? Why did you bump this on a mild day!?!?

Anonymous wrote:At River Road Bethesda Whole Foods. Mom is bundled up warm coming out of her BMW, but baby isn't. Sorry, but WTF is wrong here? It's 37 degrees!

Anonymous wrote:Oh, old women. So irrelevant. So close to death. Go away, hag.

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Anonymous wrote:How the heck do you keep hat and mittens on a toddler?!!

Apparently American parents are the only ones who could not. Another European here. This is an American thing.

And then they're bewildered why their kid is sick most of the time.

Despite what you and my MIL believe, being cold does not mean that you catch a cold.

Harvard and Yale think like the PP's MIL, but I bet you went to med school and know better

"infectious organisms, like flu viruses, thriving in colder temperatures, but there's also evidence that exposure to cold temperatures suppresses the immune system, so the opportunities for infection increase."

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/out-in-the-cold

http://blog.delimmune.com/2016/12/does-cold-weather-weaken-immune-system/

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Anonymous wrote:Is having a cold always a virus?
I don't think so.

Here’s a lovely hat for you, made of tinfoil. Oh wait, aluminum is harmful, So I guess you likely won’t wear it.
I suppose you’re an antivaxxer too. Because not all communicibale diseases proven by science to be caused by bacteria and viruses could possibly be caused by bacteria and viruses.

I can’t even.

Anonymous wrote:Is having a cold always a virus?
I don't think so.

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Anonymous wrote:The European here - Sweetie, you don't catch a cold only from germs/ viruses.

No, the kids not bundled up were not at playground, but e.g. on a street, walking next to their all-bundled up Mom.

What are you talking about?

Anonymous wrote:The European here - Sweetie, you don't catch a cold only from germs/ viruses.

No, the kids not bundled up were not at playground, but e.g. on a street, walking next to their all-bundled up Mom.

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Anonymous wrote:Someone asked me how i keep a hat on my 15 month old the other day - i was like because it’s cold and she needs to wear one. I corrected her a few times and viola! Hat and gloves stay on. Lazy parenting is the issue.

Lol. Thanks for the advice, new mom who lucked out with an easy-going toddler. Come back and talk to us when your second is born and this same "technique" doesn't work for him/her.

It's called "healthy boundaries".
Do you intend to always let your kid do what they want?

Sometimes you need to pick your battles with your toddler and wearing a hat may not be the Holl that parent wants to die on that day.

"Pick your battles" = Inconsistency

I think it's better to teach little children to actually obey their parents. Don't you?

Anonymous wrote:Another European here, and I have lived here for a very long time, and am a US citizen, as are my kids. So, don't tell me to go home, because this is home and I am not going anywhere.

Why do kids in this country not wear slippers or socks at home in winter time, when it is cold in the house? They are all barefoot.

Why do I often see a mother all bundled up and the kid is not? I don't get it. If the mother thinks she needs a very warm coat, hat, scarves, mittens etc, why is her little daughter in a sleeveless dress, without tights on, or without a warm coat, no hat, scarf, mitten etc.

Why do you need your soda full of ice on a day like today?

No wonder people are sniffling non-stop.

And it is not an old wives' tale, you can certainly catch a cold on a cold day if you are not all bundled up, or if you jog on the street in shorts (what?!), or if you wash your hair and go out to the street without drying it. Didn't your mother or grandmother teach you these basic facts of life?