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re: Extreme opinions on parenting -- do you have any?
Posted on 5/5/14 at 3:15 pm to The Sad Banana
Posted on 5/5/14 at 3:15 pm to The Sad Banana
The only time I make an exception is the ones under two who when you try to kiss then on the cheek they put their little hands on your cheeks and turn your head back toward them to kiss your lips.. Something so innocent about those.. After that age it's cheeks..
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Posted on 5/5/14 at 3:16 pm to TDsngumbo
This post was edited on 5/5/14 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 5/5/14 at 3:16 pm to dnm3305
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Im assuming this is a typo, but if youre actually serious, how in the hell do you expect your child to pay for his/her own car insurance and gas?
Why would my high school kid be paying their own gas and insurance?
Posted on 5/5/14 at 3:17 pm to The Sad Banana
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Someone else mentioned kissing on the lips.. As a father, I feel uncomfortably kissing my kids in the lips... I do kiss on the cheeks and give hugs..
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I hate it. My parents do that to her and I have to basically treat them like if I was telling a dog "NO!" I can't stand when they do that.
My son is 12 and I'm not sure when kisses for him went from the lips to the cheek but I'd guess it was probably around the 5 or 6 age range? My little girl is 5 and she will still come in every now and then for sugars on the lips and I'll let her since I don't want her to think giving her dad a kiss is weird. She does not do it but a lot, usually she'll give me a kiss on the cheek which I return. For her, I'll do like i did with my son, she'll let me know when she only wants kisses on the cheek when that's where she always gives me a kiss.
This post was edited on 5/5/14 at 3:18 pm
Posted on 5/5/14 at 3:18 pm to CQQ
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From what I've gathered on this subject, the people against letting them cry it out are misinformed on the whole process. The right way to let them cry it out is not to sit them in their crib and let them cry until they vomit. There are durations that they should be checked on, yet never picked up.
For our first kid, we didn't start "cry it out" until she was 4 months old. She spent many of her early months sleeping in the swing, or in our arms, and often crying in our arms unless we were standing up and moving around.
At some point we decided it was time to try the Ferber method, having been deterred from it by all the self-righteous articles and posts about how crying it out damages them psychologically. The Ferber method isn't exactly extreme, anyway. It involves doing exactly what you described, increasing the length of time between each time you check on them.
Lo and behold, it worked. Turns out that 90% of the reason she ever cried seemingly for no reason (after being fed and diapered and comforted and all needs met) was simply due to overstimulation. Lots of young infants need to cry to wind down from the day. Ultimately, we never needed to increase her cry-it-out sessions beyond 10 minutes. She has been sleeping through the night ever since (unless she's sick). She's out of the crib and into a real bed now, and not once has she slept in our bed, and not once has she ever even asked.
With our son, who was born 3 weeks ago, we transitioned him to his crib already, and decided to see how a 5-minute cry-it-out session would work. He only needed 4 minutes. He still wakes every 2-3 hours through the night to eat like a monster, though, but it's a genuine need.
This post was edited on 5/5/14 at 3:21 pm
Posted on 5/5/14 at 3:20 pm to Darth_Vader
I don't think any less of you for it, but for some reason I just think it's creepy and I don't like it. But, to each his own.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 3:22 pm to yellowfin
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Why would my high school kid be paying their own gas and insurance?
Should I take this, everyone, or does someone else want it?
Posted on 5/5/14 at 3:24 pm to The Sad Banana
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I don't think any less of you for it, but for some reason I just think it's creepy and I don't like it. But, to each his own.
I've never really thought about. Like I said, with my son it's been years since I kissed him on the lips. For my girl, I can't remember the last time but I'm guessing it's not been more than a month or so ago. I figure that once she reaches an age where it's weird for her she'll always just kiss me on the cheek. Which that's the norm for her now. But if she were to get in my lap tonight and go to kiss me on the lips, I'm not going to push her away and make her think there' something wrong with her.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 3:25 pm to Darth_Vader
quote:I think I view it slightly different...there's nothing wrong with her, but I feel like there's something wrong with it.
But if she were to get in my lap tonight and go to kiss me on the lips, I'm not going to push her away and make her think there' something wrong with her.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 3:25 pm to ILikeLSUToo
Don't freak out about every little thing.
Let them eat something off of the floor once in a while. dirt isn't going to hurt them.
Let them eat something off of the floor once in a while. dirt isn't going to hurt them.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 3:26 pm to fr33manator
is not wanting the dr to cut off part of my newborn son's penis extreme?
Posted on 5/5/14 at 3:26 pm to yellowfin
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Why would my high school kid be paying their own gas and insurance?
These are kids that will not be going to college on Academic Scholarships...
Posted on 5/5/14 at 3:28 pm to TDsngumbo
I think there are much more important things for a 17 year old to focus on than flipping burgers for minimum wage so they can pay for gas and insurance
But I also don't expect my kids to work in college aside from internships.
But I also don't expect my kids to work in college aside from internships.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 3:29 pm to CENLALSUFAN
I think people making a big deal about a peck on the lips is pretty weird.
It's not like you're going all Craster on them.
It's not like you're going all Craster on them.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 3:29 pm to CAD703X
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is not wanting the dr to cut off part of my newborn son's penis extreme?
Some of us have enough to spare.
Sorry about your anteater dong.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 3:29 pm to yellowfin
quote:Are you going to attach any strings to this? IE, do they have to maintain a certain level of performance while you're footing the entire bill?
But I also don't expect my kids to work in college aside from internships.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 3:30 pm to ShortyRob
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while you're footing the entire bill?
I'm not footing the bill because they did well enough in high school due to not worrying about having a part time job...
This post was edited on 5/5/14 at 3:32 pm
Posted on 5/5/14 at 3:31 pm to ShortyRob
They will definitely be made aware of expectations.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 3:31 pm to TDsngumbo
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Should I take this, everyone, or does someone else want it?
I'm not risking my child getting in a wreck while underinsured in a vehicle with my name on the title and while he is living under my roof.
I can understand gas money, but I'm not trusting or expecting my teenager to understand how much good insurance costs and to be able to afford it while focusing on school.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 3:32 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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I'm not footing the bill because they did well enough in high school because they were not worrying about a part time job...
or they could work part time and still get scholarships...
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