Archive for the ‘Parenting’ Category
Formula Companies Suck. End of Discussion
Posted by: 1wmcaw on: September 24, 2009
When is someone going to hold formula companies accountable for their horrendous marketing practices? A recent article here details the quickly falling breastfeeding rate in Vietnam, while formula companies are marketing products to mothers and babies that imply if your child is fed this particular food, they will become astronauts.
The bigger issue here isn’t even [...]
Bedtime for Kids…what a concept
Posted by: 1wmcaw on: September 15, 2009
Yes, folks…a study has been completed that shows having a set bedtime for children is beneficial for them. (Article here.)
If you are a parent, do you really need a study to tell you this? It’s been my observation among my extended family, that the children who didn’t have bedtimes were monsters due to exhaustion. And [...]
SAHM I Am
Posted by: 1wmcaw on: September 9, 2009
You can take a lot of flack being a stay at home parent. On the one hand, you have people who think that you “do nothing” all day and expect you to have an outlook that comes with “living the good life.” On the other hand, you have people who can only focus on the [...]
More Mainstream Twaddle about the Breastfeeding Doll
Posted by: 1wmcaw on: September 7, 2009
I just can’t get over the “outrage” surrounding this doll. Can no one in the media see the hypocrisy of being “offended” by a babydoll that allows little girls to breastfeed, just like mommy does? Little girls and boys mimic mom with teddy bears and other stuffed animals, as well as dolls. So a toy [...]
Unassisted Childbirth
Posted by: 1wmcaw on: August 25, 2009
I will be the first to admit that I am on the slightly crunchy side of mainstream when it comes to pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting. I’m a sleep sharing, baby-wearing, breastfeeding, gentle-disciplining mama. In spite of my two epidural filled inductions, (or maybe, because of them?) I’m a natural childbirth advocate. I truly believe that [...]
Being Childfree
Posted by: 1wmcaw on: August 18, 2009
You know, I have a lot of respect for people who choose to remain childfree. If you know yourself well enough to know that you would not make a great parent, more power to you. I do believe that too many people have children without thinking through the amount of work parenthood entails. As a [...]
Mixed Messages
Posted by: 1wmcaw on: August 10, 2009
I’m trying to understand why young women today have such a hard time keeping their clothes on. Yet another young lady in Hollywood is having to sic her legal eagles on the vast reaches of the Internet to keep compromising photos of herself from being published. Certainly, she isn’t the first, and she won’t be [...]
Does Decent Customer Service Still Exist?
Posted by: 1wmcaw on: August 9, 2009
I find myself frustrated today. We took our kids to get their pictures taken at a chain photography place that shall remain nameless. We have been taking the babies here since my daughter was two weeks old. They take great portraits and I get a huge variety for my money’s worth.
My gripe is this: Each [...]
Once again…idiocy prevails…
Posted by: 1wmcaw on: August 6, 2009
Apparently, people are up in arms over babydolls. A recent Fox News article claims that a doll designed for little girls that encourages breastfeeding is going to cause early pregnancy and teen sex.
Breastfeeding is not sex! Nor is it related in any way to alcoholism or ending up in prison. However, some moron referenced in [...]
The Key to Parenting: Sacrifice
Posted by: 1wmcaw on: August 4, 2009
I’ve often had trouble putting into words how I feel about parenting. People are often “turned off” when I say that I come second behind my kids, that I will do anything for them. While they are young, I ride in the backseat, guiding where necessary.
Well, I recently read the most apt description of parenting [...]
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