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Family Film Guide: 'Oceans' {Moviefone Blog}
Apr 24th 2010 5:06PM As a parent, I won't let my preschool child see anything violent. I'm glad that I got a heads up on this one. Everyone these days is so willing to do what Hollywood tells everyone to do with their children, but look at what happens to children who grow up in Hollywood. The majority end up REALLY messed up. There's a time and a way to expose children to the violence in the world, but it is not in the preschool years when developmentally they can't handle it. I think everyone should be required to take a child development class before having children. Most people having children have little more than a high school education, and that's really sad. At any rate, I don't care what anyone else thinks. I'm going to raise my child the way that I see fit. And yes, he will be shielded from violence and the ugly parts of the world until I think he is ready to see some of it.
Baby Formula is Not Rat Poison {ParentDish}
Apr 17th 2010 5:55PM You're wrong. A nursing mother does not have to eat perfect all the time. You should do a little research on nursing. Furthermore, ONE report by ONE agency on ONE specific group (which I question anyway) does not discredit mounds of evidence and years of research that clearly show the immense benefits of breastfeeding.
Baby Formula is Not Rat Poison {ParentDish}
Apr 17th 2010 5:46PM WOW, that is a very judgemental thing to say! Women who aren't
working mothers MUST be on welfare?! No, I didn't work when I had my son, and I wasn't on welfare! Yes, I stayed home and nursed him, and yes, it took immense dedication. But I've never condemned anyone for bottle feeding. Many stay-at-home mothers aren't ignornant or on welfare. In fact I'm very educated. I have both a B.A. & an M.A.
Baby Formula is Not Rat Poison {ParentDish}
Apr 17th 2010 5:31PM Umm, my sister can. Her children have B.A.'s and M.A.'s. They always had better than 4.0's, and took advanced placement classes. They're doing very well, and she nursed them. I just don't know why bottle feeding moms are trying to put down breastfeeding ones. It's like they have to prove something.
Baby Formula is Not Rat Poison {ParentDish}
Apr 17th 2010 5:26PM WOW, that is a very judgemental thing to say! Women who aren't working mothers MUST be on welfare?! No, I didn't work when I had my son, and I wasn't on welfare! Yes, I stayed home and nursed him, and yes, it took immense dedication. But I've never condemned anyone for bottle feeding. Many stay-at-home mothers aren't ignornant or on welfare. In fact I'm very educated. I have both a B.A. & an M.A.
Baby Formula is Not Rat Poison {ParentDish}
Apr 17th 2010 5:19PM Kathy, good for you! I'm sorry that no one gave you the help that you needed at the hospital. That's not fair to you at all. But you are right, breastfeeding is cheaper than bottle feeding and healthier too. The woman's body actually makes up for what her diet is lacking. So it is a myth that a woman has to eat perfect when she is nursing. I had a painful breast infection once too. So I know how that feels. I did what the books said, and kept feeding my son through the pain. It cleared up, and everything was fine.
Baby Formula is Not Rat Poison {ParentDish}
Apr 17th 2010 5:05PM I can't believe how defensive and catty some of you women are! There is no need to get so defensive! I breastfed my son until he was 2 years old. It was EXTREMELY difficult at times. I was a C-Section, my nipples cracked and bled, I had cramps, I had to pump several times a day to make sure I made enough milk, but nothing was going to stop me from breastfeeding because I knew it was the best. My son never had ear infections and he's always been very lean unlike his bottlefed friends. However, I was the first to defend my friend's sister-in-law when she decided to formula feed her daughter. That same friend had a hard time breastfeeding and just didn't think it was worth it, so she gave up when she had her son. Yes, it's a personal decision. However, it seems that the only angry ones are the ones who couldn't go through with it or keep up with it. I'm not angry.
Trade Secrets from a Waitress {AOL Jobs}
Mar 23rd 2010 11:59PM I agree for the most part. I was a waitress for many years while going to college. I think that sometimes busier times are better than slower times. I would say the best time to hit a restaurant for dinner is around 5:00 P.M. on a busy night. It's right before the rush, the staff is fresh and happy because they just got there, and the food is fresh and ready to go in anticipation of the big rush. Number 2 is true, and sometimes we go gossip about it with our coworkers and laugh. Number 3 is true for any food that comes in contact with the server's hands. You might think twice about bread too, and ask for your straw on the side preferably in a wrapper. I was diligent about washing my hands after handling dirty plates, mostly because I didn't want to get sick. I know everyone says this, but I had horribly dry & cracked hands to prove it. Most of the staff was not very careful and often went straight from dumping dirty plates to picking up clean ones with food from the kitchen to serve. Number 5 is a pet peeve of servers EVERYWHERE. They don't mind if it's one or two things, but don't ask for a special dish that's not on the menu. Although, in the customer's defense I will say that restaurants need to be more understanding of food allergies. I now have a son with them, and eating out is awful sometimes. People with allergies can't help it, and people like my son can literally die if they eat something to which they are allergic. If a customer has an allergy, please just let us know what is safe and don't think that we're anal if we're asking where and how the food is prepared. Quite often any cross contamination in the same pan or on the same grill with an allergen can set off an attack, even if the ingredient is not in the food being eaten.
Trade Secrets from a Waitress {AOL Jobs}
Mar 23rd 2010 11:02PM That's great if that's what you genuinely like, but I don't think that makes you less of a stereotype. In fact, there's the stereotype of the woman who tries to do everything a man typically does to somehow empower herself. I'm a girl and like many very girly things, and there are also plenty of non-feminine things that I like. I don't think that if a woman is girly, or if she likes girly things that it makes her a stereotype. If we want true equality, then the whole notion that there are certain things that men typically do and other things are things that women typically do needs to be abandoned. A woman doesn't need to do the male things to be equal, and a man doesn't need to do the female things to be equal. We need to just be, do whatever, and don't qualify it one way or another.
What Facial Hair Best Attracts the Ladies? {Asylum}
Mar 23rd 2010 10:10PM Wow, I can't believe all the defensive men! This is one article, and a rare one that rates men. How many are out there that rate women??? There's probably an article for every part of a woman's anatomy out there. And men say that women complain and whine too much! This is pathetic! I'm sure all these guys ONLY consider a woman's personality when picking a date. Give me a break! This is an article about beards and the appearance of them. It's not
an article about the qualities women consider the most significant when choosing a guy to date.
Oh, and shave it men! If you want us shaved, then shave yourselves. Men are not meant to be hairy--that's a cop out! I can't believe the results from the survey on grooming either. Is it that difficult to devote some time to grooming? It's like doing the dishes or washing one's clothes.
