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Botox for Girls? Mom Injects Daughter, 8, to Give Her Beauty Pageant Edge (ParentDish)

May 12th 2011 5:19PM This woman is no mother, unless we are referring to half of a hyphenated word, and the doctors are no doctors, unless we are referring to something from a Little Rascals episode. (yum yum, eat 'em up.)

Remove this child and let decent adults raise her. I can't think of a single viable non-stupid excuse for this woman's treatment of her, no, not a single one. The mother is scum, and the child is a victim.

Octuplets' Mom Has Six Other Kids and Absent Husband (ParentDish)

Jan 30th 2009 9:20PM Being conceived and born is never a child's fault; however, the mother is clearly an idiot, as are her parents before her and the doctor who helped this social nightmare into existence.

It becomes other peoples' business when other people have to support such people.

"My Kid Will Only Eat White Food!" (ParentDish)

Jan 7th 2009 3:21AM I was a very stubborn child, Michelle, and I knew perfectly well what I was doing: I was trying to rule the roost. I remember it. I went without food because I chose to, of my own free will, rather than bend to the family rule of at least trying before deciding. I remember thinking, "They'll be sorry!" No, kids are a lot more savvy than we give them credit for, and if we let them make the rules, WE'LL be sorry.

One bite. That will not kill anybody. And adults who have these issues were probably in charge as kids, too.

"My Kid Will Only Eat White Food!" (ParentDish)

Jan 7th 2009 1:52AM I agree with Sam Levinson: "Ask your kid what he wants for dinner only if he's buying."

When the child is hungry enough, he'll eat. A kid with food "issues" has power, and he'll use it. Don't give in!!!

A "one-bite" of everything on the table is not excessive, and often, the child discovers that he likes something! To declare that he doesn't like a food when he hasn't ever even tasted it deserves laughter, not catering. Adults, as well as kids, for that matter.

My kids were required to take a one-bite of everything. Did they like that? No. Were they in charge of my household? No. They did what I told them to do. Yes, they sometimes whined. Whining carried its own punishments. After a while, they remembered not to whine.

My kids are grown up now, and they talk about the one-bites with laughter. And they eat just about anything. Adults who are afraid to try new foods are pathetic. They were probably allowed to take Happy Meals to the Thai restaurant as children.

Please, parents, don't let your children take charge of your meals, in the house or in a restaurant. YOU are the boss. If they choose not to cooperate, let them go without. As a child, I once fainted because I refused to eat what my mother had prepared for several meals in a row. I'm still alive. And after a while, I decided maybe the menu wasn't as bad as all that.

The children are not in charge of the home. The parents are in charge. Do not give in, parents.

Babywearing Moms Mad at Motrin (ParentDish)

Nov 18th 2008 3:50PM I'm a mom, and I wore both my kids at the same time: one in front, one in back. I loved it, and so did they. I'm a firm believer in "wearing" your baby. However, even though I STILL have the tired look and the headaches, I never lost my sense of humor. I thought the ad was funny. Please, mothers, don't take everything so seriously! Life is funny; laugh at it, and at yourselves.

My head is killing me. I need a Motrin.

Pregnant Man is Pregnant Again (ParentDish)

Nov 15th 2008 9:05PM I have no problem with this person reproducing, and even if I did, it would STILL be none of my business.

I do have a problem with the media referring to him as a man, but again, none of my business. It attracts attention and sells papers.

She/she'll have some 'splainin' to do to the children in a few years, though. Heh.

Kids treated like smokers on planes (ParentDish)

Aug 26th 2008 2:26PM I'm a firm believer in good public behavior from everyone, regardless of almost any factor. I also believe that people who recline their seats are every bit as selfish and disgusting as a child who kicks someone's seat or refuses to obey. I love kids, but mine knew better than to misbehave in public, no matter how tired or hungry they might have been. We did not take them on a plane, however, until they were four and six.

And I don't care HOW tired an adult might be: reclining that seat is an intrusion into the paid space of the person behind you. Shame on anybody who does it.

Getting to know your child's teacher (ParentDish)

Jul 31st 2008 4:40PM A hand-written note and a gift card to a restaurant: The two best gifts anyone could ever give any teacher. I was so tired after school that we often dined on cold cereal at night.

Stopping by unannounced, ESPECIALLY at lunch time: Please don't EVER do that. EVER EVER EVER EVER.

Kodak Unveils a Pair of Flickr-Friendly Photo Frames (Switched)

Jul 11th 2008 3:27PM That's just not true! I use FrameChannel exclusively, and I've never seen any banner ads on my pictures!

Is Angelina Jolie a bad influence? (ParentDish)

Jul 4th 2008 2:23PM Bad influence? Not unless you think adultery and out-of-wedlock babies are a bad influence. . . .

Her weight is her own business. Her antics are her own business, too, but a lot of silly, impressionable people tend to imitate what celebrities do. This doesn't mean she owes anybody an explanation of how she behaves; it merely means, there are a lot of silly, impressionable people out there who see her carry on as she does and think it's all right.

And to some, it is. To others, adultery and illegitimate babies ARE a big deal.