The fight against childhood obesity begins with the evil juice box. Feh.
I seen you without your clothes on before. Never thought I'd see you naked.
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Spike's Bitches 40: Buckle Up, Kids! Daddy's Puttin' the Hammer Down.
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Cashmere - Apr 21, 2008 10:04:53 am PDT #5742 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Jessica - Apr 21, 2008 10:05:32 am PDT #5743 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Again, DO NOT PICK BABY UP. Soothe all you want, but not for too long, and leave the kid in the crib, for the love of all that's holy.
That's pretty much our plan, with a couple variations. First, if he's standing up in his crib when we go in (which is likely), we're allowed to pick him up just to lay him back down. (Otherwise, nothing but "sh sh sh" and pats on the back.) And second, we're using a *very* gentle slope for the time intervals (3,3,5,5,8,8,10,10,12,12,15) in order to minimize the risk of D screaming until he throws up.
DH and I have also apologized to each other in advance for the extreme bitchiness that is likely to result from the next three sleepless nightss.
Steph L. - Apr 21, 2008 10:07:58 am PDT #5744 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
The fight against childhood obesity begins with the evil juice box. Feh.
Man, I could rant on that stupidity for DAYS. Growing kids need calories, damn it.
hippocampus - Apr 21, 2008 10:08:50 am PDT #5745 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
The fight against childhood obesity begins with the evil juice box. Feh.
this. I had to get a doctors' note to let her bring in diluted prune juice because, thanks to the ban & her stubbornness, her system was going nuts.
My child and her attachment to what she Knows Is Right. Let me show you it.
ETA: edited to pass Jessica & DH a well earned, newly discovered babysitter and a night out when all is done.
Connie Neil - Apr 21, 2008 10:11:45 am PDT #5746 of 10001
brillig
I cower and make obeisance in the direction of folks with the intestinal fortitude to raise kids right.
I am not of that number.
Nora Deirdre - Apr 21, 2008 10:12:47 am PDT #5747 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
My child and her attachment to what she Knows Is Right. Let me show you it.
her body may actually be knowing What Is Right and not accepting that no juice fucking bullshit.
Amy - Apr 21, 2008 10:13:47 am PDT #5748 of 10001
Because books.
DH and I have also apologized to each other in advance for the extreme bitchiness that is likely to result from the next three sleepless nightss.
Wise.
Also, yay with the slope! It's a good idea. I'm not as precise as all that, and am ...also lazy, so.
I was way lucky with all of the kids and sleeping, so take that as you will. I will send sleep vibes Dylan's way! And towards Iris and Casper and Owen and Liv and Matilda and Lillian ...
Steph L. - Apr 21, 2008 10:13:48 am PDT #5749 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
her body may actually be knowing What Is Right and not accepting that no juice fucking bullshit.
Ah, the Obesity Scare(TM): making "malnourished" the new "healthy."
hippocampus - Apr 21, 2008 10:14:58 am PDT #5750 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
her body may actually be knowing What Is Right and not accepting that no juice fucking bullshit.
yup.
Jessica - Apr 21, 2008 10:15:27 am PDT #5751 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm fairly anti-juice in my own home (it's nothing but empty calories, teaches kids that beverages need to be sugary, and what's wrong with just eating a piece of fruit???) and wouldn't object if a school lunchroom stopped offering it, but banning parents from sending their kids in with juice boxes is craxy with a capital CRAXY.
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Ah, the Obesity Scare(TM): making "malnourished" the new "healthy."
Okay, I'm not saying that juice is the root of all evils and parents who let their kids have juice boxes are abusive, but really, the vast majority of juice is nothing but sugar water. It's not nourishment.]