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re: Beyonce Baby Clothes: Joke, Right? Right?!

Sue — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:33:08 GMT

I think these are just pap pix of the Brangelina brood, no?

re: Playground Sexism: Back in the Kitchen, Girls

bookmama — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:29:17 GMT

Love the post, of course - half way through it, I realized it must be a Mike Adamick post, even though I didn't check the byline - but I have a suggestion: rompers. Doesn't anyone like rompers anymore? Or am I the only one? I effing LOVE rompers - they're roomy, they're tidy, I don't have to worry about them falling down or my kid sticking her hand in the back of her pants...and for some reason, I seem to find them in lots of colors. Zutano has great rompers for boys and girls. Even Old Navy has cute rompers for girls, and in fun prints - we have a fun psychedelic pink orange and yellow swirly number we're waiting to break out when we go to the beach next week.

Also, I just sent my one year old to bed in a sleeper with an elephant on it (purple with green elephant)! Carters, on clearance.

Now, if you really want to get me riled up, start talking about the v-neck bathing suits and teeny bikinis for toddlers. Crepes Suzette, can we just get a cute one piece with criss-cross straps and some chest coverage?

re: Family Class Travel? Sign. Me. Up.

JenH — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:05:39 GMT

As someone driving >2000 miles this summer to visit all the family we haven't flown to see since the birth of most recent child, because I will not fly with the kids, I would welcome a family section. I would feel much more comfortable, and would consider much more seriously than I do now.

Flying alone with the kids gives me a nervous breakdown, I worry so much about them bothering other people. The last time I flew was over three years ago, and my infant was just screaming to be home in bed alone with me. Yay. The stewardess yelled at folks who tried to help. And God bless the young Hasidic Jew next to me, who told me he was a dad also, and understood. If I were in a family section, I could interact with moms, the kids could pass toys about, and I'd bring snacks for the hole damn plane.

re: Should TomKat Still Be Giving Suri a Bottle?

Sheri — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:26:44 GMT

I've heard it could mess up her teeth, but so can thumb sucking or a paci (my youngest is a thumb sucker-at the tender age of 4). Maybe it calms her down, maybe they make sure her teeth are brushed daily no.matter.what. I dunno, I've got bigger fish to fry. Like why some Strollerderby writers like the word "retarded". And use it to describe someone who is mentally ill--two completely different problems. But I digress.

I wouldn't want anyone to judge my parenting according to pictures. So I'll shut up now.

re: Mother and Kids Live With 90-Year-Old Corpse on Toilet

Sheri — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:19:45 GMT

Sounds like she was mentally ill. Not retarded. Just wondering when calling someone "retarded" was a nice thing to do. Sure hope you aren't teaching your kids this, Cole.

Maybe she was in it for the money or maybe she is mentally off balance.

re: Hybrid Cars Will Kill Your Kids

Surfer Jay — Tue, 13 May 2008 02:52:43 GMT

Look both ways. Perhaps we need to better enforce that unwritten law in our brave new world of hybrids.

re: Mother and Kids Live With 90-Year-Old Corpse on Toilet

tiffer — Tue, 13 May 2008 02:19:00 GMT

I don't know.. that mom just looks crazy to me.

re: Family Class Travel? Sign. Me. Up.

Sherry — Tue, 13 May 2008 02:18:37 GMT

As someone who frequently flies back and forth across the Pacific with two little ones, by myself, I would love a family class. However, I wouldn't pay extra for it. In fact, I am sure they would stick Family Class in the back. It it is loud back there and often crowded when people line up to use the bathroom and there is a lot of light that never gets turned off and the flight crew never shuts up with their gossiping. So, family class should cost less as I am sure it would be the crappiest seats on the plane and you know they wouldn't provide any kid friendly perks.

re: Should TomKat Still Be Giving Suri a Bottle?

BBBGMOM — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:42:04 GMT

My friend's little sister used a bottle until she was past four. Because her mom forgot! My friend actually taught little sis to use a cup so she wouldn't be laughed out of kindergarten. Granted she was youngest of three crazy girls and lived in a home with ten pets and an absentee dad, but... everyone has their quirks. Now this baby sister is a wonderfully well adjusted 30-year-old new mother. It worked out ok.

re: Five-Year-Old Boy Kills Four-Year-Old Sister

Ella — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:37:45 GMT

?????, you confirm the stereotype of those that don't support gun control. Learn to spell, and realize the ramifications of "supporting our right to bear arms."

re: Should TomKat Still Be Giving Suri a Bottle?

Sue — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:32:20 GMT

Suri had better get used to clutching a bottle.

re: Mother and Kids Live With 90-Year-Old Corpse on Toilet

Sue — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:30:20 GMT

Awesome, Cassie! But wow, I hope someone is able to make the kids understand that their mother made them need a lifetime of therapy to help them reconcile that it was all for a few bucks.

re: Playground Sexism: Back in the Kitchen, Girls

Karen — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:04:10 GMT

Buy boys' stuff, especially pants and shoes. If people didn't buy the uncomfy girls' stuff, they wouldn't make it.

A friend of mine is sure that they do this to increase sales by reducing hand-me-downs from sister to brother and vice-versa.

re: Should TomKat Still Be Giving Suri a Bottle?

karrie — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:34:12 GMT

I agree with anon #2. Not my choice, but not the end of the world. I've seen much older kids still using one.

re: Mother and Kids Live With 90-Year-Old Corpse on Toilet

Cassie — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:17:23 GMT

Just playing crazy to avoid jail. She was cashing that old ladys' checks and now she is playing crazy to avoid jail time. The drugs are sweet at the looney bin and the time is easy compared to county lock up. They kept her in the john cause it was easier to let her decompose in the bathtub. I know how rednecks think. Crafty as rats.

re: 6 Toys That Should Be Destroyed with Baseball Bats

Mon, 12 May 2008 22:45:15 GMT

how about that pink plastic dream house thing that came out about a year ago? i think i blocked out the name because the ads touted the thing as "a place where a little girls dreams come true" and then they showed a girl doing laundry, dishes, vacuuming. as a feminist, it was horrifying!

re: Hybrid Cars Will Kill Your Kids

Alana — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:17:45 GMT

I thought this bit was going to be about the entirely plastic interior off gassing terrible chemicals into your child's body...My Prius is two years old and STILL has that 'new car smell'

re: Breaking News: Earthquake in China kills thousands, 900 children buried at a school

Cassie — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:47:47 GMT

This is going to get much, much worse. No power, no running water. It is going to get really bad. Sichuan is very mountainous and is difficult to access with good roads. This is not a sparsely populated area either. Chendu and Chongqing are huge. Chongqing is bigger and more populated than Beijing or Shanghai.

re: Beyonce Baby Clothes: Joke, Right? Right?!

Cass — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:45:28 GMT

Those 4 inch hooker heels look great on that three year old.

re: Babble Talk: The Worst Food to Feed Your Kids

ae — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:38:37 GMT

my girls (age 4 and 5) would subsist solely on cereal, if given a choice. so when i don't feel up to cooking, i let them have that for dinner. i figure a bowl of shredded wheat or fruit loops isn't too bad given the alternatives.

re: Family Class Travel? Sign. Me. Up.

Karen — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:58:43 GMT

And could I be _required_ to sit in the family section if I bring my toddler?

re: Playground Sexism: Back in the Kitchen, Girls

Treespeed — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:53:04 GMT

I see the crappy ultra-girly stuff at some of the stores, but it's not that hard to find the good stuff too. We shop mostly at Old Navy and Children's Place and they have plenty of rugged pink capris and I know we picked up pink overalls for our little Spitfire too. We have also bought our fair share of boys clothes too. They wouldn't be making these clothes if there weren't parents out there buying them. Though I have to laugh/cringe everytime I see a kid all dressed up in something frilly at the playground. What is the girl supposed to do just pose?

re: So. Was it Good for You?

Paige — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:27:47 GMT

I saw Irma Thomas perform her annual Mother's Day concert in New Orleans. It doesn't get any better than that.

re: Playdate Outcast or Just Rude Freaking Mammas?

Manjari — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:25:49 GMT

Hmmm... maybe I should have read the original post first.

re: Playground Sexism: Back in the Kitchen, Girls

hippygoth — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:23:52 GMT

I have been putting my daughter in Old Navy "boy" jeans pretty much from day 1. I also noticed that the boy shirts are baggier in practically all stores. It's just so strange. Babies are all shaped pretty similarly. I understand that gender is important to some people - so just make the "boy" t-shirts pink! Also, my husband noticed last shopping trip that girls 6-12 month jeans were more expensive than boys at Old Navy. How's that for disgusting?

re: Family Class Travel? Sign. Me. Up.

Manjari — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:21:39 GMT

I would fly family class if there was no extra cost involved. If it is more expensive, then it better have other perks/luxuries than just concentrating the chaos in a smaller area.

re: Playground Sexism: Back in the Kitchen, Girls

giggleup — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:16:35 GMT

Amen!!! Great post! And don't get me started on the midriffs. WTF indeed?!

re: Republicans Hate Mothers, Apple Pie

Margaret Schaut — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:11:22 GMT

Oh, come on! They've saved us from so many catastrophes.... I mean, who wouldn't want THAT??? Check the link for the amazing things they've saved us from! Every mom should be immpressed by them, and look forward to the impending age 17-40 draft of men AND women, parents or not, to fight the war our candidates love so much.

re: Mom Of 17 Celebrates Mother's Day With Big Announcement

giggleup — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:08:36 GMT

That's more than a family, that's a corporation! And that mom is a force of nature! Anyway, congratulations to them. They seem to be living their dream. As for the environmental footprint: that's 17 kids being brought up to be thrifty, resourceful, and taking responsibility for caring for one another. For the planet's sake, I am glad they are increasing the proportion of our population that lives those values. That counts for something in my book. It would be even better if they would adopt some kids, too.

re: Controversy: Is It Possible To Be Too Safety Conscious?

DCMama — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:57:03 GMT

One parent's overprotectiveness is anothers commonsense. We have a mesh feeder because we introduced solid food (i.e. no mush) early to a kid who thought rice cereal was the worst thing ever. We live in a city neighborhood with poor traffic control (i.e. designed to speed suburban commuters downtown, not to protection residents). Poor traffic control is compounded by an astronomical *sshole factor. So, yes, out toddler will have a leash -- which I figure it better than keeping him in a stroller until he is 4 or 5. He loves to walk, so we'll walk him on a leash, along with the dog. Feel free to laugh at us when you see us.