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Parenting gut check time: an 18-month-old is too old for...

Posted by Dr.Vermin (aka Dr.Vermin) Feb 24 '11, 14:01

A) Pacifiers
B) Drinking from bottles
C) Sleeping in the same bed as her parents
D) None of the above

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Hmm. Thanks, y'all! I've been thinking A, B, & C myself, but.... - Dr.Vermin Feb 24, 14:18 12
- if you poke around online, you will find plenty of people in favor of extending all of those things for several years. -- nm - loosilu Feb 24, 14:33 11
  - Yes, the sleeping in the bed thing, particularly. And most surprisingly (to me). -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 24, 14:45
  - yes. liberal hippies. - Beryllium Feb 24, 14:44
  - I think the important thing to remember is that each child is different, so there's no magical cutoff date for any of those things. - Stephen, Enemy of the RNC Feb 24, 14:42 8
    - Yeah, I ask because the wife and I are somewhat at odds in these areas. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 24, 14:52 2
      - don't tell me, you tend to be all "She's too old for that crap!" - loosilu Feb 24, 14:54 1
        
        I don't think she *needs* A & B, and the longer we wait to take them away, the harder it will be on everyone. - Dr.Vermin Feb 24, 14:57
    - Whic, roughtly translates to the motto on the Wiggie family crest: "Fuck you if you want to judge my parenting choices." nm - ralph wiggum Feb 24, 14:45 3
      - heh :) -- nm - Stephen, Enemy of the RNC Feb 24, 14:59
      - My wife always tells me about the judgy grocery store people. - Beryllium Feb 24, 14:47 1
        
        We had an older woman tell us last week that we had beautiful children and we should make more. - Stephen, Enemy of the RNC Feb 24, 14:57
    - ^5 for Stephen. - TFox Feb 24, 14:44
D -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 24, 14:10 1
- although C should be at a minimum -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 24, 14:11
Kids, WTF? -- nm - lileve Feb 24, 14:09 1
- They are very short people, but that isn't important right now. -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 14:09
D -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 24, 14:07
don't let them do any of those - c - sparingly -- nm - Epiphany Feb 24, 14:07
I would say A - they should not be used, period. But others will disagree. -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 14:05
D. -- nm - Beaker Feb 24, 14:04
D -- nm - Jovian Feb 24, 14:04
D. (They all different.) -- nm - TFox Feb 24, 14:03 2
- Nods. - Stephen, Enemy of the RNC Feb 24, 14:16 1
  - life is significantly better with him in the world than it was before he arrived. -- nm - TFox Feb 24, 14:23
none. -- nm - loosilu Feb 24, 14:03
Maybe B, but probably D -- nm - Stephen, Enemy of the RNC Feb 24, 14:03 2
- Oh, and on the topic I'm happy to report that Connor is totally off the binky! (yeah!!!) - Stephen, Enemy of the RNC Feb 24, 14:22
- Not a parent .....(yet)...but I agree with this. -- nm - Walt_Disney Feb 24, 14:04
C), other than the occasional "there's a monster in my closet can I have a glass of water?" -- nm - Reagen Feb 24, 14:03
Imma gonna say D -- nm - Loyola Feb 24, 14:02
A. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 24, 14:01

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