Parenting is one of life’s biggest and most enjoyable challenges. Helping your children grow into incredibly capable, morally upstanding, and passionate dreamers is every parent’s wish. However… we sometimes lose faith in the future of the human race when we see how some parents are acting online. The sad fact is, just because someone is a parent doesn’t mean that they’re a good one (even if they love their kids as much as anyone else).
There’s an online group on Reddit with 245k members called '[Stuff] Mom Groups Say' that’s been active since 2018. It's dedicated to shaming bad moms and all of their mom group drama. From anti-vaxx showdowns to debates about essential oils, the subreddit believes that these parents deserve to be called out for their behavior that, frankly, causes more harm than good.
Scroll down to lose a chunk of your faith in humanity, upvote the best of the worst pics, and do let us know what you think about these anti-parents, dear Pandas. Bored Panda spoke about the drama and misinformation that sometimes can be found in social media mom groups with the moderators of the '[Stuff] Mom Groups Say' subreddit, as well as with Samantha Scroggin, the founder of the 'Walking Outside in Slippers' parenting blog. Check out what they had to say below to pick up some great advice.
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This Mom On Why She Is Refusing The Big C19 Vaccine
This needs to stop. There are a lot of Muslims in my country that refuse to get the vaccine because people are saying there is pork in it!!
Maybe we should be given the choice, "You want the one with pork or with baby lung?"
Load More Replies...THERE ARE NO FETAL CELLS IN THE VACCINE. ----- we have this in red outlined in black on a p;oster at the hospital here, with a nice handout on the history of vaccine & other research and the use of cells from fetuses and dead people in that research. This misconception arises in part from the phrasing "Fetal tissue research involves cells from dead fetuses that are harvested". they mean the ceclls were harvested. the fetuses weren't killed for 'em. Nor was Henrietta Lacks. Please, people, vaccinate! Or we're never getting a vacation again....
From Fullfact.org There are no foetal cells in the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine 26 NOVEMBER 2020 WHAT WAS CLAIMED Aborted male foetal cells called MRC-5 are in the Covid-19 vaccine. OUR VERDICT The cell strain referenced isn’t used to manufacture the vaccine. A different cell strain, derived from kidney cells taken from a female foetus aborted in the 1970s was used to propagate the virus for the vaccine. These cells don’t make it to the final product.
Load More Replies...I got vaccinated and it's completely safe. If you have chance to get vaccinated
Just because nothing happened to you doesn't mean it's "completely safe". You are not the standard of safety. Vaccine reactions are real, and vaccines are not safe for everyone. Everyone has a right to make a personal choice for themselves.
Load More Replies...“This comment is so stupid I’m putting it on Reddit immediately.” I love this person already
Perfect for the Covdiot sub, or HermainCainAward.
Load More Replies...Ok, I actually did laugh out loud at this. Nice.
Load More Replies...Basically the answer seems to be 'no', but it's a question that is being taken seriously by the religious community, as shown by this article that takes a careful look at the question: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/is-the-coronavirus-vaccine-made-from-fetal-cell-lines-99246 While not being a religious Christian (or religious Jew or Muslim), I do not think it's a reason to ridicule someone - especially since they would likely be fine with a vaccine that was shown to be 'ethically sourced' according to their religious guidelines.
Can confirm, Jacinda Ardern’s announcement about the vaccine went “Today 60,000 aborted foetus lungs arrived by plane...”
I believe that your quote is called "paraphrasing". Similar to someone quoting me as saying: "I was just inoculated with a microchip."
Load More Replies...That is not actually the vaccine, the monoclonal antibodies that are treating people with severe covid 19 are harvested from cloned cells from an abortion from the '70s. Maybe get the vaccine so when you get really sick someone doesn't choose for you when you're intubated.
Why Do They All Have To Hate Science Though?
Conspiracy theorists are good at this. They always have the "real story" that they've gotten from some obscure YouTube channel or website.
Why Are Karen’s So Against Thermometers? Don’t Consent! Bonus Snark At The End
And yet I bet if their government talked about banning ACTUAL assault weapons due to someone ACTUALLY shooting children, she’d screech about “communism”.
I have to chuckle at “trust the government” because these are the exact type of people who believe Trump won.
Exactly. Anyone who's stupid enough to believe a word Donnie says, was a lost cause from the start.
Load More Replies...Look at how many of them joined in in agreement. Some people don’t deserve taxpayer funded services.
People are afraid of radiation from a thermometer yet hold an electronic device (phone) against their skull. Ignore what is inconvenient
People on Facebook spouting government conspiracy theories are o baffling. You’re on FACEBOOK but you’re worried about a thermometer?
"In my experience with online parenting communities, it's best to abide by the rules posted in these groups. Usually, that means no selling anything and no foul language, at a minimum. I generally try to be patient with people and open to different viewpoints, but it's aggravating when people are acting ignorant or spreading misinformation. In those cases, I try to give evidence of the facts without personal attacks," parenting blogger Samantha said.
Samantha used to be a professional journalist and is now a public information officer which means that she's very wary of fake facts. "Parents will make all kinds of claims in parenting groups online, including that vaccines are harmful. They'll recommend all sorts of remedies. But it's up to us to seek out reputable sources of information to help us make our own decisions on what's best for our kids," she warned that we have to do proper research instead of believing every bit of advice that we find online.
"I think we should reserve judgment of others' parenting styles when the actions taken are harmful to the child. And I realize what is harmful is open to interpretation. But if no one is being abused, let's have some grace for one another and the choices we make. Each child is different, and parents often know what works best for their child. Parenting is hard, and we can use as much support as we can get," she added.
I Asked About Learning Activities For My Toddler
"kindergarten as it is now" ... I don't know what kind of kindergarten you have, but the ones that I know of involve a lot of play time and fun activities, including learning social skills. Of course kindergarten teachers are well aware of kids' short attention spans, so they would plan the activities and learning accordingly.
Kindergarten then: you worked 80 hours a week in a shoe factory.
Load More Replies...No one here in Germany would dream of sending a kid as young as 5 to school. Somehow we have all managed to learn how to spell. Even in two languages.
Probably because the German school system is pretty different from America. You guys have like four forms / stages. We just have “school” that you go to from about age 5 to about age 18. You guys have “gymnasium” and vocational stuff for non-adults. It’s a very different system. Plus Germany is a lot closer to other countries culturally and physically, so naturally it’s a nation whose citizens speak multiple languages.
Load More Replies...I thought good parents started to educate their children from the time they are born. Reading to them, playing with them, all of which is educating them. My son never got a day off of "school" he would help me shop, cook, garden... all of which were times to learn ( colors / shapes/ numbers).
There is an argument to be made for children to start school later. Correcting her spelling just ends the discussion rather than having a healthy dialogue.
Yes, and spelling of all things is not the sign of a good education (or intelligence). It's really its own skill that comes easily to some people more than others.
Load More Replies...damn... english is not my first language... can someone explain this to me i don't understand :-)
The first person doesn't think kids should start school before age 5. The point they make is that kids don't pay attention for long periods of time. The second person said kids should start school early so they know how to spell a word the first person didn't know how to spell.
Load More Replies...Not sure who is being shamed here? Scandinavian countries don't start formal learning until age 7.
I'm not saying I agree with the first person, or their reasoning, but it's not an invalid argument. Success from starting kids in school at an older age is backed with significant data. The response though. I hope no one ever feels shut down by linguistic elitism wrapped in logical fallacies dripping with ignorance.
Saw This And Just Knew It Belonged Here
Exactly. Proves that just because you are able to breed, doesn't mean you should.
Load More Replies...That hubby needs his ears clipped, d**k docked just for his cruelty to animals. Both parents would face criminal charges if they actually circumcised their child. Cruel bastards.
Poor dogs, poor baby boy. No animal or human should have any body part removed. Unless it's for medical reasons - what ear cropping, tail docking and circumcision isn't.
Load More Replies...Ear cropping and tail-docking are illegal in my country. How insane do you have to be to regard abusing and animal as experience for hacking off part of your own son's penis? Another unnecessary procedure risking complications and infection for no sensible reason. Should be categorised as child abuse, it's rarely done here, only if there's a valid medical reason and that usually only happens to adults..
The Mom Group I'm In Is A Goldmine For Crazy. I Posted About My 2 Year Old Asking For Privacy In The Bathroom And This Was A Comment I Got
From "Major Pain": "I said, pull your t***ie out his mouth and let him grow up."
Load More Replies...the thirteen year old one got me ;-; the moment i turned 11 i got paranoid about my mum looking at me naked
Kinda... inappropriate. "It's okay, I'm your Mom" is not a reason to deny your kid's privacy, they need that space too, as soon as they become aware of it, and feel "shy" **there's no English word that I can think of for the word I was thinking when I typed "Shy"**. What a wench. Independence cannot be expected of any child who is babied like that.
Plus she shows the kid no respect. (and your choice of words was perfect!)
Load More Replies...Oh my God, those poor kids! They'll either go completely crazy, when they are finally 18 or they'll be incapable of doing anything at all for themselves.
So its not normal, right? A friend has an 8 year old who needs her or his grandmom in the bathroom with him, if he's pooping or bathing!! And they both (mom and grandmom) act like its normal !
It's their lives. If the child wants it, I think it's ok. Maybe he is scared to be alone or something. He might need help from a professional, but I don't think denying his wish would help him.
Load More Replies...I have better things to do than sit on the toilet and wait for my son to shower. This is absolutely ridiculous.
Shared a 1 bathroom house with my mom and sister. Showering was the most privacy any of us got but when we still used the toilet while the other was showering. It wasn't a "waiting for you to finish showering" but a "nature's calling and I can't wait" issue! Sounds really weird otherwise
Not at all, as that is my current situation, only add 2 more kids to that, lol!
Load More Replies...Meanwhile, a lot of the subreddit's moderators pitched in to answer Bored Panda's questions. The mods explained that mom groups can sometimes be full of potentially dangerous misinformation, a desire to make money off more naive parents, and perpetuating "toxic rhetoric with zero consequences." The community also calls out those online groups that fanatically believe they're raising their kids "The Right Way" and anyone not doing so is a bad parent.
"The biggest lies are the coordinated lies spread in these groups on new parents at a vulnerable point of their lives. These women don’t need essential oils, or colloidal silver, they need paid family leave, affordable post-Partum care, health equities," one moderator explained. "New parents can be as dramatic as they want to be, they’re sleep-deprived and scared and have bills piling up and a new baby. Parental groups are allowed to be dramatic, they reflect the rawest human nature at one of the most 'precious' and yet frighteningly lonesome, most physically and mentally demanding, moments of our lives."
Is Covid19 Real? Asked And Answered In A Local Mom Group
"I will immediately ignore you if I don't agree with your views/facts/science"
Actually I think the original post was challenging people to prove it was fake.
Load More Replies...I feel you. It's nuts that peopel don't think it's "that bad" etc. Ebola, they believe. This, no. *headdesk*
Load More Replies...I worry about all the front line workers, There will be a lot of future PTSD sufferers.
I hear this at the hospial about ten times a day. For a year. Honestly, the ability to believe a global conspiracy could hold out a year, involve billions, etc., is more shocking than anything the virus can do at this point....
Why on earth do people think it's not real? What advantage do western economies gain from basically having to shut down their economies and making themselves vulnerable to Chinese companies buying out their businesses and infrastructure? It makes no logical sense.
Gay Satanic Clowns
My version of a bible thumper is where I grab the biggest one I can find and thump dumb idiots with it..while cheering on the gay satanic clowns..
Load More Replies...That is literally word for word what I was going to comment lol
Load More Replies...I wish people would just read the Satanic Bible or read what the Temple of Satan does. Satanism is a very healthy anti religion that makes you ask questions and try a different point of view.
'Gay Satanic Clowns', the movie you didn't know you wanted, until a Karen was offended by normal human beings!
Pretty much any Dateline or Discover ID presentation of John Wayne Gacy
Load More Replies...When she wrote 'I asked to speak to a manager', I immediately knew who she was.
Just putting it out there but not all of us Christians are like this. It's just that these kinda people get more publicity.
Am I the only one that lowkey wants "Gay Satanic Clowns" to be the next Neflix series?
It’s Gross Karen. I’m Also Pretty Certain It’s Illegal To Feed Unsuspecting People Your Bodily Fluids
The one who did the actual crime. That was easy.
Load More Replies...If you've got that much to spare, maybe try donating it to a breast milk bank, for someone who actually wants and needs it, rather than subjecting unsuspecting people to it.
I'd say if she tells people before they ingest it, it's fine... tho I personally wouldn't want to consume strangers/coworkers breastmilk I don't see a problem with consuming it if they're aware and ok with it
Morally yes. But I am not sure about the legality. I doubt that human milk is legal as a ingredient for human consumption.
Load More Replies...It will though! If i knew my co-worker was making breast milk cookies id stay out of the office, keeping myself safe.
Load More Replies...Yeah, and semen is rich in protein, which is healthy, is it OK for some guy to mix that in the cookie dough? SMH.
I agree that what that woman is doing is gross, but breastmilk is actually produced for the purpose of feeding infants.
Load More Replies...It’s illegal if she gives them to her workmates without telling them that they contain breastmilk. But if it is just for you to consume then that is your prerogative.
The moderator continued: "So when people enter their lives promising a listening ear, a magical solution, and then shame them for breastfeeding or not breastfeeding, for co-sleeping, or sleep training, or not using magical amber teething beads, or for choosing vaccinations, then those are the heinous people that need to be shamed. They are actively manipulating people with a phony agenda and they need to be called out.”
Another moderator told Bored Pand that what inspired them to start the subreddit in the first place was the overall culture in mom groups that pushed their personal parenting philosophies as the one and only way to parent.
"These groups (like Cherry Universal, with specific subgroups for the crunchy moms and the sanctimonious moms) focus on preaching their way of parenting and viciously attack anyone who doesn’t fall in line. They’re a bigger problem for society too. Do you want to know where the anti-masking movement started? Look at posts from March-May of 2020 in crunchy mom groups. They push and perpetuate vaccine misinformation and an overall general mistrust of science and they use shame, groupthink, and banning to enforce their beliefs."
Found On A Baby Sleep Help Website. Says
their mom is the reason children have amnesia after a certain age.
Load More Replies...This is child abuse. Infants need to feed around 10 times a day. The Police need to be called and you need to feed the children or you are also endangering the child's health.
Debbie call DCF. You're a mandatory reporter if you work with children!!!
I saw crap like this all the time working NICU and Newborn nursery. "No bottles and no pacifiers." It's hard to want to slap a new mom everyday and not be able to. Instead we (nurses) had to gradually convince moms to just feed their baby (or sneak and feed the poor kids ourselves).
I was told using a dummy/pacifiers could interfere with breastfeeding ques but I'm with him day in day out ,every night to deal with his comfort. I'd never leave him with nothing to eat though.
Load More Replies...What mother leaves her child, whatever the age, without food for nearly ten hours? Does this actually happen?
agree with others, this is cruelty, I would definitely be calling the child services on this one. If she doesn't want it bottle fed she needs to employ a wet nurse. (PS I think this is worse) GIVE THE KID A BOTTLE.
nothing wrong with wet nurses, they provide a vital service and have done for centuries
Load More Replies...Reason mom does not want baby using a bottle. Bottles are MUCH easier the baby does not have to "latch" on nor suck as hard. Once a baby is using a bottle it can be difficult to "make" them continue nursing. NOT feeding the child is ABUSE! You want to nurse only - quit your job and be the nurse maid. You want the benefits of breast milk, cool - pump and let the baby start on bottles.
Bottles don’t disrupt a baby’s latch as much as people think. While some babies may prefer a bottle once it’s introduced, a lot go back and forth.
Load More Replies...Maybe Because That’s Illegal
Don’t do it. Simple as that. Also apologise and learn from your mistakes. Breastmilk is a bodily fluid. What if I ran out of water, should I piss in the brownies instead.
Foxxy, you are the lady with the right words. I cannot believe these posts are for real
Load More Replies...I don't think it's possible to blow this out of proportion. It's simply disgusting.
Why is this illegal? Because raw milk, which includes your breast milk, can carry disease.
Also feeding someone your bodily fluids without their consent. That creeps me out way more than raw milk.
Load More Replies...Get legal advice. This one I would genuinely, and justifiably, sue her dumb ass.
I'd report her to the cops first. I'm sure they can make quite a big deal of out it... which should help the subsequent civil suit.
Load More Replies...Even when you get donated breast milk it goes through a screening process!! Who knows what she's ingested that could pass onto someone with food allergies etc?? Ugh!!!
*stares In Cps*
Imagine being their friend and she invites you over for chili. HELL NO!!
Now I'm thinking I don't ever want to eat at another persons house again. You never know
Load More Replies...What the actual f**k. Eating poop it is bad for you and it is just disgusting.
Believe it or not there is nothing good with a little bit of poop. It is literally waste, your body does not want it, please don't put it back in!
The ONLY way eating poop is beneficial is in very certain circumstances when someone needs a lot of help with their gut biome. Cooking it in chili would defeat the entire purpose. Medical professionals put poop in special capsules to survive stomach acid.
The poop is also screened and the poop donor needs to follow specific guidelines.
Load More Replies...However, the mod pointed out that far from every single mom group is bad. "Our birth month group, for example, has been the saving grace of my journey into parenthood. I have a cohort of parents who all have a child at the same age as mine. It’s a great way to get a quick pulse on typical development and also just feel generally supported, validated, challenged to be a better parent or find different and better ways to parent in a shame-free environment. I have a virtual village and that is just really incredible."
They continued: "To be really honest, it was how supportive I found my birth month group to be that sent me out in search of additional groups. My infant won’t eat baby food—oh, maybe I should check out this baby-led weaning group for ideas! (It was great, by the way.) But then when we started stumbling onto other groups that were just cesspools of negativity, abuse, bullying, etc, we learned about the subculture of 'mommy drama groups' and decided to bring it out into the public eye."
Guilt Tripping Your 3 Yo Child Into Nursing Is Gross
So you essentially made your child feel guilty to satisfy your need for him to nurse. He is at an age where he can say no and has expressed that. You need to get help for your attachment issues.
The poor kid is 3 and his mother is already charging him with taking care of her emotional needs. So sad.
Wow. I did extended breastfeeding, doing the same with my second now. Your boobs hurt? Go pump or hand express. Never EVER guilt a child!
My friend's sister denied her 2yr old food and liquid for a week to force her to nurse again. Yes, CPS was called.
This is more for the mom's benefit to feel like a mom. And "milkies"? Don't talk to your kid like that.
From A Mom Group On Instagram. I Guess People Without Children Are Not Allowed To Be Tired
I hate people like that. I am chronically ill. I am so weak that last monday I slowly walked 30min and the muscle pain lasted until yesterday , sunday. Tell me how I am not tired because I dont have kids.
I hear you. I have a blood issue right now (hopefully fixable) which means I'm deficiant in EVERYTHING. I swear my blood is just water at this point. Walking up the stairs literally wipes me out to the point that I have to lay down. So sorry to hear you are suffering. Sending you good mojo!
Load More Replies...There is nothing more miserable than competitive misery.
Load More Replies...We are tired of listening to you whine about your kids, then turn around and tell us we will change our mind. Also, childLESS = wants, cannot have kids. ChildFREE = does not want kids.
Indeed, we are like vampire bats being awake all night :p
Load More Replies...So annoying. There are other things besides kids that can exhaust you. Parents don't have a monopoly on being tired.
This Seems Like A Healthy Relationship
Time for you to leave then. I don’t miss my hubby when he is at work but I love him and his face.
I don't miss him when he's out but then I know he's coming back and it's like the sunshine coming out when he walks in the room.
Load More Replies...Bloody hell, I can't imagine disliking my partner that much and thinking it's normal. We both work from home (I'm upstairs, he's downstairs) and we regularly go say hello during the workday. When I worked part time I genuinely got excited for 6.30 pm on my days off, and even now after more than a year of being stuck at home together we still enjoy each other's company. This woman really needs to give her head a wobble.
Nothing to see here, just another couple staying together for the sake of the kids.
I don't think so. She's staying because she's selfish, and she would have to find a job and earn a living if she left.
Load More Replies...It's always wonderful to hear about two people so in love, especially around Valentine's Day.
I really struggle to understand the concept of "stay at home wife". I do understand if you have a little child and want to stay at home with them, but why stay at home without kids? Like how does your marriage stop you from having a job? Isn't it boring? I don't know about other countries, but here in Germany you wouldn't get any pension when you stay at home for 30 years and what do you do financially if you break up with your husband?
Alimony is what the divorced housewives do. I could see staying at home permanently if I had more money. Hard work is only worthwhile if you’re producing a lot of value from it. In which case, once you get a lot of money, why bother continuing to slave?
Load More Replies...But she likes the money he earns so she can continue to be a stay at home mum/wife? (I say this as one myself).
I work with my partner a lot. I don’t need to see him this much. It’s a lot, and often we hang out in different rooms because otherwise we are together all day. But as SOOOON as I (or he) go anywhere, I miss him LIKE CRAZY. Alone time is nice but you should miss your partner at least a little. You don’t always have to, but it says a lot if you never do.
We’ve written extensively about how to be a great parent and how to help your kids become independent. And, considering that there still are (and always will be) plenty of parents out there who either stifle their kids or who constantly exhaust themselves, the advice bodes repeating.
Anita Cleare, a parenting expert and the author of ‘The Work/Parent Switch,’ explained to Bored Panda in a previous interview all about how to overcome the desire to be a ‘perfect’ parent and how to stay positive when we’re all way, way too exhausted.
According to parenting expert Cleare, aiming to be a ‘perfect’ parent is the wrong way to go about things. This does more harm than good because it puts lots of unreachable expectations and undue pressure on both parents and children alike.
That’s Not How Any Of This Works
If asthma preventers worked, asthmatics would only have to take them once....
This misconception kills. Some medications, for some ailments, are meant as cures. Others (most) are CONTROL. As in "not going to die of heart attack, stroke, pulmonary embolism, liver failure, diabetes, kidney failure, suicidal impulse" control. As in "not going to have an epileptic seizure" control. it's not a one-pill-and-cured situation unless it is gonorrhea, and even then, it's more than one pill. It's a course of antibiotics. *sigh*
Well there's a mushroom you can eat it once and never need to eat it again
If food worked, you wouldn’t need a grocery store. Checkmate atheists. /s
OMG, as someone that uses alternative therapies as well as allopathic medicine this kind of idiotic statement makes me so angry. Hardly any of us are like that! It's like saying 'if food worked why do you keep having to refill the fridge?'
Unfortunately many people don't know the difference between alternative medicine only and wholistic medicine. The latter is actually the approved by most doctors.
Load More Replies...Have you been to the chiropractor more than once? Oh, must not work then.
Given To My Daughter Through A Mom Group
I was brought up religious and made to read the bible. Whether you believe the bible or not it certainly DOESN'T say that dinosaurs were made on the sixth day. Even for Christians this is BS
Same, El Dee. To simplify what I was taught, the "creation week" was on "God's time" as opposed to time as we know it; one day to God may be millions of years. Whatever you believe, please know that most Christians also believe in science.
Load More Replies...Is it the same "scientists" that say yoga and essential oils keep cancer away??
Load More Replies...On day six, God created Adam and Eve, who did such a great job taking care of the world that the dinosaurs all died, and everyone but Noah's family, and .... you can all now see why I was *not* the favorite person of the religion teachers...
To be fair to religion, only a relatively small proportion of Christians believe in young earth creationism. The guy who came up with the big bang theory was Father Georges Lemaître, a Catholic priest.
Load More Replies...I am a Catholic, and we were taught that we DID NOT co-exist with the dinosaurs, and that they really did live that long ago. The Bible also doesn't mean literal days. A day in the Bible could mean hundreds of thousands of years. I haven't yet met a religious person who actually is like that, but I know that they are out there. I just wanted to make it known that the majority of us are not like that.
Just like the bible saying that Methuselah died at 969 years old. It's a way of honoring the length and productivity of his life, not that he literally lived 969 years.
Load More Replies...But the bible says a day with god is 10000 years. And what of the civilizations that existed before Abraham?
I go to a website called Christian Forums. Just to see what the other side is up to. The conspiracy theories there are rampant.
this is fantastic, erm... can i also have one about how the earth is flat please.
My Child's Future Means Nothing To Me
So this is the next level: the no-certificaters. There is a lobby pressuring for you to have a birth certificate BUT I WANT TO LIVE IN FREEDOM THEY WON'T HAVE ME
No proof of citizenship is never a good thing in the US.
Load More Replies...You need a birth certificate for the bank, a job, government income, employment, rentals, buying a house, getting a passport, getting your drivers license, getting married, Medicare or health insurances and pretty much anywhere that needs 100 points of ID. It is a HUGE hassle not to have one.
How do you get one when you are not born in a hospital? International answers welcome. For me it is not understandable how one can not have one.
Load More Replies...I've heard that birth certificates cause autism. Almost 100% of children with it have birth certificates. Do your own research!
All I'm reading here is lazy parent can't be bothered to sort out a birth certificate.
Not getting a birth certificate makes me think they are going to do something terrible like sell the baby.
yes. yes. yes. also keeps cps out of your hair. bet they homeschool too!
Load More Replies...And if they get a passport they can get even further away from her crazy @rse!
Load More Replies...“Trying to be a perfect parent is bad for children and bad for parents because it sets everybody up to fail. Research shows that ‘good enough’ parenting is best for children,” Cleare explained.
Instead, the expert suggests that all parents aim for ‘good enough’ parenting that actually helps improve our kids’ independence instead of them being overly-reliant on us.
In Cleare’s words, this involves “getting it right most of the time but also failing your children in ways they can handle—so that they gradually increase their independence.”
Vaccinations Made My Daughter Gay
This is their view on autism too. I guess dead is better than autistic?
Load More Replies...So vaccines don’t just cause Autism, they cause homosexuality too. F*****g morons.
Apparently there is a politician cleric telling people not to have the covid vaccine because it makes you gay.
Load More Replies...Of course. You don't think a Mom like that still supports her daughter or even has contact to her, do you? She probably kicked that poor girl out as soon as she found out that she is gay.
Load More Replies...Ok, time to come clean... I am a member of the Illuminati! Our plan is to control the masses by injecting them with Genetic Adjustment Yielding (or G.A.Y) vaccines. We are severely behind schedule (we got distracted faking the moon landing), so we pretended there was a global pandemic so that we could vaccinate more people quicker.
i hate the parents that dont want to adapt to their child's sexuality instead they blame it on other things thats why im scared to come out to my parents as bi ;-;
The sad part? These people actually believe this. They think that vaccines poison you, and give you autism and "gayness."
Vaccines make you GAY?? Frankly I wouldn't be overly worried if my daughter had been gay, it's not the kind of thing that should stop a parent loving their child..
"if only my daughter was dead instead of me blaming a vaccine that has probably saved her life on her sexuality"
Do Babies Give Hickies?
When my daughter was only a few weeks old I bent down to give her a kiss and she latched onto my chin. She had such a powerful suck that I had to break the suction by inserting my little finger in between my chin and her mouth. I had a red mark on my chin for quite a few weeks. So, yes my little human vacuum cleaner gave me a hickie.
Mine too. I didn’t realize she unlatched and I had a huge hickie on my boob. She also gave herself a hickie or two.
Load More Replies...Oooh pick me!!!! _ um lady your dude is a cheating f**k bag!
Load More Replies...I have a friend whose baby would leave hickies on her chest and arms, so it is possible. But the babies doing that just to dad and not mom? Nah.
the mommy has the parts that the baby wants when hungry...
Load More Replies...It definitely can happen, especially if she is breastfeeding. Baby was hungry. I've had my second miss my nipple and gave me a red spot pretty quickly. One of the first things you learn as a BFing parent is how to UNLATCH the little parasites. My husband would have zero idea of how and would be too afraid of hurting our babies, he'd probably just whine and try to shake her off lol
Yeah, those would not occur on his "upper shoulder area".... on both sides... :-/
Load More Replies...It's not entirely out of the realm of possibility. I can imagine the dad being amused at the babies trying to nurse and then finding the hickies. The babies suction is no joke when they are hungry.
This Extreme Fear-Mongering Pisses Me Off So Much
It is one of the world's great mysteries...
Load More Replies...too much freedom in that country make this kind of stupidity people , when that kid gets older he will be suffer for not having all his vaccines when kid.
do they ACTUALLY think a flu shot makes you instantly have full-blown flu and makes you contagious?. it doesn't
and, yes, l appreciate that wasn't really the point, but l had to comment
Load More Replies...This is what voting republican gets you. School budgets get slashed, districts stay segregated, and nobody gets an education. Science is mocked and taken out while religion is infused. Those people grow up and have babies they are too stupid to be parents to. Cycle.
The 2.5 year old will not be sick because of said flu shot, so no she will not be contagious to your baby. Hopefully he won't get your broken brain either.
According to parenting expert Cleare, “Great parents make mistakes but they try to learn from them (and not to repeat them too often!).”
No matter your parenting style, you can’t do much if you’re overworked and exhausted. That means that looking after yourself is priority number one. If you put yourself last, you’re not doing your kids any favors, Cleare told Bored Panda.
F Your Privacy. I’m Gonna Show 53,000 People Your Picture And Tell Them You Got Your Period Today!
I'd have died of embarrassment, if I didn't crawl into a sewer to escape. *shudder* The world can stay out of my reproductive status, or lack thereof.
Load More Replies...she didn't become a "little lady" she's a little girl still that happens to have started her periods. Ugh.
Exactly - to paraphrase on a Tumblr post: "That's a child. Their bedtime is 9, and their favorite show is probably Spongebob Squarepants."
Load More Replies...I understand that she maybe needs to ask what pad size she needs for an 11 years old, but why do she need to post a photo of her poor daughter online for that
Honestly I don’t even understand why she needs to ask. It’s a very safe assumption that this woman has had a period, or if not, at least knows about periods and how to care for yourself. No adult woman needs to ask about teen pads. I’m not buying it. We can create special circumstances in our minds “well maybe she’s infertile her whole entire life and had a surrogate and went 35 years knowing nothing about periods..” No she did not. She knew. She just wanted to whine on Facebook.
Load More Replies...I'm confused. Pads don't really come in many sizes. Can't she just go to the feminine hygiene aisle and get a pack that is labeled for "teens" if she is really unsure? Hell, ask the pharmacist at a store?
"Teen" isn't a pad size. Small, Medium, Large, Extra-Large, super thin, thin, a little thicker, medium thickness, thick, maxi thick, night time, heavy flow, wings, no wings, but not "teen." This is idiot of a mother can't figure out the size for her daughter, then someone needs to intervene and take the daughter. The mom is just to dumb to raise a teen to adulthood.
Load More Replies...DO NOT do this to your child!! Ever! F-ing moron! Plus if she's a mom which means a woman that has had her own period for many years, doesn't she have some insight where and what to look for?!!
My parents had a party for my 12th. We were living overseas and there were just adults there. My mom, in the middle of the party announced to everyone that I had become a woman that week. I got a standing ovation.
I got my period when I was 11, I'm 25 now, we watched a puberty video in 5th grade and the girl in the video had the same name as me. I was on my period at the time and kind of just laughed it off.
OMG nooo I feel so bad for this 11 yo, don't post it on facebook if you don't know what size pad to get her do some research or ask some people shes ok with you telling privately!
Ugh!!! My daughters are 12 and 13 and both have their periods... they would never forgive me if I put it on blast like that! That's so private, and up to them to announce it.
From An Unschooling Facebook Page. Poor Kid
Where most of us also learn valuable social skills.
Load More Replies...Ok, hang on, and don't take this comment wrong but how are you going to openly admit that your kid can't spell, can't add / subtract etc, and then say how smart he is? How are YOU the parent not teaching this kid to spell etc? I just can't anymore with these anti vaxing, anti schooling, anti birth certificate, breast milk cures all millennial idiot parents. These damn people need to be sterilized.
Smart and ignorant are two different things. For instance, the parent here can clearly read and write fairly well, but is clearly as dumb as a bag of hammers.
Load More Replies...You work with him to improve his education to the level of his age group. You tell him 'it's hard work, but without it, you will fall further behind, and will feel worse and worse, and start to hate yourself, and your parents.'
He isn’t getting an education. He does not attend school.
Load More Replies...I used to work in the kids' section at a bookstore. Home-school parents would come in and ask things like, "My son is 10 and just learning to read. What do you recommend?" I always wanted to say, "Time travel."
I homeschooled my daughter grades 5-7. She started kindergarten reading at a third grade level. If you're not willing to put in the work, and it is work, to educate your child, send them to brick and mortar. Those parents would make me so mad. They made hard for those of us who took homeschooling seriously, not to mention the damage they were doing to their kids. You always here about these parents. You never hear about the young woman in Atlanta who graduated college with a masters degree in engineering at 18. A higher percentage of homeschoolers start and graduate college younger, quite simply because their primary and secondary education can be accelerated. Just a reference, check the education of the winners of the National Spelling Bees and Science Fairs
Load More Replies...What is unschooling? How can you think not providing at least writing, math and some biology education is ok?
I'm 17, I was raised unschooled until high school. Unschooling is the idea that kids will learn what they need to know by themselves and explore their own interests. My parents taught my siblings and me how to read and count but after that, it was up to us. We did math on Khan Academy (we had a rule that we had to do 20 minutes of math for 20 minutes of video games), read whatever books we wanted, explored our own interests in great depth, spent hours playing and walking outside every day, and just had a great childhood. When we got into high school, we weren't behind and we all became high honors, straight-A students, so unschooling can be both enjoyable and successful. I actually wrote a whole essay on why unschooling is good for my persuasive writing class last year.
Load More Replies...Lil dude can't do maths or comprehend English. But parent thinks he is all super smart. I recommend smarter parents
Hire a tutor. Have him tested for learning differences. Send him to school with teacher who don't say math-y.
I Literally Don't Even Know What To Say
I'm all for consenting adults doing what the hell they want, but its the implication that suckling an ill person will change her breast milk to protect from that illness that gets me.
Load More Replies...Listen, do it if you want - just don't kid yourself it's for 'health reasons'
cupping is another kink thats explained as "healthful"
Load More Replies...Recent studies have shown that when a baby feeds directly from the mother, the saliva in the baby's mouth send signals to receptors in the areola for the formula to change to suit the baby's nutritional needs. This can be helpful when the baby is sick. As far as I am aware, the study did not include adults.
Let's be clear, in Mongolia (for example) breast milk is considered very normal and very healthful. It is absolutely normal for adults to drink it on occasion. The fact people are so very disturbed by this speaks less well of our society.
I'm guessing that in Mongolia, the breast milk is pasteurized like cow milk is to prevent sickness?
Load More Replies...“Even when you are really busy, try to find regular 5-20 minute breaks in your day when you can relax, practice some mindfulness, or do something joyful,” she said.
“Looking for the positives really does increase positivity,” the parenting expert added, suggesting that we try to maintain positive mindsets by being grateful and thinking about, for example, the 3 things that we’re glad to have in our lives.
Uhhhh Would This Be A Major Red Flag To Anyone Else?
But he isn’t lazy. He raised the son just fine. He is sexist. He sees his daughter as a sex object only and thankfully at least isn’t sexually interested in his own daughter. Since she cannot sexually gratify him she has no value, because she is a girl. Only boys have non sexual value, to a guy like that.
Load More Replies...I see a red flag but probably not the same one as most people. This type of 'old school' is the same that don't think women should be able to work, dress how they want or have much of a say in anything other than being a housewife.
Yeah, teach your daughter from day one that above all else her body is a sexual object for men.
I feel for the mum, This is not a sexualising thing, this is a learned trait from his parents. The mum has the difficult task of trying to break it. My husbands parents don't show affection to their children as much as they should (due to a tragic family incident) My husband is improving all the time, but he still finds it strange to kiss his son though they do at least hug now.
No, it’s a sexualizing thing. “Sexual” isn’t a synonym for horny. He sees a naked female body as purely sexual. He doesn’t want to have sex with the baby obviously. Therefore he isn’t comfortable seeing her sexual body naked.
Load More Replies...This isn't as uncommon as all that. They worry they'll be "pervy", apparently, or maybe that they'll "teach her to be immoral", is what I have heard. Of coures, teaching a young boy it's okay to have an adult male touch him is okay...???? (I asked my late dad about this, as this is why he did not hug his daughters. I got walloped. Still no answer to that question.)
Americans and nudity, wow. In Finland nudity is so natural, we go to sauna naked with the whole family and even with people we don't know (public saunas), and no-one is harmed or traumatized over the sight of the human body. Seeing the various forms and ages of bodies leads to a healthier and acceptive relationship with your own body.
that's it!!!!....I'm moving to Finland....jinx can I stay with you until I find a place?
Load More Replies...Me too. Falls into the category of " thou doth protest too much"
Load More Replies...Giving your daughter lots of privacy when she’s older is a good thing but when she’s little?? You helped make that body, you can bathe it and change it’s diaper. 😑
With my firstborn son my husband maybe changed 5 diapers in 3 years. I felt that as a stay at home mom I shouldn't be asking for help. Then I had twin girls and was like f that. He changed like 30 diapers that first week. 😂
They're Not Vaxxing Their Dogs Either
Hi everyone, I've just purchased a live animal without knowing how to look after it!
You'd be surprised at how often people do that. When my family and I got our hamsters (after planning and researching during the 2 years we had left between thinking about looking after some hamsters and actually getting some), the lady at the pet shop educated us on how to look after them, giving us pamphlets and telling us what we already knew as if she'd dealt with many people before who just walked in on a whim and decided they'd pick up a rabbit as casually as if they were shopping for vegetables. I pity the poor pets who got stuck with those people.
Load More Replies...I fostered kittens that were found on the street, through a foster program in my area. They had parvo. We had to quarantine them from the healthy cats, and then they literally all died. In my arms. The girl is lucky to not know what that’s like. I hope she learns the easy way and not the hard way. (PS - I think it’s called something else in kittens but I can’t remember the exact name)
Load More Replies...Parvovirus is a HUGE deal. Not vaccinating a puppy for parvo is cruel and stupid. THERE IS NO WAY TO SAVE A PUP WHO HAS PARVO. All they can do is "supportive care" and hope the pup survives. And the younger the pup the more likely they are to die. If you are NOT going to take care of your pup you should not be allowed to have a pup.
Omg, I hope to God your dog doesn't die of parvo, I had a pup once that did die of Parvo, (he had his shots too) and it was the most horrible thing ever.
I’m sorry you and your poor pup had to go through that. It really is awful. Just an awful way to die. Pets deserve better. It’s not your fault.
Load More Replies...Parvo vaccines are a requirement everywhere your dog is boarded. The disease kills dogs, fast. Even if you don't board your dog, your puppy should still have this vaccine. Furthermore, if you take your dog out of the US, many cou tries will seize and euthanize your dog if it doesn't have a current rabies vaccine. Seriously though... Pet vaccines are cheap. If you cant afford the vaccines, you cant afford the pet.
Stupid woman, parvo is deadly to dogs,, having rescued a young puppy from being dragged roumd the streets by the owners kids,, i persuaded the owners to hand him over to me,, how quickly they handed her over to me showed how much they cared,, lomg story short, i asked for the vaccination records, to which i never got as they moved quickly away, they promised me that she had her vaccines,, 3 weeks later she died of parvo in my arms,,, please, please vaccinate your puppies as to watch a dog die of this horrible disease is something that you shouldnt go through,, especially for the dog.
My Kid's Dentist Told Me Skipping Antibiotics Will Be Really Painful For Her, So I'd Like To Go Ahead And Do That
I actually have never heard of someone taking antibiotics BEFORE tooth extraction. Is this really a thing coz I have had 4 teeth extracted and not once did I need to do that. Afterwards yes, but not before.
Yes taking antibiotics before is a thing. I need to take them before the dentist so if bacteria enters my bloodstream from my mouth it doesn't go and sit on my weakened heart. its basically a precaution.
Load More Replies...So, just to be clear, they have clearly said that there is an infection, but you don't want antibiotics because you (with all your medical and oral health training), can't see any abscess or swelling?
Because they are refusing antibiotics any dentist will refuse to pull the tooth or perform a root canal until the infection is gone. Because of moronic parents not doing what is best for their child, they are now going to pull a tooth out of a child's head without any knowledge of nerves, infections and that this could kill their kid.
If they got an infected tooth pulled before clearing the infection first, the kid was definitely NOT okay, as that is supposed to be very painful.
Load More Replies...My ex ended up on life support by not being able to have antibiotics before emergency tooth removal.
It's a common prophylactic practice. The extraction of an infected tooth could release large amounts of bacteria that may affect other parts of the body. Foxxy, you probably didn't have infected teeth.
Meanwhile, Lenore Skenazy, the president of the Let Grow nonprofit that aims to promote kids’ independence and fights overprotection, explained to us that children’s confidence grows when they know that others believe in them.
“A teacher, coach, grandparent, or, of course, parent who thinks you are terrific and ready to wow the world can make all the difference in the world,” Skenazy said, pointing out that when the support’s not there, it can have negative consequences on the child. So it’s important to balance support while also letting kids develop their independence.
According to Skenazy, how a parent tells their kids something is often more important than what they tell them to do. Kids take cues from grownups, so even phrasing something differently or using a different tone can have positive effects even if the topic that’s being talked about is far from pleasant.
Thats More Than 3 Pagents A Month If They Start When She Was Born! Of Course The Poor Thing Doesn't Want To Out Her Sippy Cup Down Shes A Baby!
58th pageant in 18 months. I wouldn’t be so worried about the sippy cup, I would be more concerned about the effects these pageants would have on your daughter in the future. Like body image issues being the biggest cause of concern.
I can understand why little girls would enjoy dressing up and being in a pageant. What I don't understand is why pageants exist. Is this purely for the gratification of paedophiles??
Pedos and out of shape moms trying to live through their daughters.
Load More Replies...I'm really curious about the mum's life before having future Miss Universe ... Must be incredibly empty
This is abusive. Parents using their child to live vicariously through them by forcing them to do that many pageants is disturbing.
child pageants as a whole should be illegal, but especially for kids this young, they have no idea what's going on and aren't allowed to just grow up normally
Egg Fast Keto Mom Group
Or blowing up..should we start a betting pool on which one will happen first?
Load More Replies...Egg farts aside...Who stores eggs like that? Aren’t they all gunna tumble when you shut the door?
That was my question. Like, they come in a nice little carton.
Load More Replies...I have only seen one "fast" that I consider to be sillier, and it involved drinking lemon juice and cayenne pepper in one's water for a month, and eating nothing. *sigh*
I don't use this many eggs in a year 😨 how do they plan on eating all of these before thy go off? Even if it's all they eat, that's still going to take a lot of time. Also I can just see so may eggs falling down and splatting from the door being opened and shut. So much potential waste 😑
uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh that much egg is not good for you right?
This sounds so unhealthy to me. Isn't eating more that 3-4 eggs per day bad for you? I remember when I was a child around Easter us kids would have so much fun cracking the eggs and would therefore eat a lot of them. Some kids got sick from that and one boy had a toxic reaction once (not allergic, just ate too many).
Eating an excess of anything will make you ill. For example, too much fruit can lead to several different intestinal problems, not to mention increased risk of diabetes (yes, fructose is still sugar.)
Load More Replies...Who Says You Can't Be Cool And Rebellious Once You're A Mom
Yay me!! i wanna kill some people today good job for me :) PAT ON THE BACK!!
... all those grown-up people who now discover they missed out on being a little prick that calls himself a rebel during puberty and now have to compensate by being a lunatic well into their 30's or 40's just ... make me sick. Be a rebel - with a cause, with some evidence backing your point ... argue for affordable healthcare, argue to brake the power of those ripping you of by selling you pills that are worth $ 10 for $ 500 ... or do something agains animal abuse ... or whatever, but, damned, don't rebel around just because you didn't when you were supposed to, and ... man, those people are nuts they should seriously fear squirrels...
Exactly. It’s very much about the junior high mentality.
Load More Replies...I hate wearing a mask. But I still do it. It's just something that one has to do to stop spreading the virus.
Music to my ears (unlike Vogon poetry). :)
Load More Replies...Junior high mentality. Trying to be cutesy about your obvious aggression
So cool and rebellious... A modern day patriot (and we know the people that consider themselves patriots nowadays)
sometimes during covid for safety sometimes aisles are one way to prevent people from contacting others often.
Load More Replies...“The best way to make sure that a child starting out in the world feels like their parents believe in them—rather than simply being fed up—is for the parent to make it explicit!” Skenazy explained that this is how parents can communicate to their kids that it’s time to be more independent.
The expert also highlighted that telling the child that you’ll always love them, even though they’re becoming more independent is a healthy, mature way of communicating with them. However, that relies heavily on the parents themselves learning to loosen their grips on their kids and setting the bar for their expectations lower (which, maybe counterintuitively, leads to healthier, happier families).
So, dear Readers, what did you think of this list? Were there any pics that made you go, “Wow, that’s enough internet for me today?” Where do you think the line between being a good and a bad parent lies? What’s the best way to avoid drama on parent groups on social media? Share your thoughts and feelings in the comment section below. And remember, stay excellent!
Please Don’t Make Me Explain Why
"You should give me everything you own. Please don't ask me to explain why." 😂😂😂😂
Load More Replies...'Do your own research'. Yes, study for 5 years postdoctoral with several degree's already under your belt and... Oh wait, here's a link from a completely unbiased, unqualified source that doesn't have an agender! I can do it in 5 mins!
"Thorough research" : watched 3 stupid YouTube videos made by nutters and read 5 Facebook threads in conspiracy-obsessed groups.
"Please don't ask me to explain why, because I'm a f*****g moron who has done no research but read bullshit facebook posts"
Another Google MD!! By "research" does she mean right wing nutjob sites??
It's amazing how often they can't even summarise the articles/videos they send you, considering how much time they spend doing their own research.
"I've looked into gravity and I know it's just a theory. Don't be fooled into thinking you need a parachute to go skydiving.
dont ask me to explain why you shouldn't take the vaccine just trust me its a poison sent by gods because they want to make a new civilization! we know too much about the gods and they hypnotized the government to make us take it! the corona vaccine is connected to all sorts of death conspiracies i dont give a damn if people including me die just dont take it! the gods will replace us for clueless people and when the newer civilization knows too much there will be a new covid and kill them and finally THE EARTH IS FLAT IT WAS ALWAYS MADE FLAT!!PEOPLE WHO THINK THE EART IS A SHERE THING ARE CRAZY!! WE ARE N O T CRAZY!!!!!
Yeah, That’s Just Insane
But didn’t you know that 5G spreads COVID-19??? Or was it Bill Gates that spreads it? Bitcoin? Sry, I have a hard time keeping up to date with all of the conspiracy theories...
Load More Replies...OMG 5G just hit my area last week, we have had nothing but fast download speeds and no dropped calls.
She obviously found her licence in a cereal packet... People are sick, nervous, aggressive, and sleep-deprived all the time, regardless of 5G.
No, they don't. It has a bigger number, so it must be more radiation or whatever
Load More Replies...Taking unrelated facts and creating an unreliable narrative. Has a future in politics.
Be glad you couldn't break. And learn the difference between brake and break, dumbass!!
The download speeds are nice though, so you got that going for you at least.
that is true, I also saw that some people loose balance around clubs at night due to 5g
Common Core Is Definitely Part Of The Leftist Agenda
"Home schooling group" kinda defeats the purpose of it being homeschooling, doesn't it. Doing it in a group is not a "home schooling group", that's an illegally operated, small school with unqualified teachers.
Usually, it's more of a support group/ social club than anything else. It's not a bunch of kids meeting at someone's house to be taught by someone's mom. At least it's not supposed to be
Load More Replies...I hear this a lot. "Common core" came about because many school districts stopped teaching mathematics and literacy. For example, one southern Indiana county had mathematica as an elective past the 8th grade. Since students from these districts were graduating as functional illiterates, the federal government stepped in and set a minimum standard school districts had to meet to be eligible for funding.
have you tried murdering your child yourself? seems like it would be faster
Kindergarten kids don't wear masks, at least in my country. Masks are compulsory from 6 years old on.
1. (the funny part) Have you tried the zombies? Because that's what your kid will become? 2. (the serious part) How do you HOMESCHOOL without ONLINE EDUCATION. l suppose you can get an app for it. Then you will be offline, not online
I homeschooled 25 years ago. Online schooling was pretty much non existent
Load More Replies...Leftist propaganda like women are equal to men, have rights to an education, vote, etc or do you mean the leftist stuff about all people being equal regardless of skin colour?
If You Have To Ask...
Geez, I'll need to wash my eyes with bleach to forgot what I read on this thread.
The only weird thing here is that she doesn't gently discourage the kissing.
In fact, unless she is sitting, he has to get to her level or she bends down
Load More Replies...Why do we think this is weird. Young children, up till about five years old have a natural need to be close to their moms breasts. To a child a breast is nursing and safe. They like to either hold them, cuddle them or kiss them even. Children are not the one sexualising this, adults are. Tje behaviour will naturally pass when the child gets older.
I think an innocent kiss from a 3 year old that happens to land there is one thing but to deliberately go to it and kiss them is different. Nothing to scold or embarrass them about, hut gently tell them we don't kiss there, or say "I really like cheek kisses!" And redirect. We wouldn't let them kiss our vagina because thats where we birthed them, but if we were sitting and they came over for a hug, put their head down, and gave a kiss, and it happened to be in the area, that is nothing to correct. Or the child comes for a hug and their hands grabs momma's butt, they don't mean anything. But if they came by to specifically grab your butt and squeeze it and talk about it, that is not appropriate. Edit: But I do agree it is natural until about 5. They are curious, and have no idea of anything sexual. My kids were not breast fed and were|are obsessed. They try to grab and squeeze them. But it doesn't mean it is encouraged. I just say that is not what they're for.
Load More Replies...Nope, for a year or so after ending breast feeding my son used to pat my boobs and comment on how much he liked them. These are tiny children. They appreciated the comfort and closeness. Breasts are not sex organs. Children are not sexual beings. Anyone reading that who can only see it as a sexual act needs to step back and think.
This whole thread is hating on a really well established lifestyle for 75% of the world
Load More Replies...The boy is 3. He's not a pervert, and you don't need to make a big deal about it, just gently dissuade him from doing it, like you would any other behaviour you want them to stop. If you freak out you actually risk making it a 'thing'.
Actually, extended breastfeeding is most popular in California, where mothers have been known to breastfeed children almost to their teens.
Load More Replies...If Only It Fixed Everything (Found In My Breastfeeding Group)
Eh. It’s an idiot’s summary of the government. People like this pretend there’s no difference between very distinctly different policies and just act like it’s all the same. This is the kind of toxic ignorance that gives you people who think “the media is all liars and all politicians are bad in the same ways.” Meanwhile not every politician is wanting to do the same things. They want very different things.
Load More Replies...What the hell is a "breast feeding group"? Why do people need "a group" for every activity?
I need more context. Is the US government trying to stop/restrict breastfeeding in any way?
No its just the idea that breast milk is a universal anti-bacterial, combined with dissatisfaction with the US government
Load More Replies...I Guess You’re Out Of Luck Then
Breast milk will absolutely treat minor surface infections. It has live antibodies in it. This isn't some crazy theory from a youtube video, it's documented fact. I've treated an ear infection for my baby son in that way. We're not doctor refusers or anything, but it wasn't immediately possible to get to a medical facility but I had bm ready right there. I know plenty of mums that start by trying bm while waiting until morning and a doctor's appointment and swear by it. Bloody hell, in the furious attempt to discredit any woman that 100% doesn't tow the line of only sticking to things are advertised widely and very mainstream basic biological facts are being thrown out the window. But, you know, denigrating as many women as possible is the most important factor.
My GP actually recommended I do this for an eye infection and it did work.
Load More Replies...It actually does clear conjunctivitis in babies very well. There's a difference between anti vaxxers and Mums just doing their best and asking other Mums for help
Actually, breastmilk is a perfect thing to put in a baby sticky eye, both the midwife and the doctor advised me to do the same!
In my country, I saw on the news that there's a baby who went blind because his mom put breast milk into his infected eye
Load More Replies...Well actually my GP here in the UK suggested I do just this when my little ones got eye infections. They were a lot younger though.
These people are all nuts but as a young child I had a breast milk in eyes experience (stay with me!). On the way to a big family dinner I decided to spray my mom's perfume on me and ended up spraying in both eyes. I was hysterical! My nurse aunt flushed my eyes with water in the bathroom but it wasn't enough. Finally, she threw her hands up and her and mom took me in a stall and my aunt used breast milk to flush my eyes. Totally weird but it worked! I would never put breast milk in the eyes unless it's a last resort.
This actually pretty popular and doesn't harm....but for infants, maybe as a first step before you can get meds. Or if it clears, then you won't need meds. But for a 2 year old when you don't breast feed, it is a no brainer.
In my country, I saw on the news that there's a baby who went blind because his mom put breast milk into his infected eye so......
Load More Replies...Can’t Find Science To Back Up Your Claim? Must Be God
I've seen reflexology charts before but I see a new entry - since when is "waistline" an organ of the body affected by reflexology???
I've heard of earthing before. I haven't read that much into it but I thought it was about mental health. Feeling connected with the earth and nature. I can see how it can help your mental health yeah. Even if it's placebo.
Reflexology, what this actually is and what these idiots are poorly referring to, is based upon the energy meridians of the body. Energy meridians are a very important part of Chinese medicine. It's an effective therapy, but God has nothing to do with it.
That said..I recently learned about acupressure (pinching the skin between thumb and forefinger to relieve headaches, pressing two fingers by the pulse on wrist for nausea) and it works great but HOW?
I don’t really get it either but it might have something to do with nerve endings? Acupuncture is for sure a legit field of medicine, but I’m not sure how it relates to this image.
Load More Replies...God Forbid, A Bald Baby!
Bruh this child is going to have self-esteem issues if the parents continue to do this all the way up to adult stage.
I wish the adoption agency could see this. This child deserves to be with a family who will cherish her just as she is. As an infant she does not meet their expectations or requirements. What a miserable childhood she will have.
Right. I was told that the balder the baby, the more hair they will have as an adult! My daughter was bald as an egg until she was 9 months old...now her hair is INSANELY thick and to the middle of her back at 4 yrs old. This kid's hair will probably be longer and thicker than their older daughters!
Load More Replies...Why would anyone need to know this baby's gender? And those ugly bows just make the baldness look more obvious imo.
Both my daughters were bald as babies up until around 2 years old. And no.. never felt the need to slap bows on their heads, pierce their ears, or dress them in head to toe pink to prove to others that they were girls LOL if someone said "oh, he's cute!" I would reply "yep, she sure is!!"
Lol mine was the same way! She barely had any hair it wasn’t a big deal. It grew eventually. I didn’t do bows or pierced ears either. Some people thought she was a boy too lol
Load More Replies...Prayer Isn’t Billable To Insurance, Karen
I think they're called shamans, but I don't think they believe in Jesus :/
Every doctor should only prescribe 'if need be'. If it's prescribed, it's needed. If you don't want to take the doctors advice, that is your right, get a second opinion, but to ignore advice altogether is ill-advised.
I think you're all assuming that she's looking for some kind of anti-vax essential oils doctor, but she's not. She's looking for a doctor who is going to be honest and not charge for meds she doesn't need (I'm assuming this is an American post), and who is able to provide the spiritual support she also needs when she is feeling scared or nervous. I know lots of Christian doctors and nurses who became medical professionals because of their faith driving their desire to serve and help people (not saying that non-Christians don't also have these drivers, but for my friends these are connected).
In her/his defence, in some cases it can be beneficial when you and your doctor share the same cultural background. The doctor may understand your opinion towards certain treatments better, and has more of your trust when giving you advice.
My son’s ophthalmologist has a small nondescript sign in his exam rooms that says something like “Dr. Norman would be happy to pray with you before your exam.” As an atheist, I find it to be perfectly fine. He otherwise does not bring his religious views into our visits or his office. But I can’t imagine a doctor who asks YOU, unprovoked, if he can pray with you. Yuck.
Perhaps she's from a small town in the Bible Belt, where that may be part of their town culture? But you're right, for the doctor to say that, without knowing how it would be received could be very confronting/provoking.
Load More Replies...This one is honestly fine considering the opioid crisis and other scandals where doctors are too quick to give out meds. As for the prayer part, they're allowed to ask about that. Same as saying, hey, anyone know a good black doctor I can support. Or, anyone know a doctor that is very pro-choice who won't ask me a million questions if I want an abortion? Unless we shame people for those things too and then in that case don't know what to tell you.
Who Knew I Wasn’t A Real Mom?
If you kept your mouth shut you wouldn’t have to worry about looking ignorant and stupid.
Way to go inconsiderate human being. A woman with removed breasts can still have a kid. A mother on medication may not have the choice to breast feed. A "real" mother thinks before she throws such b*llsh*t online.
Whoop, apparently I'm an orphan then. Better go inform my "fake" mom.
This is evil, evil and nasty comment. Its people like this that cause so many issues for new mums.... I had a blood transfusion due to the traumatic birth of my son , my milk didn't start for 8 weeks after birth.
Totally agree - so many friends were devastated when they found they couldn't breast feed for whatever reason, it made them feel like they were inferior because of the culture of breast is best where we are. I put myself through months of pain because my own mum disdained formula feeding (I blistered, this isn't common before anyone gets scared). If I get the chance I say to them that mum skills 101 is keeping the child alive - breast or formula or a mix of the two do that.
Load More Replies...Imagine being so callous about babies potentially going hungry. Disgusting.
A parent's basic job is to keep their kids alive. Breast milk, formula, whatever works.
Damn, guess I am not a real mom. Maybe I am not human seeing as I could not produce any, and decided my sanity was more important for the good of our family than me attempting to feed, attempting to pump, csarng for baby, never sleeping, doing it all over again, not sleeping. Fed is best.
Some Girl Posted A Question Asking Pregnant Moms If They Thought They Have Or Have Had Covid-19...
Good for you. Now tell that to the 2+million people who have died and the millions more suffering with severe adverse side effects months later. It’s like saying, I didn’t die from not wearing seatbelts so clearly we don’t need them.
"Well, I drove drunk and nobody died, so clearly it's okay to drive drunk" is the metaphor I go with.............. Sometimes it even makes it into the brain of the "it's no big deal" people I deal with every day.
Load More Replies...In New Zealand they put everyone who has covid in a quarantine hotel. They have nurses to look after you and it’s tax-funded, so it’s not a bad thing, but we REALLY don’t take kindly to the idea of covid-positive people going around spreading it in the community.
Load More Replies...Maybe she's working from home? Maybe. I hope so. In my country people are not allowed to go back to work until they test negative.
You're positive and back at work. Think about your coworkers and that those you kill won't give you baby gifts.
Why don't you tell you co-workers that your fine. Back to work, and oh yeah, COVID-19 positive. Let's see how fine they're going to be with your news.
Acv And Lemon Juice, The Literal Cure-All!
It might break down calcium carbonate on your chrome fixtures, but you might do more harm than good with this. Depends on diabetes, kidneys, potassium levels...
Thank you. Also, over 70% of us will, on autopsy, demonstrate microscopic calcium deposits. Why? Well, there's genetic mutation, there's a primary familial inherited version, there's.... Just don't go to the internet instead of a hospital specialist for advice on this. I mean, really, lemon juice in water? that's recommended for kidney stones. Not brain stones. (And, yes, they're sometimes called that.)
Load More Replies...I'm hypercalcemic and have been told by doctors to drink lots of lemon (real lemon) water / juice. It does help break down the calcium. I'm not sure about the bloodbrain barrier. And not one of them, over 30 years, has mentioned apple cider vinegar. Also, ingesting too much of anything is bad for you. And before taking something for medical reasons, TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR. Why guess???
oh oh.... ME ME!!!! I know, I have a computer and a face twitter thingy doctorate.
Are there other ways of thinking besides cognitive? 🤔 Clearly this is the biggest issue with this post and response 😁
well... sometimes, my GF accuses me of thinking with other body parts. Usually my stomach.
Load More Replies...“They”
Dear concerned citizen, This is a lie. The magnetic field created by our microchips power core causes them to stick to the inside of the needle. We now give all microchips via ice-cream. Kind regards, 'they'.
1) Ehat makes you think you are so fascinating that the government would spend millions to develop a method to track you 24/7? 2) Why are you worried about the government gathering information on you and not telling anyone, but bot worried about your social media account gathering that information and giving it to anyone who asks?
You’re not important, Karen. Nobody needs to chip you. You’re going to over share no matter what we do.
The government already knows whatever it wants to via your phone. The reciprocal arrangement between the USA and UK mean that the US's NSA spy on UK residents and UK's GCHQ are spying on US residents. The information they get is then passed to each other. The reason for the arrangement being thus is that in both countries it is illegal to spy on your own people, so essentially they just sub-contract it. You can read all about it online, the actual documents are available to read. Edward Snowden was the one who released the information on this and on the other ways that US/UK are spying on us, breaking the law and committing atrocities knowingly. So there's absolutely NO need for chips. The only thing this story is any good for is disinformation to have people think they're not already being spied on - it's been going on for YEARS now..
First of all, the needle bore is different for microchipping than vaccinating, and second, if you're on the internet, odds are you're already tracked and tagged, and third, IIRC, Sweden has people walking around who voluntarily have a rice-grain microchip, to make it all more convenient (swipe hand to purchase, open car, confirm ID, etc.). And yet, Skynet has not evolved.
That ain’t a microchip, but you got the rice correct well done idiot
Karen Spreading Some Hard Truths
This is the world without vaccines for ONE pandemic causing disease. Imagine if we were also unprotected from measles, mumps, chicken pox, diptheria, polio, whooping cough, rubella, and many more...
So many people believe that they get the flu from the flu vaccine when in fact it is impossible because the flu vaccine is not a live vaccine. If you get sick after the flu jab then you contracted the virus before it kicked in, you have something else and not actually the flu or you have a different strain of flu that the vaccine doesn’t protect you against.
The nasal spray is called Flumist, I believe. And it is possible to get the flu because the vaccine isn't 100%, even for the strains it covers. However, you will have a much more mild version of the flu if you get the vaccine, PERIOD.
Load More Replies...I read that there are a lot less flu cases because everyone is social distancing
I love that they trust their immune systems and they still can't understand that vaccines only work in conjunction with our immune systems. So I trust my immune system more because I have had vaccines.
These uglies always try to take our phrases. It doesn’t work the other way around. And we can easily just call you something else, Becky.
The Unique Name Olympics Are In Full Swing
Finn isn't that bad. Fairly certain it was a not uncommon name back in the early 90s (or even earlier)
Ha, it's actually the fifth most popular boys name in the Netherlands over 2020. I think we're a little behind in the "coolness" of the name then.
Load More Replies...After the first 9, this is a breath of fresh air. Thelonious after Thelonious Monk is a cool name.
I know a 10 year old called Anakin...he is the goalie at his football club and nobody can imagine how often people yell "Anakin, use the force!" at matches
Doesn't Lord Farquad in Shrek, order someone called Thelonius to smash a mirror to scare the magic mirror?
With the exception of Skywalker, these all sound like protagonists and love interests in a YA fantasy adventure novel.
100%!! Very YA Fantasy novel. It’s cute in a way. You can tell where the parents get their inspo.
Load More Replies...They make Finn and York sound OK. I knew a kid named Danger once. Mom was nuts.
How Long Are We Using Months Now?
I'm just surprised she didn't say that the 4 year old is "54 months".
2 and a half. She's 2 and a half years old. If you wanna be specific, she's 2 years and 8 months. Omg.
She is 2 years 10 months. 3 years is 36 months, less 2 months is 34.
Load More Replies...Stop referring to your almost three year old as months. This irritates me so much, how hard is to say 2.5 year old or in this case almost 3? meh what do I know I'm only 468 months old.
At that age you're better off sticking with sensory projects for crafts- the kids need to get dirty. You won't get any serious crafting until they are about 8 or so. I've worked with kids up to 5, there's a reason most art for them is cotton ball glued on a sheep cutout or just playing with foam.
Imagine expecting your nearly 3 year old and 4 and half year old to not only be interested in your hobbies but also be proficient enough to do them on their own.
Also, I used to do crafts with my nieces and nephews when they were around this age and never had a problem getting them to engage, maybe that's because I chose age appropriate crafts for them, encouraged them, and helped when they needed it or asked for it. 🤷🏽♀️
Load More Replies...Yikes
I wouldnt do it but its nit as if the kid is going to understand or remember anything.
Yeah it’s more of a mood killer with the parents than it is a problem for the baby.
Load More Replies...I had the same conundrum with my cat. Turns out the cat couldn't care less.
I always kick them out of the room and barricade the door since they know how to open it. Otherwise they jump on the bed, and start taking a bath or whatever lol
Load More Replies...What is the big deal. If the baby is in it’s cot, isn’t crying or stressed then I don’t see an issue. The baby doesn’t know what is going on at that age.
I guess that depends. Do you want your baby's first words to be "Oh God!" :)
I suppose that's better than "Daddy" in the same context.
Load More Replies...Psh, forget that baby. It’s a baby. It’s like a dog. A little weird but you gotta do what you gotta do.
It’s a baby so it won’t remember but it will be weird with it looking at you
...does the baby need anything? I would want to focus on thr baby's needs. Husband can entertain himself. At 5 months they may want to have the baby in their own room, if they can, so they don't have ro worry about that... I don't have an issue of a 5 month old who is entertained with stuff but when would the parents say "Ok, you can't be here, anymore." Because there is a time where there is no gray area and it is clearly child abuse because they're aware of what is going on. Babies don't have a clue. I'm gonna get downvoted but whatever.
What In The Hell
isn't try to feel your baby's smell totally normal. For a mum that smell is very cute indeed???
Not that weird but not something I've done. Hubs loves to breathe in my breath though, I hate it.
I try so hard not to be judgemental. But seeing so much stupidity and dangerous ideas has me judging a whole bloody lot.
Before Facebook I could at least have some hope in humanity...not anymore.
Load More Replies...These people are dangerous. So, so, so dangerous. None of them should be allowed to interact with the public, much less breed.
Can somebody please get child services on most of these people? And they wonder why American kids take guns to school, have depression issues and are out of touch with reality....it starts at home....
I'm 100% with you on this. Some of the people featured here not be allowed anywhere near children. Who's running these groups? The social media companies hosting this stuff need to get their acts together before children get killed.
Load More Replies...I dont understand why we dont need to pass a test to be allowed to have kids. The wellbeing of the kids is more important than their wish to reproduce.
Every day I become more and more thankful to God for the parents I was given.
Some of these are so ridiculously stupid that they have to be fake, right?!
I try so hard not to be judgemental. But seeing so much stupidity and dangerous ideas has me judging a whole bloody lot.
Before Facebook I could at least have some hope in humanity...not anymore.
Load More Replies...These people are dangerous. So, so, so dangerous. None of them should be allowed to interact with the public, much less breed.
Can somebody please get child services on most of these people? And they wonder why American kids take guns to school, have depression issues and are out of touch with reality....it starts at home....
I'm 100% with you on this. Some of the people featured here not be allowed anywhere near children. Who's running these groups? The social media companies hosting this stuff need to get their acts together before children get killed.
Load More Replies...I dont understand why we dont need to pass a test to be allowed to have kids. The wellbeing of the kids is more important than their wish to reproduce.
Every day I become more and more thankful to God for the parents I was given.
Some of these are so ridiculously stupid that they have to be fake, right?!
