There are some people under the impression the Cry-It-Out (CIO) method is abuse. This parent is not abusing a baby by letting him cry. There is more than one type of CIO. I prefer the Ferber method. This parent is using a different method, and only using it for a week. So chill, ladies and gentlemen. Maybe partake in some tequila. Have a nice day.

Anyone who is willing to bribe me with tequila is a-ok in my book

they even offered tequila!

I never understood this type of parenting. We just naturally adopted co-sleeping in the family bed. We have so many happy memories of all snuggling up together. Bedtime was never an issue at all in our house. The kids always put themselves to bed when they were tired and never had any problem waking up. (I suppose that if we didn't have a king size bed and had more than two kids, we might reconsider doing this. It wouldn't really be an option for a family like the Duggars 😄 )

Sleep-training is abuse. Yes, I am a Mother.

My parents have seven kids (including me). when a child cries at night usually it'll stop after five minutes and go to sleep. If it's any longer then probably go check

I had the same problem with my baby girl, took her to sleep with me in bed for a month. Gave her a lot of cuddles whileshe was crying, struggling to fall asleep. Now she is 6 months old and she is back in her cot,. No drama. If you are not prepared for these periods and can not be bothered to give all the love and attention to your baby, just dont have one. This cry out s**t is for lazy and pitty ppl.

That letter is PERFECT!!!

Babies are for holding. If you hold them all the time then they will never cry to be picked up. Think about that.

That is a super cool thing to do. A friendly heads-up to neighbors about what’s going on, especially in an apartment building, will create sympathy and understand.

My husband tried to force cry it out with our son and physically blocked me from going to him when he wouldn't stop crying. He's my ex husband now.

I don't drink. Do you have weed? They say it works better than alcohol. I'll bring food for the munchies 😁

Whenever the baby downstairs cries, I just crank up my 15" JBL with some gruesome DnB. The vibrations must put her right to sleep because I never hear crying after that. The parents do start screaming outside of my door for some reason, though.

When my sister had her baby, I learned about the magic of silicone earplugs. They're actually comfortable enough to sleep in and they're powerful enough to block out a screaming baby in the next room. Now, I just wear them sometimes when I want a really deep sleep.

I’d be knocking every 5 minutes (love me some Cuervo)!

Cruel parents :(

a note like this goes a long way. It is like if you are in a grocery line and things are taking long, commiserating with another person in line goes a long way to diffuse the frustration. Communication and understanding ftw!

That is so sweet of them. I would just bring them more tequila

Love this ❤️

Shakespeare: 3 things must never be interrupted: health, wealth & sleep. Nobody likes noise so consider installing carpet/padding which absorbs noise for downstairs' neighbors. Perhaps furniture around much of crib to absorb other noise? For a couple of mos. Sending good karma your way.

when a baby cries there is a reason they can't just talk so crying is their communication...for months they have heard sounds in the belly heartbeat, sounds from outside, your voice the blood circulation...and now they have to be somewhere dark lying in a quiet room with nothing around them to comfort them..so they have anxiety or a general feeling of loneliness,or a pain or itching a cramp or whatever...so they cry..,and what do they learn from it that you make them cry....NO ONE IS THERE FOR ME I AM ALONE....and yes at some point they fall asleep, but NOT because they have learned anything, but because their little bodies are completely exhausted from everything that crying.. and the reason for that crying is still there.. And when it wakes up, that crying starts again with the chance that it will also cry during the day, so you create a cry baby. Great job mom and dad and a those in the. evening hours already goes mad with fear as soon as it has to go to bed ...

There is a proven way to have babies stop crying. VERY EFFECTIVE! record your baby when it cries.....then play it back to him/her when they start again.....they will immediately recognize their own cry and stop in their tracks....try it and be amazed even if you don't understand how that works...

Nice note, but I can't stand the idea of letting a baby, a four month old baby cry that long. I'd be willing to rock or walk the baby over hearing him cry that long, no tequila needed. I know, not my place, but maybe a few minutes of help on occasion will reduce their stress level, make it easier to get baby to sleep without the everybody suffers cry it out method.

It immediately produces understanding and hopefully compassion too 😊

They just had to let him sleep with them. It's a horrible trauma for him. Be careful

Oh my, this is definitely my favorite!

This is the kind of neighbor I'd love to have. I would even babysit. The humorous humility and honesty of mom is just so human. I would take some lemons over

Wow that's nice of them for giving warning note I have 3 younger siblings

Look...this is the kind of noisy neighbors that have a perfectly understandable reason for the noise and then they even took the time to write an apologetic letter in ADVANCE. I love these neighbors ❤️

Why anyone wants one of those screaming piss poop and puke factories is beyond me. I'm sixty and without children. Best decision I ever made.

Best post I’ve seen so far, hope for humanity!!

Noise canceling headphones, might be better 🤔

Considerate neighbors…wow!!

I love that!!!

Seems the DNA donors care more about their neighbor than their own child.

Awwwww