Mothering Laws I’ve Broken

17th
August 2009

5 Comments
When this post was written: First child (D) was 6 yrs, 2 mo. Second child (B) was 4 yrs, 7 mo.

Third child (L) was 2 yrs, 9 mo.

Thou shalt not wake up children from their naps on Sunday afternoon.
Thou shalt never demand feed your baby. Wait three hours or more, never fewer.
Do not leave your baby sleeping if she has a wet diaper.
Do not use suckers to keep children quiet. A calm instruction should be sufficient.
Do not use television as a babysitter.
Do not use time out.
Do not say “Because I said so” when asked why.
Do not use cans that go pop.

I think I can keep going. Maybe I’ll write more later, but since Lee is home today (because he was on call last week), I’m going to sign off and spend the time with family.

5 Responses to "Mothering Laws I’ve Broken"

Glad I’m not the only one who has broken these laws!

1 Addy said this (August 17, 2009 at 10:16 am)
Ditto numbers 1-8.

2 kelly said this (August 17, 2009 at 1:48 pm)
Hmmm…the only one I refuse to do is #1…and that’s purely for selfish reasons!

3 Shellie said this (August 17, 2009 at 4:10 pm)
Why should you wake a sleeping baby to change it’s diaper? I’m curious because diapers are so absorbent these days that it is designed to “pull the wetness” away from the baby.

3.Do not leave your baby sleeping if she has a wet diaper.

And “someone” told me this one was o.k.especially if they were someone else’s children….

4.Do not use suckers to keep children quiet. A calm instruction should be sufficient.

4 Diane Warner said this (November 8, 2010 at 12:24 am)
Brand new mothers are told to count their baby’s wet diaper to know if they’re getting enough milk. I knew several mothers who had continued to do this even when there was no longer a concern. It’s a good example of how a good thing can become mindless and unnecessary if we’re not careful. And suckers… I always bring extra suckers on airplanes to hand out. Love suckers.

5 Michelle said this (November 8, 2010 at 7:15 am)