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Got a visit from Child Protective Services
Topic Started: Jun 18 2009, 11:37 PM (315 Views)
squid5580
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Yep got a phonecall from them yesterday and a visit today (well the visit was planned since in this town the moment you spit out a kid they are involved for 6 months). Why did they call you are probably asking. Well it is all because of this

http://www.pregnancy.org/bulletinboards/showthread.php?t=525829

Yep a post on a forum and they were called. Read through it is worth a laugh. Note that once it says that "this is DF" (Dear Fiance) any post by knitaholic is really me (although you can prolly tell).

And CIO means crying it out. A method you use with babies who can sleep through the night (newborns need food every 2 or 3 hours) to make them sleep through the night.

Unfortunately it may not be as funny without it being narrated by Ragnarok but still good for a chuckle. And if you know any bored hackers be sure to give them the website's address. Or make your own and post pics of guys pooping on babies :thumb:

:lol: :lol: :lol:
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I don't really see the "funny" in this.
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squid5580
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Oh I dunno calling CAS because a person on a new mother's forum asks a legit question, gets blown way out of proportion and then charges of abuse are laid (not that abuse charges were laid, they feel we are fine parents). Over a baby crying for 15 minutes or less. It is either you laugh or you climb the clocktower and start taking people out randomly hoping to weed out the stupidity.

And the clocktower is just so damn high.
Edited by squid5580, Jun 19 2009, 01:46 AM.
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Ocyd
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You should have told them the quickest way to stop a baby from crying is to dunk it's head under water since they automatically hold thier breath. :D
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Ocyd
Jun 19 2009, 01:05 AM
You should have told them the quickest way to stop a baby from crying is to dunk it's head under water since they automatically hold thier breath. :D
Bah you still gotta wake up for that. All you do is throw them outside at night if they get cranky. It lets you sleep and it scares away the coons. :shocked:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

And you do know I was the one saying let her go for a few. Won't hurt her to cry for a few minutes.
Edited by squid5580, Jun 19 2009, 01:47 AM.
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I read the entire thread over there. I'm not a parent myself, I don't even want any children to tell the truth, but perhaps some of the people over there do have a point. I've been watching my sister and her husband deal with some of these issues over the past couple of years, and the advice that was given doesn't seem crazy to me. Trust me, I'm with you on the over-protection of grown children thing, but I honestly don't think that applies yet with a baby so very young and I don't think I'd allow a child so young to cry for any length of time.

Perhaps the only advice I can give (from watching my sister) would be to find ways to try and always be with the baby for a while. My sister would take the baby to the bathroom with her, lying him down on his play mat in the bathroom while showering, etc... She did this for months and it was exhausting, but now he is pretty independent (except for a few daddy withdraw issues I've noticed which is likely due to his having to work out of town during the week).

But hey, these are just my opinions and observations. I’m sure you’ll both be good parents.
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That site is just ripe for the taunting. If I weren't so lazy I 'd start a trying to conceive thread looking for women willing to help me out being single and all with no sign of a prospective mate on the horizon. Or maybe a down on it's luck cult looking for breeding stock to ensure the true word of Narhalbeth makes it to the next generation, when the great lord Garfeslem is due to return to this plane to judge the souls of men and will need a fitting vessel to once again trod the earth in. :lol:
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Guys, it's hilarious. Those moms are nuts! Terminator moms as Squid would put it. I know for a fact I cried it out every day, all the time for the first week when I was born and was left alone. I had a great childhood with no problems. These moms are way too overprotective. Their children are going to be playing prison bitch by 13. :lol:
Edited by Ragnarok, Jun 19 2009, 11:22 AM.
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thinkfreemind
Jun 19 2009, 01:49 AM
I read the entire thread over there. I'm not a parent myself, I don't even want any children to tell the truth, but perhaps some of the people over there do have a point. I've been watching my sister and her husband deal with some of these issues over the past couple of years, and the advice that was given doesn't seem crazy to me. Trust me, I'm with you on the over-protection of grown children thing, but I honestly don't think that applies yet with a baby so very young and I don't think I'd allow a child so young to cry for any length of time.

Perhaps the only advice I can give (from watching my sister) would be to find ways to try and always be with the baby for a while. My sister would take the baby to the bathroom with her, lying him down on his play mat in the bathroom while showering, etc... She did this for months and it was exhausting, but now he is pretty independent (except for a few daddy withdraw issues I've noticed which is likely due to his having to work out of town during the week).

But hey, these are just my opinions and observations. I’m sure you’ll both be good parents.
Ahh but TFM here is the thing. You can't be there (I wanna say 24/7 but that would be wrong) but at the same time it is kinda the thing. We are humans not robots. We aren't going to be very good parents if we burn ourselves out. And the sad fact is that was pretty much the point we were at when the question was asked. Well she was there (burnt out I mean after the C section and all) was still a few things around the house that required attention as well that I needed to attend to which were more important than Pagan fussin a bit (again not the word I want to use because I am not saying she isn't important). So her crying for a few minutes isn't going to scar or hurt her. And given the fact she rarely cries in the first place it was kind of nice to hear it (because a silent baby is a scary baby).

Also too we live in a one bedroom apt. We are never far away from her and the way our house is set up unless one is in the bathroom and the other is on the computer one of us can always see her when she is in the crib (we can't even close our bedroom door bacause our bed is too big).

Lastly we are talking about a few minutes and not locking her in a room for hours to let her cry. She cries louder and longer when I am making formula (since I only have 2 arms and all) than she did during the night in question. Also as mentioned in the thread she was trying to sleep. Funny thing about her is when we pick her up and rock her she will pass out. When she is laying in her crib she will pass out. When you go from holding or rocking her to putting her in her crib she wakes up. Everytime without fail.

And just to clear the air when I said she was due for a feeding soon that was because we were listening to the Dr.s and nurses from the hospital about how to feed her. And not listening to her. They were trying to get us to feed her by time and not by when she is hungry. And believe me babies don't give a damn about what time it is.

Well done though. You posted what should have been posted there.
Edited by squid5580, Jun 19 2009, 11:36 AM.
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Ocyd
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Your girl is going to grow up to be a Celine Dion fan because of this mark my words.

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People need to get a life if they call CPS over what you did.
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