Posts by kythe

I wasn't trying to post an argument in the wrong forum.  I think at heart I am still against vaccines, which is why I still relate more to the non-vaxxing crowd.  If you think about it, my reasons for vaccinating had more to...

I agree about getting a titer done first, before jumping into vaxxes he may not need. But there may be other reasons to vax now rather than as an adult. Although there are no laws requiring vaccines, some careers do. If he decides to...

When I first told our pediatrician that I wanted to delay vaccines, she showed me all kinds of material and pictures of horrible things that would happen to my baby if I didn't go by the recommended schedule. She reluctantly agreed to...

I've never liked video games, mainly because I've known people who spend every spare moment in front of their gaming system.  It does leave a bad taste in your mouth. :(   But I gave in and got my 8 year old a Wii for his...

I'm an adult and I still believe in Santa. My daughter is in 5th grade and for the last year or so has been making comments to the effect that she knows Santa is not real. She's never directly asked about Santa, but recently I found...

When I was pregnant with my firstborn, I couldn't figure out why I was the only person in our childbirth class (out of 8 couples) who would circumcise a boy.  I thought all the other parents just didn't understand that circ'ed...

True, and the "medicalization" of female circumcision does put it more in league with what we think of as male circumcision.  But don't the reasons sound similar?  Many people in the US who circumcise are...

[quote] Fully 97% of women in Egypt have been circumcised, and they would be furious with you for saying they cannot enjoy sex. I cannot even fathom the basis for such a statement, other than outright sophistry. It is a cherished,...

I know this is an older thread, but I've been thinking about this.  My 10 year old nursed until she was 5. We haven't really talked about it for a long time, but she recently told me that she thinks she should have stopped around...

Two kids, nursed about 5 years total, 1.5 years were tandem.  My milk had dried up for the last couple of years though, so I'm not sure that really counts.