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No, a baby bottle full of soda means the mom is WT. I would not expect anyone who is doing this to realize that they are WT, either. Maybe she loves her baby, but is hindered by socio-economic conditions which have effected the level of education she has recieved. I have the right to judge anyone in this world. You are judging some of us, by the way!! Do you see that? Do I or would I treat someone poorly b/c of this choice? NO. I treat people with respect, unless they are abusing their children, and yes, that includes giving them alcohol. Lay off the cliches for a while, pretty please.

So, giving your child alcohol is not a crime? Yes, it is!!! It against the law. Whoever give their child alcohol shouldn't be allowed to parent. That's why we have CPS!!! You don't love your child if you keep giving them something that is going to hurt them in the long run. Have you heard of Liver disease???

Its take a village to raise a child. If I see someone giving their child beer bottles to shut their child up. I am reporting them. Simple as that. I care about our youth!!!! It is wrong!!! Btw, no one's perfect. Being a stable parent makes stable kids.

so, i see the general concensus here is still that somehow you as other parents have the right to determine for other parents what is right for their kids. like i said, and will re-emphasize, i DO NOT beleive in giving a baby soda, and alcohol in my opinion is just completely inappropriate. i think we all can agree on that, but it's not your place to mean mug and get in someone's business just because a kid is drinking some soda pop. and no, E the snob, i don't live under a freaking rock. actually, i live in the ghetto and i have learned to stay out of other peoples business because i'd prefer to live to see 26 and not get shot for poking my nose where it's not supposed to. nope, i'm not "white trailer trash" i am a black female trying to make good and do right by my own kids. i worry about my own children. i teach my children right from wrong and don't worry about what so and so is doing with theirs. and KEEKEE, you are right, that's why we have CPS, cause they are the authorities who decide who should be a parent. they have guidelines to follow by law, not their own snobbish opinions. THATS the difference there. what i do as a parent is teach my kids what's right and encourage them to make their own right decisions, not to be in everyone elses mix. E, you said i live under a rock, well...you must live in the suburbs where people don't get shot up for being in other people's business. i'm just making another point you can take or leave, i don't care. just don't ever come down to decatur, GA and say anything to someone giving their kids something you do not approve of or anything else for that matter. not that i like how they are down here, but it's just how it is where i am from.

I think PPP has a point, we all have our opinions, lets leave it at that. We're ent_tled to complain about what other parents do just don't take it to the extreme. Parents are going to do what they think is ok, that doesn't mean other people need to be in their business. If you think it's wrong, don't give your child pop in a bottle, if you think it's right, do it...thats what makes this world unique, we are all different. Lets stop complaining and worry about ourselves and how we are raising our children, our children are the future, if we complain too much, whats the use in being happy.

Look PPP - I understand that your circ_mstances are different than mine. I am sorry you live every day in fear for your safety as well as your children's safety. Still, I do believe that when a child is being mistreated, it is my business and my responsibility to say/do something. I am not talking about soda in the bottle, either. That is simply a pet-peeve, and I may be a tad judgmental about it but would not insult someone either. At least not to their face. Yeah, in private I would make a remark. I know my life does represent the life of all humans. Just so you know, I am not at all racist.. I have a Hispanic husband and son, and I am half Lebanese. Although I consider myself to be Caucasian, I am friendly and open to all races. I am not on this earth to tell other people how to raise their children, but there are definite "rights" and "wrongs" in this world and I think that if more people didn't turn their heads to the wrongs, children would slip through the cracks less.

Oh, and CPS is overwhelmed and way understaffed. Most families at risk slip through the cracks, and very few recieve the level of help and supervision that they need.

Hey!!!!! Sista in the house.....heeeheee... I'm also black, indian...ok, a couple races......heeehhee....I can understand the Ghetto. It is harder to say something. That don't mean you can't call CPS when you see child abuse. Minding your own business and turning your head will not solve the problems that go on in the ghetto. I believe in taking control of your neighborhood. Call the Police & CPS!! Get involved, we all have to step in when needed even in the ghetto.

CPS need to hire more people. Cps excuses is killing the young. I'm sorry,People at Cps need to do their job or let someone else take over. Too many kids are been mistreated even murdered under their care.

to E...how do you figure i live in fear of my children and my own safety? i absolutely do not. i am AWARE of my surroundings, and i keep to myself. i taugh my kids to be the same way. my oldest is 10, and he not an honor roll student, but he tries really hard and i admire that about him. he also has been in tae kwon do since he was 4, and he is working on a blue belt. my youngest is 6, and she is the whiz kid, and hates sports. so i keep her involved in reading books and library activities. i'm not a perfect parent at all, those are just the things i do for my kids to keep them on the right track for them. in between that and work, i do not really have time to care about what other people are doing with their kids. i think we all have enough common sense to know when it's appropriate to help someone, and when it's just absolutely none of our business. i exercise that policy at all times.

This is how I figured as much and I capitalized the words that stood out......." live in the GHETTO and i have learned to stay out of other peoples business because i'd prefer to live to see 26 and not get SHOT for poking my nose where it's not supposed to."

Oh, and I am glad you do not have to live in fear. No mother should. I do not constantly evaluate every parent I pa__s by. Sometimes they stand out like a black eye and I can't help but notice.

I started the pet peeve thread because sometimes it is just nice to vent about the things that bother you. I know it is not my place to TELL parents what they are doing is wrong, but i still have an opinion about it and once in a while it's nice to express it. I work so hard and sacrifice so much for my children, and it's insulting to ME that other parents think it's unnecessary. I mean sure, giving your child a bottle of pepsi might be cheaper than juice, or a pack of diapers more important then clothes, but personally, i would take the food out of my mouth, and the clothes off my back inorder to provide for my child, if need be, than deprive my child of the basic necessities. I want my child to have the best of everything, including nutrition, and i simply can not respect anyone who does not think their own child deserves the same consideration. My son is two, and i still give him unsweetened baby juice half and half with water because i know how much sugar it contains and i don't think he needs that much sugar, and i know water is always better. I guess it's possible alot of people just aren't aware that regular consumption of pepsi would put their child at risk for thinks like obesity, diabetes, sever dental problems, and possibly learning dissabilities. I hate seeing parents disrespect their children, but it is socially unacceptable to say so?? I'm sorry, but maybe it's time for a change.

what do you mean E? by capitilizing ghetto? do you think i enjoy living here or something? my bad for doing the best i can and not being 'a snob' to the rest of the world, because i have real life issues to attend to daily. i hope life never gets grimey for you E, i really don't think you'd be able to cope. stay tucked away in the burbs and safely mock and judge people from a distance. you are a trip. you are a real trip. nice nasty people like you just stand out like a black eye anywhere, even on the WWW, and people can't help but notice....

to N... so, it's time for a change, right? well, try busting up in a dope dealers house without a badge and guns drawn (and backup outside and in the bushes) and tell them that. go tell the well-meaning mom who swats her kids b___t for running in the middle of a crowded street that she is abusing her child. no one thinks your sacrifice is unnecessay...not the people who matter at least... YOUR OWN CHILDREN. i personally applaud you for sacrificing to take care of your kids because i do everyday too. you sound like you are doing right by your kids, why does everyone else bother you so much? this thread interests me because i am studying psychology and it's very enhancing to see why anynomous people think the way they do about particular subjects.

PPP - I see you have issues with just about everything. If you are so busy, why waste your time patroling my posts? Instead of studying psychology, try seeing a psychologist instead. Your jealousy is causing you so much rage...