Cool. Well, I'm no longer covering for my childless co-workers when: they call in sick, don't want to work Friday or Saturday nights or Sunday mornings, they don't want to work a public holiday, when they want to go on (yet another) "mini-break" and have a 4 day weekend.

so... Who stops having children? Because, you know, we die etc etc. eventually someone has to have children.

exactly my point. People are so quick to jump on parents.

funnily enough I do actually held parents opinions in higher esteem about parenting because, you know, they're doing it.

actually, being a regular at groupthink, I'm pretty happy to trust Yoga Nerd as she's proven she's trustworthy.

let me guess? You've raised 5 happy, healthy children. Oh wait no. You have no kids, right? So your theoretical parenting advice will work INSTANTLY.

Dude! We're no "in academia" right now. WE'RE COMMENTING ON JEZEBEL!!! Get a life. What Yoga MD is telling you is correct and is exactly what the majority of pediatricians will tell you.

exactly. I wish I could tie my kid to a 10 metre leash and let her run around the clothesline but ALAS, CPS say no go!

you seriously didn't read what I wrote.

what sacrifice, specifically, are you talking about. What do we have to "sacrifice"? Our jobs? Are you saying we should stay at work (thereby not "forcing" you to work late or cover or what the fuck ever) and sacrifice time with our children?

if I ever own a weed bakery (which is kind of my weird fantasy) I want to call it "By Stoners, For Stoners" and it will be filled with the most delicious shit because I can bake.

LOL. Thanks "Porxaderp". That's such helpful unsolicited parenting advice that I feel compelled to run right now and put it into action. *yawn*

how the fuck do you think etiquette understanding works? That if I keep my kid inside then when she turns some magical age that causes her to be the perfectly behaved human being?

OMG! I read that *in my kids voice* and I nearly had a rage stroke. Well-played.

This, sometimes just looking at or gently touching my child wil escalate the situation.

okay. So. Let's STOP comparing children and dogs. It's fucking bullshit. It's not the same and it's just gross.

this. Sometime my kids wil loose her fucking shit. Absolutely loose it, with no warning. If I touch her, speak to her or look at her, she will scream even louder and screech "STOP LOOKING AT ME I HATE YOU". It's lasts 5 minutes max. Shopping centres are huge, by the time I walk her out and she's screamed the whole…

Is Roaccutane an option for you? My brother took is for a couple of years and while those years were kind of awful, his skin is now so perfect 20 years later.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! No.

I hate those things. *shudder*