bringing up baby - ch4

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It works because after a while, the baby learns that it's pointless crying because no one responds. It's a very good method for rearing quiet babies that become anxious adults with relationship problems. Tbh, if someone wants to get their old life back after a couple of weeks of having a baby...well, I seriously question why they had a baby in the first place!

Which is why I believe that my inability to have a long-term relationship is partly because of the way my mother behaved towards me in my first few weeks - she openly admits leaving me to cry.

Not with my brothers though - and both of them are in stable, long-term relationships.

Conincidence?

 

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I know what you mean. I actually did breast feed, then made the mistake of going to a support group for, er, support, as I found it difficult. After about 4 or 5 months I decided to get Pootboy on formula as I was going back to work. Frankly I might as well have told them I was going to let him play with razor blades while I smoked crack.

That made me laugh