Polls: Family & Friends

Without looking it up, do you know what day of the week you were born on? If you don't know, you can look it up.

Please vote in the poll... there are seven (7) days.

I was born on a Saturday. No, I didn't look it up, at least not recently. This was a question posed in my Industrial Psychology class in college, I looked it up then, and I've remembered it ever since.

Interesting Trivia: Most people are born on a Tuesday, which is fairly consistent throughout the world.

Have you told them you hate it? Why or why not? The picture of you in the kitchen sink as a baby doesn't count!

If no, why not?

TO BE CLEAR: The decision is for the parents alone, BUT do concerned relatives coming from a place of the best intentions, have an: Obligation? Duty? Task? Interest? Stake? of inquiring?

The most OBVIOUS AND CORRECT answer is NUNYA & GFY. AGREED! But SHOULD they volunteer their desires for the bundle of joy? Does their proximity to the infant permit a "pass" to do this? Is it ok if they preface it with: "It's your decision but..." or "I support your decision but I'm curious..." or "I care & that's why I'm asking..." or "Have you & X-in-law discussed vaccinating?" Is there a socially acceptable way to do this? Is their legitimate interest in the infants health a valid reason to risk a potentially emotional, awkward or severely damaging result to their relationship?

I was at a railway station at the weekend, and I was sat down on the platform waiting for the train.

Facing me was a guy with two children one approx 4 year old and the other about eight years old.

The 4 year old was throwing sweet wrappers on the floor, and the guy was unpreturbed diligently picking them up, and looking after the other child's sweet rubbish too.

The guy then started cleaning their shoes, when they're old enough to be able to clean their own shoes.

The children were obviously being spoilt rotten, perhaps if their Mum had been there it would have been a different story.

I don't have any children, and perhaps this is relatively a minor behaviour problem. I would prefer not to discipline my children, but if this is the result of being too lenient with them, the situation would have to change very quickly.

What is your opinion?