The Fine Line…

So, can someone just define the fine line of child abuse, once and for all??  Seriously, put down the phone in your panicked call to the authorities and hear me out…what exactly constitutes abuse?  As in, if your 5 mo. old daughter is screaming/crying/fussing at the top of her little lungs for several hours on end for NO REASON (fed appropriately, diaper changed, sleeves rolled up for adequate access to her thumb, etc.), is heavy sedation unreasonable??  I say no.  I say, you need rest, your child needs rest, and it would just be better for the whole family if you didn’t spend the night in jail…please weigh in with any thoughts.  Until we get this issue hashed out, I am currently not speaking to my daughter.  Not sure entirely how this works with a baby or how effective it will be, but at least I’m going the mature route…

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Meredith

Meredith blogs at The Mom of the Year, where she dedicatedly earns her title one epic parenting fail at a time, offering quick, relatable laughs for fellow parents and all their empathizers. She has been part of several best-selling anthologies, featured on prominent sites such as Huffington Post, In the Powder Room and BlogHer, and loves her role as the Executive VP/Operations Manager of The BlogU Conference. When she's not breaking up fights over Legos and juice boxes, she remains fully committed to sharing a less serious look at the world of parenting.

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