Is that the same as biting off more than you can chew?

Too much beef apparently.

Whinging poms.......

[Oh, I have also seen a helluva lot more kids being skelped (Scottish for smacked) out in the open, not giving a jot who witnesses, here in the short time I have been here, compared to my time in the UK.[/QUOTE]



aint that the truth, i saw someone slap her child across the face, i was very upset, one of those, do i interfers moments or not I am ashamed to say i didnt

Or the human alternative.

You mean a thumb? Bit difficult to force a newborn to stick it's thumb in it mouth

Detest dummies! My 4 weren't perfect but they NEVER were given a dummy!!

aint that the truth, i saw someone slap her child across the face, i was very upset, one of those, do i interfers moments or not I am ashamed to say i didnt[/QUOTE]

Come on Margaret there's nothing wrong with a good skelpit arse when needed, but I do draw the line with a smack across the face.

Not the child's body part, but the mother's.

So it's ok to hit a child, but not ok to give them a dummy. Interesting.

Oh ok. But what about if the mother's nipples are cracked and bleeding?

You get hold of a lactation consultant and the best nipple cream that money can buy (the latter might involve a relative rushing off to Boots and sending over a few tubes by courier, if the local creams don't work).

Dummies are disgusting germ laden things. A stinging smack can be life saving when a small child insists on doing something that will cause it harm after being told , on more than one occasion, to stop.

Disagree. Absolutely no place IMO for hitting a child

Good luck!