Our week:
It was another frenetic week at work for the News Moms – one that found us staying later than usual and had us rushing home to feed the kids and put them to bed. I almost missed my baby’s bedtime one evening -- but fortunately, my husband was too occupied with my 3-year-old son to put her to sleep!
If you’re interested – this week we covered the embryonic stem cell debate in Congress, which led to President Bush’s first-ever veto; and we did a story on the President’s first-ever appearance before the NAACP’s national convention.
Today, we file on American citizens evacuated from Lebanon and their return to the U.S.
If you’ve been watching coverage of the conflict in the Middle East, as a parent I’m sure you’ll agree that the most disturbing visuals are those of injured children.
Watching a baby whose face was riddled with what looked like debris from an explosion cry out in pain this morning moved me to tears. There’s something about a child’s cry that stirs up a universal feeling of heartache in parents. I say PARENTS rather than MOTHERS because I saw a male anchor (who I know has three young children) visibly moved as he watched the same story.
Your comments:
We hope our entries spark conversation between you and your friends or colleagues -- because your comments certainly initiated conversations here on our end.
In response to “Feeling Judged as a Parent” (Tuesday, July 18), “Anonymous” wrote of an experience at the aquarium when she grabbed her escaping 3-year-old only to hear her scream, “Mommy you’re hurting me!” “T” and I sympathized and laughed simultaneously, because who as a mom hasn’t been in a similar situation – grocery store, park, anywhere really – when your child has done something that left you red-faced and mortified?
I must admit -- before having children -- I did wonder why those mothers at the grocery store with three unruly kids hanging out of their cart, yelling and tipping over cereal boxes -- couldn’t control their little ones better. Oh, how times have changed.
“L” responded to the same entry by saying that although she doesn’t like “mother-judgers” she does learn from watching other moms who may be more experienced than she is.
Along that vein, “K” responded to an entry from News Mom “T” (“Why Do We Do It?,” Tuesday, July 11), suggesting that “T” missed an opportunity to teach her son that he shouldn’t make a mess of his sister’s cassette tape. “T” agreed that in hindsight, that would have been a better option.
In short -- we found these comments (and ones from previous weeks) to be funny, informative and thought-provoking…and we hope you’ll continue sharing your thoughts.
Friday Mommy News:
Everyone said it was an old wives’ tale – but a new study from Malaysia shows that having sex close to your due date may in fact induce labor:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13923867/
No more birth control pills? The FDA has approved an implantable rod that can stay in your upper arm for up to three years:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13917707/
And finally – a useful link you may want to bookmark and check periodically: The Consumer Product Safety Commission website informs you on all the latest recalls—including toys. The most recent recall is on a chair/sofa bed from IKEA with a locking mechanism problem that resulted in one fingertip amputation.
http://www.cpsc.gov/
Not a very pleasant note to leave you on, I know.
News Mom “V”
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