Doesn't She Take a Binky?

You know. It's funny you should ask. I have this weird rare disorder in which I love the sound of a screaming baby. Where most people think a screaming baby is worse than nails on a chalkboard, to me it's like music -- a symphony even. It's invigorating and it reminds me that I'm alive. I particularly enjoy it in the car, on the plane, and my favorite, in the middle of the night, especially after she's been doing it all day and then decided to continue on through the evening hours. Now that's an extra special treat.

So no. Why in the world would I ever try to force a binky in her mouth since the day she was born so she would stop her incessant crying? That would be like taking Beethoven's piano. Or Galway's flute. And I could never get between the musician and his/her instrument.

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Comments

[sherry]

*Snort*

I got so tired of my MIL and SIL (who doesn't even have kids but is an EXPERT) tell me how awesome it was that my oldest didn't use a pacifier because they're so terrible and then kids use them until they're, like, 12 years old. I wanted to strangle them because all I wanted back then was to get her to take a damn binky even just a little bit so she's stop crying and nursing all the time.

Don't even get me started when they raised a collective eyebrow and said, "oh she uses a pacifier?" with my second. Yes, she does, when she needs to sleep or relax and KISS MY ASS.

[Dawn]

lol

BREATHE, sherry... BREATHE lol

[Mama K]

You too??!!!

Seriously, I only had ONE person ever tell me that their kid wouldn't take a binkie either. I tried believe me. But he would scream and spit it out every time.
DH's grandmom said her kids "had" to take one yada yada. Like I was withholding the binky on purpose. grrr...

[LawyerMama]

Baaahaaa! You can't win on the pacifier thing.

[sam]

*snickers* You're so bad.

Love it too.

Like I love spit up, diarrhea and crusty boogers.

[Heather]

Oh Jennifer can tell you all about playing the Binky Bitch.

I wonder...could you tell the difference when someone was trying to be helpful and attempt to relieve the stress you were under, even with a dumb question, and when someone was just being an asshat about it?

[Jennifer aka Binky Bitch]

Yeah, I know all about Binkies.

They are useless if your kid won't take them while screaming! Trust me, I've tried. And tried. And tried.

[Jen]

My son used a nuk until he was ..... way to old for one probably and people were always quick to tell me how bad it was for him. My daughter never used one and people were always quick to tell me how bad that was for her. You just can't win.

[Cara]

My 22 month old won't sleep without one and my 4 month old won't take one at all. I really do get tired of being her personal binky all day long. All I can say is thank god for my Boppy or I'd never get any work done at my desk.