Comments on Crazy Days and Nights: What Do You Think?

My son did a mix of both bottle and glass (he hate...

2009-11-07T22:51:53.349-08:00

My son did a mix of both bottle and glass (he hated sippy cups) for a while. She won't have that bottle in her mouth forever. Let her Mom cuddle her like this for a little while longer because that time will be gone very soon. Katie only has 5 years left to be her mother. At least she isn't climbing ice cream parlour counters. Maybe that explains the look on Katie's face.

It's different for every parent, but my doctor tol...

2009-11-07T18:35:21.320-08:00

It's different for every parent, but my doctor told me that by 15 months, he should be weaned. (We finally got him off at 14 mos). The problem is that Scientology tells them that the children are like little adults and that they should decide when and how to do things. It sounds like a parenting disaster to me. Children need boundaries and need to be told what to do. They should be allowed to make some decisions, obviously, but at 3 years old, there should not be a decision about whether or not she gets a bottle. She's too old for that, honestly.

I thought perhaps people would appreciate a commen...

2009-11-07T15:37:07.525-08:00

I thought perhaps people would appreciate a comment from a dentist about this.
Nursing carries or cavaties from baby bottles are a serious problem. If Suri is nusring from even one bottle a day she is probably causing harm to her teeth. If her baby teeth decay, her adult teeth are over 500 times more likely to have decay as well.
While Tom and Katie can afford the restoration bills, I see kids every day with serious harm from bottles. I also see kids who have no decay at all, and without fail parents tell me these kids stopped bottles around 12 months.

How come, seeing Suri with a bottle, we should ber...

2009-11-07T08:36:07.828-08:00

How come, seeing Suri with a bottle, we should berate her parents about that ?

Is that the main topic of raising a kid ?

Seeing Suri climbing on a ice-cream parlor counter, and dipping her fingers in yet unsold ice-cream - that's a real problem.

Seeing her with designer cothes being paraded for all to see - that's another big problem.

But a bottle ? Come on.

It's bad for your teeth in terms of sugar eating t...

2009-11-06T19:16:48.788-08:00

It's bad for your teeth in terms of sugar eating them away, it's also moving the gums so there is a chance of buck teeth or that fish mouth that you see, that's from sucking really hard for too long.

I don't think anyone adult in that family is normal so how can we expect a child to reach normal emotional milestones - she's friendless and doesn't understand why strange men are always following her and taking her photo. I can imagine that makes her feel very insecure. I would keep her at home and have play groups set up, let her grow up with out all the outside scrutiny but I think for Tom it's a positive photo op and all he wants is some more big pay days like it used to be. Suri is a vehicle for him to look normal. Katie sold herself and that kid off, let her try to leave Tom and take that kid. You will see some real ugliness.

My sister knows someone who was still breastfeedin...

2009-11-06T18:10:34.940-08:00

My sister knows someone who was still breastfeeding their son at seven! How gross.

I grew up with a girl who drank from a bottle until she was six. She was horribly spoiled to compensate for the highly dysfunctional environment she lived in. That woman is now a nightmare to be around. She will do anything short of murder to get her way.

And as for Suri, bottles, heels and a big red mark on the forehead. I'm scared for this poor child, in spite of her privileged lifestyle.

Wasn't Suri wearing 3 inch high heels the other da...

2009-11-06T17:48:24.584-08:00

Wasn't Suri wearing 3 inch high heels the other day... and now she is drinking from a bottle?
Something is weird here, ya think?
And Katie...your hair...double ugh

my friend breast fed her son till he was 3. he was...

2009-11-06T16:23:23.195-08:00

my friend breast fed her son till he was 3. he was like asking her for more booby. eww.

Yes, pediatricians recommend weaning your child of...

2009-11-06T16:17:13.125-08:00

Yes, pediatricians recommend weaning your child off the bottle around 9-10 months, with one year old being the usual, across-the-board cut-off. I've always loved seeing pictures of Suri; think she's absolutely THE cutest kid in H'wood, but I've been wondering why the heck she still has that bottle. Same thing with Jennifer Garner and Violet and that freaking pacifier she's allowed her to keep for so long. Both are horrible for their teeth at their ages!

Ha, you people think this bottle business in bad, ...

2009-11-06T15:42:13.383-08:00

Ha, you people think this bottle business in bad, I know someone who was breast fed until she was five and even after she was 'weaned' still somehow convinced her mom to start pumping and to send her to school with a sippy cup full of breast milk, right up until second grade!

My stepmother had my sister drinking out of a sipp...

2009-11-06T13:52:07.630-08:00

My stepmother had my sister drinking out of a sippy cup up until she was 9 or 10 years old! It was a little ridiculous. If she doesn't trust her not to spill, then don't let her drink anywhere but the kitchen. Ugh.

i agree with drcocks (sorry, but that felt dirty t...

2009-11-06T13:51:22.568-08:00

i agree with drcocks (sorry, but that felt dirty typing your name)

Neither of my kids took bottles often (I breastfed...

2009-11-06T12:56:21.458-08:00

Neither of my kids took bottles often (I breastfed till they were 13 months), but they were definitely using sippy cups by one year. Both of mine also transitioned from sippies to real cups between 2 1/2 and 3, unless we're in the car.

That said, it doesn't bother me to see a 4 or 5 year old with a sippy cup, but seeing a kid Suri's age with a bottle is weird.

Bottles (and the mandatory nipple) were such a pai...

2009-11-06T12:52:21.108-08:00

Bottles (and the mandatory nipple) were such a pain to wash. I had twins and the bottles were everywhere. Once the formula stopped at 1 year, so did the bottles.

I second the comment about the coat. Katie can be seen in a down parka on set, and Suri is dressed like Summertime. What's up with that. Very weird family, to say the least.

Once a child has teeth, a bottle, especially at ni...

2009-11-06T12:48:48.115-08:00

Once a child has teeth, a bottle, especially at night, is not good for the teeth. Causes decay.

Julie- I was going to say something snarky, but yo...

2009-11-06T12:38:22.750-08:00

Julie- I was going to say something snarky, but you just put the whole thing into perspective. Bless you!

I do think if the kid is old enough to wear heels, she should be off the sucky.

My son hated bottles and was fully on cups by 7 mo...

2009-11-06T12:12:23.923-08:00

My son hated bottles and was fully on cups by 7 months. Then my daughter was so against cups, and still using bottles at 21 months when she had her stroke.

Now, at 3, I wish I could get her to even take a bottle. Her stroke was in the sensory core of her brain (left thalamus, basal ganglia) and she has a major oral aversion.

I mean, its not the best for their teeth at all. But if her teeth aren't perfect, they'll be bought for her.
Not good parent rolemodeling...but oh well. Hopefully they have a good oral care/hygiene regimen.

altar boy, that refers to speculation that Suri's ...

2009-11-06T12:11:37.633-08:00

altar boy, that refers to speculation that Suri's biological father isn't Cruise, that Suri was born several months earlier than April 2006.

I think the look on Katie's face has to do with the realization that she's halfway through her contract, because I can't believe she would have signed on for more than 5 years.

altar boy, some of believe there is a better than ...

2009-11-06T12:11:32.443-08:00

altar boy, some of believe there is a better than average chance that Suri is actually "a wee bit older" than the age T&K say. We're deep thinkers and we have decided that something is a bit off.

I used to work with a COS guy, fortunately he left the company. Anyway, they believe children are just little adults and should be permitted to make basically the same decisions the big adults get to make. He and I disagreed on childrearing - imagine that.

Could someone enlighten me as to what "she might j...

2009-11-06T11:59:02.745-08:00

Could someone enlighten me as to what "she might just be a wee bit older" means? thanks!

OMG @ Sue Ellen Mishkey - I can't believe I'm admi...

2009-11-06T11:55:21.814-08:00

OMG @ Sue Ellen Mishkey - I can't believe I'm admitting this but I was EXACTLY the same. I had a bottle until I was 5 and it was BARNEY RUBBLE. My dad used to make me milky tea in my bottle. When I started Kindergarten they sat me down and told me that I couldn't have the bottle anymore because I was going to school. I broke my dad's heart when I said that I wouldn't tell anyone that I still used a bottle. They took it off me anyway...!!

Y'know, I'm with Looserdude on this one. Lets lea...

2009-11-06T11:35:11.672-08:00

Y'know, I'm with Looserdude on this one.
Lets leave the kids out of it until they do something stupid, like Frances Bean (Don't You Know Who I Am!) Cobain or Michael Douglas' son the (alleged, no trial yet) drug dealer.
Honestly, their childhood is going to be rough enough given their parents.
Can't we give them a little leeway until they show their own ass?

Got all my kids off the bottle by their first birt...

2009-11-06T11:34:25.928-08:00

Got all my kids off the bottle by their first birthday. Yay!

Eh, every kid is different, I try not to judge. M...

2009-11-06T11:26:02.758-08:00

Eh, every kid is different, I try not to judge. My daughter never used a bottle or drank even an ounce of formula...but she was technically on the boob until 2 1/2 (not for all her nourishment or in public, but occasionally). She went from frequent nursing to not so much around 14 months.

On the other hand...I think I was attached to my bottle until I was around 4. I was just that kind of kid. We're all different.

Really? The doctor says off a bottle by 9 months?...

2009-11-06T11:25:14.582-08:00

Really? The doctor says off a bottle by 9 months? I swear, I have to wonder if some of these docs or experts really had their own kids. Mine was off the bottle by 2.

Suri does look a little old to be using a bottle, but Tom still carries her around like she's one sooooo.....