Suri to Katie: Break Out the Pot!!!

76. oh puhlease there are lots of kids that are still on the bottle at that age. as long as they aren't giving her juice and letting her have the bottle at night there is no problem with it. how many of you bashers actually even have children?

Posted at 10:57PM on Aug 21st 2008 by channy

77. When Britney was caught on camera with her son without a car seat everyone went crazy and children's services were at her house. Why is it okay for these freaks to do it?

Posted at 11:02PM on Aug 21st 2008 by Beth

78. U-G-L-Y she ain't got no alibi

Posted at 11:16PM on Aug 21st 2008 by Liz

79. Ehhhh #10 - Leah Remini is a Scientologist also!

Posted at 11:44PM on Aug 21st 2008 by No way

80. It is a little crazy that a 2 year old carries around a bottle. I'm a mother, and a daycare provider, and I'm really appalled that someone as rich and (I assume) educated lets their child still have a bottle. My children and all my children in daycare don't have a bottle after 13 or 14 months, and don't even use sippy cups after their 2nd birthday. Then again I see 2 and 3 year olds with pacifiers in their mouths, and still sittting in strollers well after their 4th birthdays. (Not my kids or daycare kids)
Oh well. I wonder what their pediatrician says about Suri's bottle fetish?

Posted at 1:35AM on Aug 22nd 2008 by Katja

81. Isn't it illegal for a child of that age and size to not be in a car seat? Is CPS going to look into why she wasn't in a car seat? They would if this video was of a certain pop star with her sons not in a car seat. HMMMM.

Posted at 2:01PM on Aug 23rd 2008 by Katja

82. Wow. I hope all of you people with such strong advice about SOMEONE ELSE'S child being on a bottle DO NOT teach your children to be so judgemental! This is just amazing that people are so critical of a beautiful little girl who still takes a bottle for comfort. Seriously. My pediatrician (who is amazing and works in the TOP hospital in our city and watches the NICU babies) has told me repeatedly that he'd 'like' my daughter to be off by 3, but that there are MUCH worse things then taking a bottle. She is currently 2 1/2 also. She's cutting back and only has it two times a day when she lays down, but still, even if she carried it around with her constantly, it's hardly a big deal. Just keep their teeth clean. She's never been much of an eater and as he puts it, the MOST important thing is that she's nourished and whole milk is wonderful for that. I can't believe how ignorant people are. How sad. I'm not saying you all shouldn't have your own opinions - we are all lucky to be entitled to that. But stooping so low as to call other parents 'pathetic' for letting their kid take a bottle, for name calling and blaming? That is VERY VERY sad. I REALLY hope your kids don't grow up the same way, but it looks as if they will probably be on the same track.

Someone posted it's "freakin wrong" to let a small child (4 years old) sleep in the same bed with their parents. Why is this wrong exactly??? My daughter sleeps with my husband and I. For those of you who are out of touch a little, people call it the 'family bed' and it is getting VERY popular. Does everyone do it? No. A lot of people do, however, so I wouldn't be so quick to judge. What works for me may not work for your vice versa, but people do what works well for them. There's nothing 'freaking wrong' about letting a child sleep in your bed. We love that time with her - pillow fights after the bath, bedtime stories all together, and then at night, she constantly rolls over and just hugs me and holds on. Yes - how 'freakin wrong' it must be to give your child that love and comfort . . .

People have criticized that this little girl is carried all the time? First of all - TAKE A LOOK AT HER SURROUNDINGS. If I had that crowd of idiots (the pap) hovering around my toddler, I'd carry her too! That's insane. And even if there wasn't a person there, WHEN THE HECK does it make someone a bad parent for wanting to carry their child??? Again - SAD SAD SAD. I also carry my little girl all the time. Can she walk? Of course. But why shouldn't I carry her? Obviously I won't be able to forever, so I cherish the times I can. I can't BELIEVE people think it's 'wrong' to carry a 2-year old!

All of you who are going to send sippy cups - do you honestly think that's why she doesn't have one? Because they don't own sippy cups? IF I had to guess, I'd say it's probably because the bottle is a comforting thing for her. I don't think it's because she's not able to learn to drink from a sippy cup. And not taking away a bottle does NOT make someone a LAZY parent. It makes her a GREAT mother to know what her child needs. That's a very offensive comment for mothers - especially those of us who choose to stay home and raise our kids as opposed to pushing them off ona daycare provider- LAZY is the last thing a mother should be called who is involved with her children, like Katie Holmes seems to be.

Just because she has a bottle hardly means she's a spoiled brat. I am CONSTANTLY getting praises for my daughter and her manners, on how 'grown up' she is, how well she handles things, etc . She's hardly a brat because she still has a bottle.

For all of these things that seem to be so 'freakin wrong' - I'm glad that it's not hendering my child in anyway. She's beautiful (pictures of her are in our local mall to advertise a photographer), she's VERY VERY intelligent (she can do and learn anything, she knew all of her letters AND the phonetic sounds before she even turned 2), She's always been 6 months to a year ahead developmentally and MOST IMPORTANTLY she's healthy!!! Yes - all the bottles, carrying, bedtime habits are really ruining her - LOL. Is she the smartest kid, the healthiest kid, the most beautiful kid? Well of course to me she is, but to the rest of the world? Probably not - but she's doing pretty darn well . . . .

So for all you parents who won't let your child sleep with you if they want to, who yank the bottle away at 10 months, who throw away their treasured pacifiers in front of them, who won't carry them even though they just want to be close to you . . . great job raising your kids - I hope your'e not starting any parenting classes any time soon.

I will just keeping holding, loving, and taking care of my daughter and enjoying her every second I can because time goes by too quickly. When my daughter is grown she'll remember how treasured and cared about she is and hopefully she will raise her children with the same respect and caring attitude.

Posted at 11:26AM on Aug 22nd 2008 by lovingmother

83. I am most certainly not a fan of the Suri/Katie/Tom family, but I have to say that if a bottle, blanket, or pacifier are items that provide comfort to this poor kid who's growing up in a chaotic world of crazy parents, their crazy friends, and the media frenzy that surrounds them all at every turn, an attachment to a baby bottle is the last thing we should be blaming her for. At least she's getting some nutritious sustenance. And to those of you who claim she'll have awful teeth, who's to say that they don't brush her teeth? Would a sippy cup of sugary apple juice be any better for her teeth or health? Most certainly not. Geez, let this kid have some comfort in her chaotic world...is a bottle such a horrible crime for a 2-yr.-old? 3-yr.-old? Hell, if she still needed a bottle for comfort at 5 years old I'd grant her that, at least! Look at what this kid is up against!

Posted at 6:17AM on Aug 22nd 2008 by Pickleman

84. DOES THIS CHILD EVER WALK ON HER OWN?? THATS JUST WEIRD THAT SHE IS ALWAYS BEING HELD, CAN YOU SAY FUTURE NEEDY CHICK???

Posted at 10:26PM on Aug 27th 2008 by FRICKINKIDDINME?

85. What's a kid that age still going with a bottle. It looks ridiculous. Can she walk to the car?

Posted at 10:22AM on Aug 22nd 2008 by BL

86. I feel very sorry for the child. She is destined for a life of trouble. I have seen it happen. It all comes from the lack of understanding the word "No". My grandchild was never told no. Her parents said it was impossible to spoil an infant and that she would learn as she grew. She never slept alone, always with her parents, her mother carried her everywhere much like Suri's mother does, she was still in diapers at close to 5 years old, and on the bottle at 4. I understand that children are all different but there is also the job of parenting. No I was not a perfect parent, but my child was potty trained by 2, off the bottle by16 months, and I sure didn't have him attatched to my hip constantly. I think it is sad that Suri is in a fishbowl existence. But this is what her parents choose for her and as for scientology...hmm, it really did a number on Lisa Marie Presley. But then her mother and father were a mess to begin with. For all I know Suri may be a wel adjusted child but I would be interested in seeing her have the bottle taken away. The tantrum must be beyond belief.

Posted at 10:53AM on Aug 22nd 2008 by completely disgusted

87. The bottle is a big deal! If on the bottle too long, a child can get something called "bottle cap". It will push her top teeth forward almost like buck teeth. I saw the show about Leah Remini (sp?) too. Her daughter is way beyond unreal. She wakes up 7 times a night and the shove a bottle in her mouth. She sleeps with her parents and is overweight from all the milk. SAD!

Posted at 11:03AM on Aug 22nd 2008 by Jodes

88. Oh please, my daughter breastfed until she was three and which is common in countries that are not breast neurotic. Sheesh, even gorillas allow their children a childhood. Suckling, even on a bottle, is reassuring to a child. To prevent rotten teeth a parent need only give water afterward, give a nibble of cheddar cheese, and brush teeth regularly. If that is the biggest issue to worry about with the Cruise family, they are doing well. Only in America are people neurotic about such an benign issue.

Posted at 11:37AM on Aug 22nd 2008 by Emme

89. If tmz need to focus on a child then maybe they should put Caylee Anthony’s picture on here or other children that are missing and stop worrying that Suri still on the bottle or that she talk’s to doll’s she’s only two. TMZ need’s to find something better to do other then stalking a little girl and scaring her where she has to cover her eye’s and start crying. And I also think Katie need’s to have her is bed at a decent time, get a baby sitter if you want to go out till 11 o clock at night.

Posted at 1:47PM on Aug 22nd 2008 by sarah

90. Well said, lovingmother.

To all those who said she's not in a car seat, how do you know? It's virtually impossible to see inside the car, where I'm sure there IS a car seat.

Posted at 5:18PM on Aug 22nd 2008 by Christine