Suri to Katie: Break Out the Pot!!!

91. It's a scientology thing. The bottles are "Hubbard's Formula" which consists of barley water, homo milk and honey. He picked it up from the Roman's when he travelled back in time - you know as clear scientologist can do.

Posted at 5:33PM on Aug 22nd 2008 by scientologysux

92. 23. My daughter was on the bottle until she was three. She's 8 now and her teeth are perfect and so is she.

Posted at 2:38PM on Aug 21st 2008 by Nicole

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Then you are just lazy!!! AND a bad parent. You want to know why? It's always easier to let the child have what he wants rather then put the extra damn effort into dealing with the problem KNOWING that it is unhealthy. Tell me Nicole, did you bring your daughter into the pediatrician with a bottle hanging out of her mouth? I don't think so, how are your daughter's teeth now? Did she have to go through being laughed at and humiliated at school because she had 4 silver caps in the front? I don't beat my kids, I don't yell at my kids, but they know I AM THE BOSS! That's what parents do, it's called "tough" love and if you truly loved your kids you would show them that, STARTING NOW!

Posted at 11:31PM on Aug 22nd 2008 by Laurie

93. 29. To get over it, for your information I am not a scientologist, so "F" off. When the child is ready to get off the bottle she will.


Posted at 2:49PM on Aug 21st 2008 by joan

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It's parents like you that send your kids to public school and expect them to fix it. Good parenting starts at home and by you letting your kids decide when "the time is right" shows your intelligence, or lack of it.
When your bossy kid starts getting his/her a@@ kicked what would your responce be to the other parents? He/she will stopped beating the crap out of my child "when he is ready?" See how stupid you sound. Common sense is certainly not common in this forum, that is for damn sure.

Posted at 11:43PM on Aug 22nd 2008 by Laurie

94. 83. 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

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I highly doubt your "top of the line" pediatrician told you that but....you obviously have acess to a computer and a wealth of information at your fingertips, and to say that you are a loving mother really bothers me, this whole conversation "bothers me." My mother had 7 kids, 6 of us were raised with a firm hand, the seventh, my little brother, was a spoiled child and he payed dearly while he grew up thinking that everyone should give him what he wants. I just don't get how you can say you are a loving mother when you are doing such harm to your child emotionally and socially. Children lose the bottle by 12months along with the pacifier. As someone said upthread, you simply have your child throw them away and introduce OTHER things to give your child comfort. You or your husband for instance. And don't take that to mean that your child should sleep with you because, oh lord, that is a big no no and you are just looking at bigger problems later in their poor life. Children want, need and love to have someone give them direction. Letting a child decide or even have a say in how they are raised will ultimately lead to worse problems, of that I can assure you. Look kids need attention, good or bad, they don't care. YOU decide as an adult what is healthy for them and let the proper doctors decide if what you are doing is right or wrong.

Posted at 12:09AM on Aug 23rd 2008 by Laurie

95. Hendering? Is that a word????

Posted at 2:36PM on Aug 23rd 2008 by musicmustchange

96. Okay...leave them alone. Yes she is still on the bottle, but that is b/c of what their religion believes. No one tells the Christians, Buddhists, Muslims, etc that they are bad parents simply b/c of the way they live their lives b/c of what they beliefs are. Get over it ppl. Suri is a beautiful child with loving parents who just happen to think differently than you. This is America ppl...that is their right.

Oh and to say that Katie is an unfit mother b/c your parenting style differs from hers? All that does is show how truly ignorant and closed minded you are. To the ones who say that about her? How well have all of your kids turned out? Bet you ALL were wonderful parents who did everything according to the doctor's timeline.

Posted at 3:30PM on Aug 24th 2008 by leave_them_alone

97. What is all the commotion about? They are a beautiful mother and daughter out enjoying themselves. I think that Suri is such a cute combination of both Tom and Katie. Why do people find such facination with this. To be honest, I just look at your website to see how grown up and cute Suri is getting. She is adorable Katie andTom and I hope you have at least one more child, boy or girl, doesnt matter. Good luck and take care.

Posted at 3:25PM on Aug 25th 2008 by Donna Hockaday

98. People should just leave the poor child alone, my children had bottles until they were at least 2.5 years old and their teeth turned out fine. Plus remember if this child's teeth do go bad then it is not you who will be paying to get her teeth fixed. So get over it already.

Posted at 12:55PM on Sep 10th 2008 by winnie