Sorry but did I miss a post. I can't remember Gail saying anything about watching the Olympics?

Yeah, way too long ago, in the heading of this board,I vowed to never watch NBC again, and they are the Olympic network, so I'm not going to watch the Olympics. Unless NBC's execs decide that the people who don't want baby borrowers are a more lucrative mine than people who do want it. They also have a show coming this fall that I am interested in, "Crusoe." Oh well, I suppose I could read Defoe's book. Again. Or watch the Dick Van Dyke movie.

That comparison to Hitler -- my emotions get me into trouble, but Hitler was going to improve the world, as I recall. He just had everybody's best interest at heart. And he had a PR machine that was really effective. And a lot of people who didn't really agree with him just stood back and let it happen. Nobody is getting gassed here. Nobody's possessions and homes and businesses are getting stolen and ruined. Nobody's hides are being made into soap and lampshades. Nobody is starving. Not just like Hitler. Enough like Hitler.

Anybody who is boycotting the Olympics because of Chinese human rights issues, more power to you, but it isn't my passion. I think that issue is also important, so I leave it to those who are articulate and well versed in that field.

In my personal experience that I shared earlier I can remember when the attachment was broken between my mother and I. It was after I went back to the neighbor's house on the second day of her absence. It became normal. I seemed fine. I played with the toys and did normal 5 year old things. Nobody really knew I was broken for years... not until I attempted suicide at the age of 10. These babies won't remember not caring if their mothers call or not. So it may be hard to prove, but if they want to call me as a witness, I'd be happy to oblige. The person who told Gail to do her research. I have a degree in child development and attachment studies involving strangers have been done in less time than this. Do your own research.

For those who are comparing this to daycare, saying it's better/safer. Perhaps it is physically safer than many daycares, the difference concerning attachment is that the parent comes and takes their child home every single day. It is consistent. Also there is no one at the daycare pretending to be "mommy" or "daddy". I remember my husband's brother teasing my daughter when she was a toddler and telling her that he was her daddy. She screamed and cried. Those roles and names are a serious thing.

I don't know what you would consider as a child development specialist, but I have a degree in and work in Early childhood education and childcare. Child development, sociology and psychology play a major part in this qualification. I am totally against this 'experiment'