UNBELIEVABLE!!

I'm going to try and write this post without offending anybody. I realize that there are parents on all ends of the spectrum with discipline, structure, and certainly parents that are more on the "attachment" side of parenting than David and I are. However, my mouth is about on the floor! After getting back from my run this morning and getting showered, I turned on the TV to check the weather report. It was tuned on Rachael Ray's daytime show and she had Leah Remini on (anybody else used to watch King of Queens?? Hilarious!) All of a sudden, they point to a tower of 105 BOTTLES!!! So now I'm curious and have to see what they are talking about. Well, she & her husband were talking about their 3 1/2 year old daughter. She drinks 105 BOTTLES a week!!! - 3 1/2 years OLD...and drinking 15 bottles a day!!! Seriously even now, I can't hardly believe that! Leah was saying that she just can't stand to take them away, doesn't feel like it's worth hearing her cry about it, what's the big deal, etc. They had a pediatrician on telling her all about tooth decay, sleep deprivation, nutrition deficiencies,etc, etc. She said she just can't handle telling her no or hearing her upset. (which, granted, is not EASY for any parent, but....) Okay, so she acknowledged that she stopped giving her milk or juice bottles at night because of the damage it could do to teeth and only does water bottles at night. They give her 6 water bottles at night, and often times have to get 2 or 3 more during a night. She sleeps with them, and wakes them up almost every hour asking for another bottle of water. I would be exhausted!!! My second thought, after hearing all this, was good luck getting her potty trained!!! :)