Comments on: Today, new mothers get feeding guidelines and post-natal depression questionnaires. In 1918, they got this.

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Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:25:43 +0000

[...] background activity: I’ve been asking around about the “I Accept” document (this blog’s most-viewed post, as it happens), and while I still don’t know [...]

By: Carrie ROckwood

Carrie ROckwood — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:12:06 +0000

What a document – and Mom never shared this with me (or gave me a copy upon becoming a mother!). I have enough guilt already….but, oh so right about the lack of male responsibility…

By: Butterflyexperience

Butterflyexperience — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 06:48:34 +0000

Fantastic!
Wonder what they would have made of the feminism board from mumsnet in 1918?
Ha!

By: Peggy

Peggy — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:02:27 +0000

You know, I don’t like the tone, or the disregard for the other parent, but I do appreciate the reminder that we are responsible. I am tired of people blaming the school system, the welfare system, the health care system for their own lack of consciousness when raising a child.

By: quarkee

quarkee — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:53:07 +0000

i will never complain again…well, maybe a bit.

By: one4ruby

one4ruby — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:23:05 +0000

That is staggering. I hope you will pass it on to a library one day – it’s an amazing document. Brilliant post, too.

By: norfolkkitchen

norfolkkitchen — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:27:40 +0000

“Evil companions are everywhere” no-one told me about the evil companions! No wonder my children are moral lepors!

By: Home Office Mum

Home Office Mum — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:54:10 +0000

That is incredible. Quite frankly, I’d like to hand it out to several of the mums at our school who seem to think parenting is entirely down to the government/school. But I imagine that to a new mum, this would have been cause for alcohol (no doubt turning the baby into a physical and moral leper

By: HappyMole

HappyMole — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:33:48 +0000

Fantastic blog, I now intend to keep my eyes peeled for evil influences (which could be hiding round every corner)

By: Michelle (ScatCatShoo)

Michelle (ScatCatShoo) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:41:13 +0000

Laughed out loud at your taxi story :-) Crazy isn’t it, all this stuff back in time, so much progress since, and yet today we’re still berated for not bringing up said kids properly. Love the ‘What are you doing online’ comment at the end too!