The 5 Creepiest 'Progressive' Parenting Fads [WARNING: They're not kidding!]

Cracked.com ^ | March 25, 2012 | Dawn Morrow

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We've shown before how nightmarish and cruel good intentions can be when parenting. You don't want to be your old-fashioned, neglectful parents; no, you're the wave of the future, and your kids are the waviest of the future, and you know it.

And then that entire line of thinking gets completely out of hand and ridiculous stuff like this starts happening.

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WARNING: Strong language, truly disturbing "parenting." May make you weep for the future of society.

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So many sociopathologies, so little time...

[unkus]

What nonsense. God help us.

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Pretty much what I said.

[VictoryGal]

I have an ultra-hippie “colleague” who breast feeds her 6 year old son. It is the most disgusting and disturbing thing I have ever witnessed.

[carriage_hill]

You. Gotta. Be. Kidding. Me.

[mlo]

It’s Cracked.com. It’s a joke.

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It’s not a joke. Check the links.

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Ugh. Just ugh.

[wintertime]

ping

[VictoryGal]

I wish I was kidding. I want to vomit just thinking about it.

[maine yankee]

The future of our once great country.

[Flightdeck]

Nothing wrong with an occasional spanking when they are doing something dangerous or willfully disrespectful.

[cardinal4]

Nothing surprises me anymore..

[nuconvert]

I can remember that breastfeeding of 7yr olds issue, back over 30 yrs ago

[43north]

From the description on Cracked.com it would seem likely that the current resident of the White House is an Indigo Kid - at least in his own mind and what is left of the minds of his worshippers.

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Lord of the Flies, coming soon to a neighborhood near you.

[jakerobins]

Wow. That’s just scary....makes me fear for the future. Some parents just take it to far. Like this one I read about a mom who is constantly on her 7 year old to lose weight(a Vogue editor so I guess it is kind of expected)
I understand being concerned about your kids weight but you don’t have to give them a complex over it.....
link to story

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2119331/Vogue-writer-Dara-Lynn-Weiss-obese-7-year-old-daughter-strict-diet.html

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Oh holy cannoli we had one of those "Orgasmic Childbirth" loonies on here a few years back. She said that something that she called a "gentle drug free ecstatic childbirth" cured everything from cancer to dandruff and made you poop candy corn.

I told her that she was insane. Which, now that I think about it, understated the case considerably.

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From the description on Cracked.com it would seem likely that the current resident of the White House is an Indigo Kid

I thought he was a lightworker. </sarc>

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I’m not sure whether to be glad or sorry that I missed that oe.

[OneLoyalAmerican]

Lighthearted? Look at progerssives, ping.

[EEGator]

[carriage_hill]

I’ve heard about 2 and 3 yr old kids being breast-fed, and that freaked me out, but 6yrs old? That’s... that’s... well, you know, VG.

[Slings and Arrows]

Pretty much, yeah.

[Starboard]

Imagine the long term effect/consequences this will have on the kid as he grows up having been “nutured” in the utopian collectivist hippie world. What kind of work does mommy do? Just curious.

[mylife]

Indigo Children, How apropos.

[tbw2]

No, it isn’t. Cracked is actually correct on these hare-brained trends.
* There is actually a TV show or special on “Indigo Children”, where parents talk about their “indigos”.
* I’ve seen 3 year olds breastfed. I stopped when mine had teeth at six months.
* I had a doula tell me about “orgasmic childbirth”, but after trying regular drug free childbirth, I demanded an epidural.
* “To train up a child” is the anti-Dr. Spock “never discipline them” book. Not always right, but not as wrong as this article.
* This Cracked.com left out “Elimination Communication”, where parents claim to be diaper free and watch their babies and toddlers endlessly for when they’ll pee and poop and then say that every incident is an accident. Parents become child centered because failure means a big mess on the floor. And unlike letting a 2-3 year old child run around outside sans diaper to notice when they go while merely fertilizing the grass, some of these “elimination communication” idiots expect to bring their children into public or your home.

[tbw2]

My guess is that they grow up to become OWS.

[Darren McCarty]

Unbelievable.

[Slings and Arrows]

All too believable, IMO.

[Grizzled Bear]

I’m surprised they didn’t mention the trend of the mother “eating the placenta” that was popular about 10 years ago.

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I’m surprised they didn’t mention the trend of the mother “eating the placenta” that was popular about 10 years ago.

I'm glad I already finished supper.

[mowowie]

I imagine you have heard how many Mexican/Latino moms raise their young sons up to the age of 6-8 right?
It’s to build up their “Macho”.

Pretty sick.....