SubarbanHippie

I'm glad I'm not crazy then. I do pray that I won't be judgmental. I know that there are many people out there who do BW thinking it's actually good for their baby (the whole belief that rigid structure makes babies feel secure) without being as extreme as the Pearls in other areas of their parenting. I think it's just that I'm so used to seeing patterns in life that, usually, if a parent is very rigid about parenting they're likely to be a little less crunchy on issues like diet, vaccinations, toys, education, etc., although I know a great many punitive parents who are big on holistic healing and are anti-vax

I struggle with processing the separation, as I tend to be rather hippie about most things, across the board (although I do tend to be a little more conservative in my political views).