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Crunchy vs. Silky

I have found that pregnancy and mothering boards can be some of the most heated on the web.

Everyone has different parenting styles, and they all seem to think that their way is the best. They fight tooth and nail to prove their point, and soon the debates become nothing short of nasty catfights.

There are, of course, topics that repeated garner much dissension among new/expectant mothers and we are labeled as one of two categories depending on what we choose:

Crunchy Silky
– gives birth at home – gives birth at hospital
– plans for a natural birth (no meds) – is pro-medication (epidural, labor-inducing drugs, etc.)
– prefers midwives – prefers doctors
– eats placenta – is grossed out by the idea of eating placenta
– breastfeeds (often for prolonged periods of time) – formula-feeds
– is against circumcision – is pro-circumcision
– does not vaccinate – vaccinates
– co-sleeps (and later, family bedding) – crib-sleeps
– uses cloth diapers & wipes – uses disposable diapers & wipes
– believes that children can’t be over-nurtured or over-coddled – uses the CIO (cry it out) method, is pro-spanking
– homeschools (or sends children to selective private schools) – sends children to public schools
– additional lifestyle choices include recycling and eating/using organic food and products  

Obviously it is only in rare cases that a woman falls perfectly under one category; it is far more common to be somewhere in the middle, or to only lean to one side.

Based on the chart above, would you consider yourself to be Crunchy or Silky?

I have found myself to be more on the Silky side:

All this being said…

My personal belief is that parenting involves very personal choices (and many times, no one but the parent knows the full story) and so I do not feel it is my right to judge, or even try to sway anyone my way unless they ask for my opinion.

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