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AIBU?

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Original poster

to be surprised to see photos of Suri Cruise sucking a dummy?

55 replies

vmcd28 · 07/03/2011 15:21

I'm not against dummies, if they're being used for the right reasons, eg to calm a baby who is reliant on sucking to get comfort, or for helping a baby sleep. But I hate seeing people stuff a dummy in their baby's mouth each and every time it whimpers.
I also don't feel that it's particularly necessary / advisable for a child who is 5 next month.

Disclaimer - I am fully aware that there are exceptions to this, but I am referring to healthy, happy kids - no special needs or emotional problems etc etc etc.

Just my opinion - don't shoot me :)
Just wondering what others think

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Chil1234 · 07/03/2011 15:24

I think it's their child, their call....

Claz1001 · 07/03/2011 15:24

I haven't seen the photos, but it does sound a bit odd!

Mumwithadragontattoo · 07/03/2011 15:27

Almost 5 does sound a bit old for a dummy to me. My friend with a DD exactly the same age as Suri still gives her milk in a bottle with a teat on which I find a bit odd too.

anonacfr · 07/03/2011 15:29

Everything about the way that little girl is brought up is odd.
She's paraded in front of the paparazzis constantly (seriously how many celeb children do you seen on outings every day), she goes to concerts, theatres, late night meals in restaurants etc.
How often do you see her doing kiddie-friendly things? or happy and smiling for that matter?

Aside from dummies, she's been seen recently out and about with a baby blanket and was photographed in a restaurant with a baby bottle.

The whole thing is weird.

doley · 07/03/2011 15:36

Don't think it is weird ,don't mind /care at all .

Each to their own .

In some ways, I would imagine she would be well ahead of her peers we just don't see it all (thank goodness )

Again the media manipulating us again .

Little Suri will have a different life to most other children ,just the way the cookie crumbles IMO :)

LaWeasel · 07/03/2011 15:37

I met a 7yo with a dummy a while back.

That was very odd.

But not my call, obviously.

squeakytoy · 07/03/2011 15:40

I agree with Anon, the whole life Suri leads is not healthy for a child.

Original poster

vmcd28 · 07/03/2011 15:41

Glad I'm not the only one who finds it odd.
Chil1234, agreed - in most cases of parenting, but dummies are known to cause speech problems or teeth being affected - even if they're only used at a young age.

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anonacfr · 07/03/2011 15:43

Also if she uses a dummy, a bottle and is consistently seen snacking on sugary food (as she seems to be in every photo op) her teeth must be in a terrible state.

saffy85 · 07/03/2011 15:49

Leaving aside the dummy (my 3 year old still has one so I'm not one to talk) I find it odd that all the outings Suri is seen enjoying she never goes to the beach or the park or soft play centre hell, only ever out shopping or dinner in very posh resturants late at night.

Different strokes for different folks and all that but I'm glad my child is happier at the park than at the shops.

SpermyShenanigans · 07/03/2011 15:50

Perhaps Suri was BF for the first two / three years as recommended by the WHO?

I wouldn't stress if my child was using a dummy as a transitional object.

If the object had been forced into a baby's gob from birth or soon after then I might think that it was time to get rid after a year or so.

OTheHugeDaffodils · 07/03/2011 15:52

If my father was Tom Cruise I'd want all the comfort I could get.

Normantebbit · 07/03/2011 15:53

Imagine Suri having something as vulgar as a dummy

Eglu · 07/03/2011 15:53

Agree with anon completely. She is never dressed for the weather, pictures always show KH wrapped up in jeans, boots and big coats and Suri has bare legs and no socks with her shoes. Her whole upbringing leaves a lot to be desired.

anonacfr · 07/03/2011 15:56

I doubt Suri was BFed. According to Scientology BFing is actually bad for the baby plus they isolate babies from their mothers for a week after birth to ease them into the world.

She's nearly five. My nephew gave up his dummy on his 4th birthday but he was only using it at night or during nap times. There was no way he was going out with dummies/soft toys/blankets that late.

I don't know. It's totally irrational but I'm becoming a bit obsessed with this child. Everything about the way she's brought up seems wrong.

I remember watching a video when her mother was turning her towards the paparazzi's cameras while the poor kid was hiding her face and crying.
It was really disturbing.

iamthere · 07/03/2011 15:57

My daughter still has a dummy at 3y9m... but not out in public She loves it and I dread the day when I might have to force the issue. She has it when it's bedtime and in the day if she's tired (or particularly grumpy!). I would really hope that by 5 she will have lost interest.

I think if I knew my daughter was likely to be photographed and that image to be beamed around the world, i would take the dummy out! Still, it's up to them. Makes me feel a bit better about my daughter still having one, anyway

SpermyShenanigans · 07/03/2011 15:58

My DS is almost four and autistic. He still has milk in a bottle with a teat several times through the night. I've been told to continue it by a developmental paediatrician and a dietician because he eats no other protein.

We don't know whether this child has SN and it is none of our business. To be honest, the poor girl has problems enough IMO without all the speculation and / or judging.

undercovamutha · 07/03/2011 16:00

dummy

I am a total hypocrite because I hate seeing children this age sucking dummies - yet I am completely unable to stop my DD (4.5yo) sucking her thumb!

SpermyShenanigans · 07/03/2011 16:00

"I remember watching a video when her mother was turning her towards the paparazzi's cameras while the poor kid was hiding her face and crying.
It was really disturbing"

CheerfulYank · 07/03/2011 16:01

I read somewhere (so it definitely might not be true) that children being brought up in Scientology are allowed to make a lot of their own decisions. Apparently Scientologists believe that since the child has already been around for billions of years (as a "thetan" or soul or whatever), they can choose what they want. So if she wants a paci, she gets one, probably.

pixiestix · 07/03/2011 16:02

PMSL at Daffodils

anonacfr · 07/03/2011 16:03

Spermy, what's really sad is that Suri has SN her parents will never acknowledge it and she will never get the support she needs.
Their 'religion' doesn't recognise autism.

starfishmummy · 07/03/2011 16:03

It does seem a bit odd at her age; but then nothing really surprises me in that family!

SpermyShenanigans · 07/03/2011 16:04

Oh so that explains the red high-heels I suppose.

WTF?

at "so it definitely might not be true"

NorthernGobshite · 07/03/2011 16:07

My dd had dummy until just after turning 5 but only at night and in bed. Looking back we let her kep it waaaayyyyy too long! She crtainly wasn't allowed out in public with it!!

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