Into the Mouths of Babes
Posted on 10.4.07 at 12:36 pm
Alrighty, I have a confession to make.
Giggles sucks her thumb.
And it’s gotten progressively worse. At first she only used to suck it on occasion, but lately, chances are that she sucking it more often than not. It really doesn’t bother me all that much. I know that possibility of braces looms in our future. But it doesn’t drive me nuts and I’m not a stickler for making her stop.
Enter hubby.
He is always after her to “take her thumb out of her mouth.” I think he is particularly insane about it because he sucked his thumb for an embarassingly long time as a child. Whatever the reason, it’s starting to cause tension between us. He makes her cry when trying to stop her habit and I hate that. Why can’t he just let her be? She’s only 18 months old. Am I being too lenient? What should we do?
Anyone have any advice?
