Why do moms do this? Why do NEW moms do this? They get the idea from somewhere right? WHO in their right mind tells a mom to do this? This is a big pet-peeve of mine. UNLESS a pediatrician specifically tells you for medical reasons to do this…which is usually only for gaining weight or SEVERE reflux…PLEASE DON’T!

Infants digestive systmes are not ready for solid foods until 4 months of age and now they actually say closer to 6 months. Cereal…whether in a bottle or on a spoon is SOLID FOOD! If your baby isn’t at least 4 months old, doesn’t have a problem gaining weight or doesn’t have SEVERE (not mild but severe) reflux or another “medical” condition for a reason then WHY are you doing it?

The biggest reason I’ve heard is for sleep. This is where my pet-peeve really plays a role. That is such a part of the territory people. Seriously! Everyone knows you don’t get to sleep once you become a mom! EVERYONE! To put something unnecessarily in your baby’s bottle so YOU can sleep is just wrong. And it doesn’t even work! So you could be harming your child’s digestive track for nothing…not that you getting sleep is a good enough reason to begin with.

Bottom line is the only thing that belongs in a bottle is formula, breast milk or water! No…not even juice and for heaven’s sake NOT soda!

Thank you…rant over.

Why is it almost every decent paying and even non-decent paying job now you need to have a Bachelors. Except that’s not even enough! The education and knowledge of how to do the job doesn’t get you anywhere. Now you need EXPERIENCE too. What an awful circle that you can never get out of! How are you suppose to gain experience in order to get these jobs if no one will give you the chance to ge that expereince. And it’s not even 1 year experience. Now it’s 3-5 years experience. How are college graduates to get this experience? Internships don’t even work anymore b/c they’re only a few months long and that isn’t enough “experience” for these employers.

Why not do probationary periods and give someone a shot! They may just surprise you. Experience can be so over-rated. How about trying someone out who has the passion and drive to succeed and LEARN. Why not mold these individuals to match your own way of doing business. They may not have experience but that doesn’t always need to be a negative aspect. Without experience there are no “i’m use to this way” or “that’s not how I’m use to doing it”. No experience means you show them once and they do it….YOUR WAY, but still have the education and knowledge to make it their own and update procedures and policies if needed.

This economy sucks enough as it is. So recruiters!!!!! Try giving those people who actually need a chance a shot…you might be pleasantly surprised!