Hi All,
    The thread on the day care center refusing the breastfed baby
brought a bit of laughter to me, you see when I went for the first check
up (two week) with #4 in 1986 in TX, the hospital well baby clinic
refused breastfeeding in the clinic. I guess they expected you to use a
bottle (talk about undermining breastfeeding) and the day care center I
used there when he was 6 months old (when we were packing and moving)
and then in Germany, had no problem with breastmilk. I guess the saying
that no matter how much things change, they really stay the same!
    I agree a bit that tobacco is subtly inferred into programs, however
Dr. Greene's  use of tobacco is quite normal given the situation. I use
to be a light smoker who had no problem quitting and quit for good after
a tooth extraction with no problem what so ever. However in 1996 when my
daughter called me after having a car accident near the house (it's true
most accidents happen within 25 miles of home). And I got to the area,
saw the back up and her car up against a telephone pole, after I ran (I
had to park away from the site) up and asked the first person for a cig
(I was shaking so bad and my heart was beating out of my chest). When I
asked her if she hit the pole, she said no, that car and pointed down
the road a way to a car sitting totaled on it's roof, I was a goner. By
the time, cars were towed, police report taken and we were finished at
the hospital, I was back into it big time. This time has been the
hardest to shake. I have tried several times and always sneak my way
back up to being a smoker, although I have noticed that the offending
moments are coming closer and closer together so I might finally get
there soon.
    When we feel powerless and out of control, we reach out either for
someone to help us or a crutch to 'support' us - many people who have
their act together chose a crutch they know they can beat, I know I can
quit smoking easily it is just reaching that 'enough' point. I'd rather
see the tobacco (despite it's implications) than the good Dr. start
drinking or sneaking drugs.

Leslie Ward
Vine Grove, KY