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CrispyQ

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58. A baby sleep in a box? Are you kidding me?

Tue Jun 4, 2013, 03:04 PM

Jun 2013

Not in America!

Years ago there was a local case involving a working poor family. I don't recall the details, but I do remember an interview in the paper, where the mother explained that they didn't have the money or room for a crib, so they used an empty dresser drawer, with a pillow as a pad, for their baby's bed. They could close it when it wasn't being used & it was a safe sleeping place for the baby. She commented that she felt that that left a bad impression with the cops & social workers & that it cast a negative affect over the entire investigation, which was not about the baby.

In recent DU threads about privilege, that story came to mind.

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"Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes" [View all] handmade34 Jun 2013 OP

So, where's all the right to lifers? Le Taz Hot Jun 2013 #1

M wife is involved in an organization that does just that telclaven Jun 2013 #9

My wife helps a group that collects old makeup cases, refurbishes them and lines them with silk... marble falls Jun 2013 #13

My wife is a retired OB RN Mr.Bill Jun 2013 #42

We quilt, too. Quilters are just plain old nice people, if I do say so myself. marble falls Jun 2013 #43

I am helping my wife with a quilt now. Mr.Bill Jun 2013 #44

After you get bagged, you get quilted? The block has to be 'drunkard's path', right? marble falls Jun 2013 #45

Yup, quilters come in all Heathen57 Jun 2013 #63

A big hug of gratitude for your wife and the other volunteers... Contrary1 Jun 2013 #47

Will do. n/t Mr.Bill Jun 2013 #48

Knitters.... AnneD Jun 2013 #56

what a lovely lady!!! Skittles Jun 2013 #59

My niece a former medic army/ er nurse... Historic NY Jun 2013 #65

That is a lovely idea... Contrary1 Jun 2013 #49

Problem is they are really right to birthers. After birth the life has no value to them. Kablooie Jun 2013 #68

When my daughter was born, the hospital gave me a box with baby stuff in it. fasttense Jun 2013 #84

That's awesome. Solly Mack Jun 2013 #2

Now there's a policy that's good to the Finnish! Orrex Jun 2013 #3

DUZY! :-) ReRe Jun 2013 #5

No, no. You're very kind, but I missed an opportunity. Orrex Jun 2013 #11

A DUzy purist, eh? Arugula Latte Jun 2013 #34

k&r Starry Messenger Jun 2013 #4

Now that's cool! ReRe Jun 2013 #6

Nice to know it is like that somewhere in the world............. lunasun Jun 2013 #7

But but but....that is socialism. zeemike Jun 2013 #8

SOCIALISM xtraxritical Jun 2013 #15

... handmade34 Jun 2013 #30

Live with early-to-mid 1980s thinking, get late 1980s results! HughBeaumont Jun 2013 #16

At least when the babies die they die as good capitalists who lived (however briefly) in a system Arugula Latte Jun 2013 #36

Babies SamKnause Jun 2013 #10

"...their own bootie laces." CrispyQ Jun 2013 #57

Sure, I can see that being implemented in US. Or even in UK. Hell will freeze over 10 times first. idwiyo Jun 2013 #12

Bravo to the Finns! nt valerief Jun 2013 #14

It would be a piece of cake to implement this policy in the US.... Jerry442 Jun 2013 #17

Huge K&R! n/t OneGrassRoot Jun 2013 #18

socialist bastards! Pharaoh Jun 2013 #19

... handmade34 Jun 2013 #29

Interesting graph happyslug Jun 2013 #20

"What's all this talk about infant morality? Infants are perfect! They're not immoral!" Common Sense Party Jun 2013 #24

My Finnish wife tells me progressivejazzredux Jun 2013 #21

You have a good point BrotherIvan Jun 2013 #50

What a great post bluedeathray Jun 2013 #22

the article handmade34 Jun 2013 #25

Right on... bluedeathray Jun 2013 #28

handmade34 Diclotican Jun 2013 #23

Add a gun and a Bible to the box, issue at conception, and maybe Republicans would support this. n/t Silent3 Jun 2013 #26

But at birth, take everything else away from the baby except the gun and bible. Ikonoklast Jun 2013 #27

Here's a graph for a whole lotta countries thecrow Jun 2013 #31

interesting... handmade34 Jun 2013 #32

That's amazing with the baby snow suit...neither of my boys ever had a baby snow suit... Tikki Jun 2013 #33

:-) handmade34 Jun 2013 #35

I remember my kids would poop as soon as I got them bundled up. hunter Jun 2013 #39

Could give GD's kittens a run for their money... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2013 #52

That's what I'm talking about...aaawwww Tikki Jun 2013 #53

You're welcome. WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2013 #62

Ahhhh handmade34 Jun 2013 #75

This would never work in the USA.... cbdo2007 Jun 2013 #37

I imagine the complaints and indictments against such a program in the U.S. would be heavily outnumb LanternWaste Jun 2013 #54

But, but, but........THAT'S COMMUNIST!!!!1!!1!11!!! kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #38

This is really cool! LeftInTX Jun 2013 #40

How utterly civilized. We have a long way to go. nt SunSeeker Jun 2013 #41

"How utterly civilized" handmade34 Jun 2013 #46

But but but, they're stealing from Babies R Us!!! Ilsa Jun 2013 #51

Matthew 6:21 AnneD Jun 2013 #55

A baby sleep in a box? Are you kidding me? CrispyQ Jun 2013 #58

I knew someone else who used a dresser drawer. xmas74 Jun 2013 #64

The right-wingers in the Congress and the Administration will hop all over this indepat Jun 2013 #60

right-wing reaction if they tried that here Enrique Jun 2013 #61

the box contains condoms! bluemarkers Jun 2013 #66

I love this idea. Here's my question, though: Butterbean Jun 2013 #67

Hand them out at hospitals? leftstreet Jun 2013 #69

Good idea. Butterbean Jun 2013 #70

Where does the funding come from for an aircraft carrier? n/t leftstreet Jun 2013 #71

Amen to that. I wonder how much money we could "save" if Butterbean Jun 2013 #72

The USS George HW Bush cost 6.2 billion leftstreet Jun 2013 #73

HOLY SHIT. n/t Butterbean Jun 2013 #74

It can be done LittleBlue Jun 2013 #76

I did not know that about Finland. Thank you, I appreciate the helpful info. Butterbean Jun 2013 #77

Ignore me LittleBlue Jun 2013 #78

LOL, I plead senility at times like this. ;) n/t Butterbean Jun 2013 #89

I thought it was Norway with the oil reserves? n/t eridani Jun 2013 #79

Presumably that means we have 58x as many taxpayers. LeftyMom Jun 2013 #80

MAIL. Duh. See, again, this is why I ask other people. Butterbean Jun 2013 #88

A lot of politically minded folks, when trying... tex-wyo-dem Jun 2013 #81

yes! handmade34 Jun 2013 #85

I would love to do something like this for my community. Butterbean Jun 2013 #87

And the baby and parents in Finland can rest... tex-wyo-dem Jun 2013 #82

unfortunately handmade34 Jun 2013 #86

Congress will say that this hand out will cause staggering deficits... midnight Jun 2013 #83