So here’s some highlights of what we learned in the 3 hr parenting class last night:

– Don’t let anyone hold your baby.
– If people want to come over to visit…they can do your laundry..no need for them to actually see the child.
– It’s not necessary to wash the crib sheets.  Example: if your baby is sick on the sheets, you should “fix that problem” and somehow that means no cleaning necessary.
– No need for a bassinet.  Just put the baby in the dresser drawer filled with socks.
– Don’t use a stroller. You should be holding the baby at all times…In fact why go outside?  The baby would be just as happy underneath a chair looking straight up.

Needless to say, it was a pretty bad class.  The instructor had no time-management skills and didn’t even complete 3/4’s of the agenda.  Her views were somewhat outdated and the occasional good nugget of info she did state was overridden by some personal story of her childhood.  Bonnie thought that by the end of the class we knew more about her personal life than how to take care of a baby. 

I don’t think we’ll be going to the second part in this series next week.