The ear argument is rubbish.
You just give them a bottle, and they're fine.

I'd be interested to hear how you're going to explain to my mother that she can't see her new grandchild for 2 years, because he might get the shits though.

Forget it, people travel, people have babies. Therefore, babies travel.
(username failed moderation, Mon 5 Mar 2012, 14:52, 2 replies)

Put her on the phone and I'll tell her
"It has been decided that, as a fully grown human being, in control of all bodily functions and able to sit still for an extended period of time without screaming at the top of your lungs that, if you wish to see your Grandchild, you can get on the fucking plane instead".
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 5 Mar 2012, 14:54, closed)

I'm slowly losing
this argument.

Chip chip chip. Fuckers.
(username failed moderation, Mon 5 Mar 2012, 14:57, closed)

She probably wouldn't bother. It's a baby, I'm sure she's seen hundreds of them.
Unless it's got some spectacularly impressive birth defect she's not missing out on much.
( 2 Can Chunder Word to your mums, I came to prod bums, Mon 5 Mar 2012, 15:11, closed)

Tempting to make
a thalidomide joke here, but I shan't.

Oh, wait . .
(username failed moderation, Mon 5 Mar 2012, 15:16, closed)

Oooooh
Right on topic, with a first world problem.
(ubergeekian, Mon 5 Mar 2012, 17:36, closed)