One enduring myth.

[Robittybob1]

It is a nasty 3rd paragraph, isn't it.  So where did I get that?  That would be P30 of 'madeleine'.

"Poor Gerry would arrive home from work and would hardly have a foot over the threshold before he was handed a roaring bundle while I went upstairs for a loo break, a scream-free moment and a chance to regain the use of my arms."

Two doctors struggling with a simple case of colic?

It sounds more than colic to me.

[Mr Gray]

It is a nasty 3rd paragraph, isn't it.  So where did I get that?  That would be P30 of 'madeleine'.

"Poor Gerry would arrive home from work and would hardly have a foot over the threshold before he was handed a roaring bundle while I went upstairs for a loo break, a scream-free moment and a chance to regain the use of my arms."

Two doctors struggling with a simple case of colic?

no you didnt get it from the book...you paraphrased the book into your own nasty words. You have obviously never had to cope with a baby who has severe colic....but keep showing how little you understand and what a biased view of the situation you want to present


you have described maddie as a possible" pain in the a**e"...what an absolute disgrace

[ShiningInLuz]

no you didnt get it from the book...you paraphrased the book into your own nasty words. You have obviously never had to cope with a baby who has severe colic....but keep showing how little you understand and what a biased view of the situation you want to present


you have described maddie as a possible" pain in the a**e"...what an absolute disgrace

Oh dear, my alleged crime is paraphrasing.

I've done my time with babies with colic.  It never came near to bunging them into the hands of the father as he walked through the door for a pee-break and an arm rest.

Disgraceful.

But support this behaviour as is your wont.

[Erngath]

Oh dear, my alleged crime is paraphrasing.

I've done my time with babies with colic.  It never came near to bunging them into the hands of the father as he walked through the door for a pee-break and an arm rest.

Disgraceful.

But support this behaviour as is your wont.

Well jolly good for you. Perhaps you didn't have the type of hubby who was willingly glad to take over the role of supportive father when you had had a difficult day with babies/ toddlers. I had two toddlers aged three and two and a new baby and my hubby was more than delighted to have any of them bunged into his arms  when he arrived home from work whether I needed "a pee"  or not.

[Alice Purjorick]

Do any of the resident medical experts know of a cure for faux outrage?

[Mr Gray]

Oh dear, my alleged crime is paraphrasing.

I've done my time with babies with colic.  It never came near to bunging them into the hands of the father as he walked through the door for a pee-break and an arm rest.

Disgraceful.

But support this behaviour as is your wont.

you obviously dont understand there are differrent degrees of colic....your reference to maddie as a possible pain in the a**e is a total disgrace

[ShiningInLuz]

Do any of the resident medical experts know of a cure for faux outrage?

I believe Calpol is used for fever.

[Robittybob1]

Do any of the resident medical experts know of a cure for faux outrage?

A lead injection will cure it.

[Mr Gray]

Do any of the resident medical experts know of a cure for faux outrage?

there is nothing faux about being outraged at maddie being referred to as a possible pain in teh a**e

[Alfie]

Still failing to see the relevance of page 29 to this thread, apart from being yet another excuse for McCann bashing. 

[Mr Gray]

Still failing to see the relevance of page 29 to this thread, apart from being yet another excuse for McCann bashing.

it is of no relevance at all and purely an excuse for mccann bashing.....and of course a breach of copyright

[Mr Gray]

mccann bashing from someone who claimed to be " impartial and on the fence"

[Alfie]

it is of no relevance at all and purely an excuse for mccann bashing.....and of course a breach of copywright

I've now been reunited with my copy of the book (hardback version contains the page 29 that SIL has felt necessary to reference in this thread).  The first line of the chapter is "Madeleine suffered from colic".  So quite why SIL is under the impression that the McCanns were unable to diagnose it I can't understand, nor do I understand why she believes that they did not know that it would eventually pass, nor do I understand why SIL fails to have any empathy whatsoever with new parents struggling with a colicky baby which can be very distressing, even if you are a doctor (yes, doctors can be parents and human beings too).  This is all extremely odd, ilogical reasoning, and totally irrelevant to the thread.

[Alfie]

mccann bashing from someone who claimed to be " impartial and on the fence"

SIL's utter contempt for both McCanns is very evident in much of what he or she posts.  Impartial my arse.

[ShiningInLuz]

it is of no relevance at all and purely an excuse for mccann bashing.....and of course a breach of copyright

Ha ha ha! 

I didn't quote p29.

The quote was from p30.

Copyright infringement?  After paraphrasing?  After a request from a supporter to cite given said supporter does not appear to have a copy of the book?

It would appear some of the supporters are in total disarray.  Not all.  Some have chosen to keep their black powder dry.  An entirely wise choice.