Silent Birth with no screaming? Maybe The Church of Scientology is onto something. We outside of the church that L. Ron Hubbard built know so little that tidbits like this are fascinating. When you learn what one scream or loud order to ‘Push!’ can do to a child years down the road, it’s terrifying to think how much more of our foibles and full-on psychosis we can blame on our moms!
I picked up Hubbard’s book, and didn’t get beyond ‘penis bruising’ (honestly) it seems there is no end of harm we can do to our young pre, during and post labor.
TLC throws a party for a chimp and through the magic of age progression attempts to make your kids eat more nutritious foods, else they may morph into a less attractive relative. Perhaps this falls under ‘You have to be cruel to be kind?"