Well....geez....I kinda don't want to be shot down... My husband and I were butting heads because I thought the bathing thing was OK as long as the children were comfortable (privacy wise) and ya know...appropriate. The truth is, my son begs to take baths with my daughter and I always fight to say "no, you're big enough to take a shower" which works 99% of the time. But, then, there are the times where, if I get them both home a bit late and they both need to wash up, it's so much quicker to toss them (not literally, of course) in the tub together, soap em up (well, the baby), rinse em off and boot 'em out. I would hate for people to think I'm horribly deranged or, god forbid, sexually...messed up, or something. I've done a lot of research and read about people in different countries who share baths on a regular basis... Then, there are the people who pointed out to look at it from a child's point of view. Of course, it would never be seen as a sexual act (that's the paranoia I have that others may think of it). If anything, I have my son as the helper. He sits on one end of the tub, blocking the faucet so the baby doesn't bang her head, and he gets to style her hair with the soap.
I dunno... I mean...I guess I wanted "real" people to give me their opinions, directly. And I guess I got 'em... Well, I know what I'm doing from now on... I hope this doesn't destroy how I come across on here.
I guess the world has different beliefs, and the US is winning this one. Heh...