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Melatonin/Benadryl Kids

My aunt told me this week that mom used to knock me out when i was a kid with melatonin or benadryl. Whenever she wanted me asleep she just slip it in water or milk or juice and i would drink it then be out in half an hour.
I just wanted to know how common is that? Cz she said i should not feel bad about it cz she not the only person that does that nor the first one to do that and its quite common... Any experiences or do u do that or....?
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Strictmichael75 · 61-69, M
How terrible
I hope you are not addicted
Miram · 31-35, F
Horrible thing to do to a child. It is abusive. Busy or not. It is not a sleep medication. It inhibits acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter required for learning, focus, and memory retention which will lead to the kid laggin behind peers in school. It is also associated with early onset dementia and other problems.

If you can't do what is best for a child, don't have them to begin with. Doesn't matter what your excuses/reasons are.
DanielsASJ · 36-40, M
LeGrotesque · 46-50, F
It's lazy parenting but yeah it was common back in the day.
Alexa98 · 26-30, F
@LeGrotesque well mom was a working mom. She came late from work idk about lazy
Frostcloud · F
@Alexa98 you can be a hard worker and a lazy parent at the same time. i'm sorry that happened to you. people used to give their kids drugs/alcohol back in the day. but your mom should have known better, i think that her generation figured out that was an awful thing to do
GoFish · 41-45, F

 
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