[Mears]

The insult that really makes my hair stand on end is the "bad mother" accusation hurled at mothers who smoke.

The posters on this thread have avoided that one,thank God.

[Gabz]

I can't tell you how many times I have been called an unfit mother.........I even have a cyber-stalker that desires to have my child removed from my custody because I am a smoker.

Fortunately that turkey is all talk and no action. But his threats had escalated to such a point about 2 years ago that I actually called Child Protective Services and spoke with a senior caseworker about the situation. After she finished laughing we had a very nice conversation in which she asked me numerous questions about my daughter's health, hygiene, eating habits, etc. In the end she informed me that a complaint of child abuse against me, based on our conversation, would result in charges filed against the person making the complaint not against me.