Ridiculous Baby Advice

     As I was web-surfing earlier today (during my "nap"...shhhhh don't tell mommy!), I came across a site that contained advice for parents of babies.  Let me just say as a member of the smaller sect, I am APPALLED!!  Do you know what some people are saying?! 
  "If your baby can't sleep, give them a drop or two of brandy/whiskey."
Oh yes, I love to top off every day with a shot or two before bed...NOT!  People actually do this?!  I asked mommy and she said she thinks a lot of parents did this back in the day.  The day of what?  Mommy was unclear on this point....
  "Never pick up your baby when it cries, only when it is being good."
Oooohhhh....that's why there are so many physchos running around in the world...their parents probably had some one tell them to never comfort or love their child!  Not to mention the fact that the author of this advice uses the term "it" instead of "he/she".  Need I really say more?
  "Touching a baby with cold hands will give him/her hiccups."
Ok, ALL adults have cold hands in case you didn't know.  Especially adults like mommy who washes her hands a zillion times a day.  And yet, no perpetual hiccups.
   "Don't keep a cat around because it can steal your baby's breath."
Actually I do believe this one, because cats are devious, sneaky, and creepy.