Question about parenting

[babe]

i didn't realize this thread was for "how i met my wife" stories.

So besides being cute or funny, and good for a laugh, what do you do for this topic?

I confess to being a rather fictional tease, and I intend to make it fun, at least for some.

So I'll reduce the story to it's actual point, hopefully comprehensible for unused intellects: there is an underlying reason why I don't need to be concerned about taking my kids where I go.

But that's just boring, straight out. And while what I churned it all out to be obviously bored you too much to induce you to actually read it with interest, I thought it was cute to make up an incredibly "credible" reason why someone who is just too uninteresting for words would hate authority and believe in God anyway, would have a "past" beyond credible speculation as the founding reason for just being satisfied with living an everyday decent life.

But that's just not even funny. Nope. I stick by my story. It's all true, in every detail.

"Kids in the Cooker" really isn't too far from "LDS Kids Sent on Missions to Get Reckless Drivers Off of Dad's Insurance Bill".

 

[DutchJazzer]

i didn't realize this thread was for "how i met my wife" stories.

so wanna hear how i met your mother

 

[JohnStockalypse]

Rep, mostly... I could give a flying **** about whether you're offended or not... but gotta keep rep up, internetz is serious business.

-1

 

[Bronco70]

So besides being cute or funny, and good for a laugh, what do you do for this topic?

I confess to being a rather fictional tease, and I intend to make it fun, at least for some.

So I'll reduce the story to it's actual point, hopefully comprehensible for unused intellects: there is an underlying reason why I don't need to be concerned about taking my kids where I go.

But that's just boring, straight out. And while what I churned it all out to be obviously bored you too much to induce you to actually read it with interest, I thought it was cute to make up an incredibly "credible" reason why someone who is just too uninteresting for words would hate authority and believe in God anyway, would have a "past" beyond credible speculation as the founding reason for just being satisfied with living an everyday decent life.

But that's just not even funny. Nope. I stick by my story. It's all true, in every detail.

"Kids in the Cooker" really isn't too far from "LDS Kids Sent on Missions to Get Reckless Drivers Off of Dad's Insurance Bill".

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to babe again.

 

[moevillini]

pun alert
ok, since the air seems to have come out of this discussion, I'd like to steer it in a different direction
/pun alert

seriously, though, this was proposed in an opinion piece in the latest issue of JAMA - - seems pretty controversial to me

https://news.yahoo.com/parents-lose-custody-super-obese-kids-200342454.html

CHICAGO (AP) — Should parents of extremely obese children lose custody for not controlling their kids' weight? A provocative commentary in one of the nation's most distinguished medical journals argues yes, and its authors are joining a quiet chorus of advocates who say the government should be allowed to intervene in extreme cases.

It has happened a few times in the U.S., and the opinion piece in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association says putting children temporarily in foster care is in some cases more ethical than obesity surgery....

Roughly 2 million U.S. children are extremely obese. Most are not in imminent danger, Ludwig said. But some have obesity-related conditions such as Type 2 diabetes, breathing difficulties and liver problems that could kill them by age 30. It is these kids for whom state intervention, including education, parent training, and temporary protective custody in the most extreme cases, should be considered, Ludwig said...

...Ludwig said he starting thinking about the issue after a 90-pound 3-year-old girl came to his obesity clinic several years ago. Her parents had physical disabilities, little money and difficulty controlling her weight. Last year, at age 12, she weighed 400 pounds and had developed diabetes, cholesterol problems, high blood pressure and sleep apnea.

"Out of medical concern, the state placed this girl in foster care, where she simply received three balanced meals a day and a snack or two and moderate physical activity," he said. After a year, she lost 130 pounds. Though she is still obese, her diabetes and apnea disappeared; she remains in foster care, he said....

...But University of Pennsylvania bioethicist Art Caplan said he worries that the debate risks putting too much blame on parents. Obese children are victims of advertising, marketing, peer pressure and bullying — things a parent can't control, he said....

here's a link to the original article: https://jama.ama-assn.org/content/306/2/206.short

and related to that last point, I guess a number of fast-food chains have promised to offer healthier choices in their kids menu - that's certainly a step in the right direction!
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-restaurants-kids-20110713,0,7303319.story

 

[dodo]

https://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=16698202

SOUTH JORDAN -- A 5-year-old boy was fast asleep as a tow truck removed the car he was in.

According to the South Jordan Police Department, the boy was sleeping in the family's SUV while his mother was away for several minutes. Before the mother returned, the SUV was towed away around 1 a.m.

When she came out, her car and child were gone because her vehicle was parked illegally in a handicap parking stall.

"I've never seen this in the 10 years I've been in law enforcement," said Sgt. Eric Anderson of the South Jordan Police Department. "A child is pretty precious and for someone to leave their child in the back of a vehicle unattended, regardless if it is five minutes or more."

Authorities said the tow truck driver never saw the child.

Officers will continue to investigate the events of the night. Possible charges may be raised against the mother for leaving her child unattended.

 

[TroutBum]

https://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=16698202

Again, it depends imo. If she ran into the grocery store, then that's crazy. If she ran into 7-11 where she could see the car the entire time, then it's different.

 

[Jazz Spazz]

I don't know what the big deal is.

I went on a family vacation to Florida for Christmas and we left our 8 year old home, alone.
He was fine. He got into a little mischief, but he also helped catch some guys that were robbing homes in the neighborhood. Kids are resilient like that. What really made me laugh was when we got home he had set up the tree, did the laundry, and bought milk and eggs for us when we got back. Crazy kid.

 

[Qman]

I don't know what the big deal is.

I went on a family vacation to Florida for Christmas and we left our 8 year old home, alone.
He was fine. He got into a little mischief, but he also helped catch some guys that were robbing homes in the neighborhood. Kids are resilient like that. What really made me laugh was when we got home he had set up the tree, did the laundry, and bought milk and eggs for us when we got back. Crazy kid.

Sounds like an excellent plot for movie. We just need some good bumbling villians and a soundtrack.

 

[Jazz Spazz]

Sounds like an excellent plot for movie. We just need some good bumbling villians and a soundtrack.

I have a few ideas that could supply those needs.

 

[Gameface]

Again, it depends imo. If she ran into the grocery store, then that's crazy. If she ran into 7-11 where she could see the car the entire time, then it's different.

Well yeah that and she probably shouldn't have parked in the handicap space.

*OFF TOPIC*
A couple months ago my sister and I took my mom to Red Iquana. We drove my mom's car which has a handicap tag. My mom was in a wheelchair. We parked in the handicqap space and went to eat. When we came out someone in their monster truck decided to park in the non-space next to the handicap spot. So now we couldn't get my mom back in the car. We had to pull the car out and block the lane in the lot in order to load her then get her wheel chair in the trunk.

Anyway, on occasion actual disabled people use the handicap spaces, and actually need them to be able to get where they're going.

This lady not only uses the space when she doesn't need to, she leaves a kid in the car to boot. Can't say I feel sorry for hewr one bit. Her kid, on the other hand...

 

[kwb]

I don't know what the big deal is.

I went on a family vacation to Florida for Christmas and we left our 8 year old home, alone.
He was fine. He got into a little mischief, but he also helped catch some guys that were robbing homes in the neighborhood. Kids are resilient like that. What really made me laugh was when we got home he had set up the tree, did the laundry, and bought milk and eggs for us when we got back. Crazy kid.

Wish I would have been left alone at 8 years old. I wouldn't have had to lock the door just to watch, "Bachelor Party."