What on earth is going on?

Jul 09, 2007 13:02

1. Dear Abby column here.

A young mother thought it was appropriate to smash her four year old son's toys in front of him to teach him discipline. ::headdesk::

2. Column hereA woman puts off having a pap smear because her friend said it was painful. That's all. She didn't bother asking a doctor or a nurse who could have explained things to her ( Read more... )

news, stupidity

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elricmelnibone July 9 2007, 03:31:34 UTC
I wonder how the school in #3 would respond if Alex was Alexandra.

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kitzen_kat July 9 2007, 04:04:39 UTC
Oh boy. I can imagine several different situations from that.

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st_crispins July 9 2007, 03:33:34 UTC
A young mother thought it was appropriate to smash her four year old son's toys in front of him to teach him discipline

that kids will have such high therapy bills some day, he'll have to take out a loan.

Sometimes, what parents do to their kids is mind-boggling.

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kitzen_kat July 9 2007, 04:06:21 UTC
Just nuts. As some people commented, that woman needs parenting classes immediately.

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st_crispins July 9 2007, 04:12:49 UTC
The kids should take a hammer and smash her stuff.

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castalianspring July 9 2007, 04:32:15 UTC
*sigh* I hate these "No Tolerance" rules in today's schools. They almost always result in an overly harsh punishment for minor or completely innocent incidents.

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kitzen_kat July 9 2007, 07:00:31 UTC
It's the complete lack of common sense or discretion that boggles me.

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sevenjades July 9 2007, 13:26:13 UTC
Where are the zero tolerance policies against school administrators?

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kitzen_kat July 10 2007, 00:29:30 UTC
Not sure but I can think of a few punishments, starting with making them teach in the schools where the suspended students are sent.

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a_phoenixdragon July 9 2007, 14:49:02 UTC
WTH is wrong with people nowadays?

*Shakes head*

*Hugs you*

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kitzen_kat July 10 2007, 00:30:13 UTC
::hugs::

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