Some parents absoulutely amaze me. Not really, just how stupid and petty and vindictive can they be. Case in point. Parents of a 3 yo child. Bring that cute little child in for swallowing a quarter. Xray shows the quarter in the stomach. GI and the Endo lab come in. Off to endo lab. Sedated child, scoped and removed quarter. No big deal ehh. All is well. They put the quarter in a specimen jar and give it back to the parents. A souvenir I guess. The parents in their alledged wisdom discuss with the child about swallowing foriegn objects. Wasnt foriegn though, it was an American Quarter.The parents show the child the quarter, and let the child handle it. Yes it happened. The child immediately put it back in the mouth and promptly swallowed it.Moral of the storysome people should not be parents.
TheCommuter, BSN, RN 226 Articles; 27,608 Posts Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych. Has 17 years experience. Dec 12, 2007 some people should not be parents.I agree with this statement, actually.Making babies is the easy part. Proper parenting is the challenging part. Unfortunately, proper parenting seems to be a mere afterthought for too many people in society IMHO.
madwife2002, BSN, RN 74 Articles; 4,777 Posts Specializes in RN, BSN, CHDN. Has 26 years experience. Dec 12, 2007 OMG I cannot believe how silly people can be
imenid37 1,804 Posts Dec 12, 2007 They take their child to Wal-Mart at midnight and slap him when he cries. He is smart enough to know he's tired and wants to go to bed, they on the other hand don't get it. Too bad stupidity and fertility are not mutually exclusive. Bad parenting...it's heredity! I get really sick of dealing w/ these types all of the time. I guess while the endo lab was handy they figured they have another go round huh?
nurz2be 847 Posts Dec 12, 2007 Maybe when they get the 5000 dollar endo fee X 2 they will then decide that at some point to STOP being so irresponsible. Money makes people have some semblance of a reality check, since the child swallowing the quarter the FIRST time didn't seem to do the trick...
jbp0529 145 Posts Specializes in CVICU, CCU, MICU, SICU, Transplant. Dec 12, 2007 Some parents absoulutely amaze me. Not really, just how stupid and petty and vindictive can they be. Case in point.Parents of a 3 yo child. Bring that cute little child in for swallowing a quarter. Xray shows the quarter in the stomach. GI and the Endo lab come in. Off to endo lab. Sedated child, scoped and removed quarter. No big deal ehh. All is well. They put the quarter in a specimen jar and give it back to the parents. A souvenir I guess.The parents in their alledged wisdom discuss with the child about swallowing foriegn objects. Wasnt foriegn though, it was an American Quarter.The parents show the child the quarter, and let the child handle it. Yes it happened. The child immediately put it back in the mouth and promptly swallowed it.Moral of the storysome people should not be parents.OMG. You need a license to drive, nurse, practice medicine, etc, but anyone can bring a child into this world. Some ppl should just be sterilized for stupidity.
Mulan 2,228 Posts Dec 12, 2007 Maybe when they get the 5000 dollar endo fee X 2 they will then decide that at some point to STOP being so irresponsible. Money makes people have some semblance of a reality check, since the child swallowing the quarter the FIRST time didn't seem to do the trick...they probably aren't paying the bill
TazziRN, RN 6,487 Posts Dec 12, 2007 This time I agree with Tom. I have seen unbelievable degrees of stupidity in my years in the ER, and it's people like those who can pop kids out faster than those of us who are infertile can blink.
Diahni 627 Posts Dec 12, 2007 OMG. You need a license to drive, nurse, practice medicine, etc, but anyone can bring a child into this world. Some ppl should just be sterilized for stupidity.My thoughts exactly! What's wrong with a license for have a kid?(I can think of a lot of reasons, but it would make a less crazy society, wouldn't it?)
ebear, BSN, RN 934 Posts Specializes in Med-Surg/Peds/O.R./Legal/cardiology. Has 37 years experience. Dec 12, 2007 Well, Tom, I do like the fact that it was not a foreign quarter!! heeheehee
ebear, BSN, RN 934 Posts Specializes in Med-Surg/Peds/O.R./Legal/cardiology. Has 37 years experience. Dec 12, 2007 Hmmm... certainly does give pause for thought...now, who would be the ones who set those standards?????ebear
