Recent content by TheShadow

My heart goes out to John and Kelly on the loss of their son. No one should have to endure losing their child, and then to be beat up in the media is adding pain. That being said, I am surprised that they didn't try additional anti-seizure meds. There are several and it is typical or one to work...

well, anywho.... I guess it's supposed to be comical.

I'd like to nominate "throw him/her under the bus."

Long term care insurance!! If you buy it while you are young the monthly premiums are low. That's what I did. I have no kids and all of my siblings will probably go before I do (health issues), my hubby is older and may not be there to care for me. So who am I to depend on?? I believe in...

I think with the precedents being set we will see more and more states changing. The proposition to change the constitution in California will go down to defeat next month. Eventually other states will ahve to start recognizing people married in states allowing it. I hope.

I usually never buy anything made in China, if I can help it. But with the dog food it was made in the US with ingredients imported from China. How are we supposed to know where the manufacturers are buying their ingredients?? This sucks.

The later news article said that he never asked his relatives for help before dropping the kids off. What's up with that? I know that it hurts a man's pride to say that he needs help, but family, friends, and church would probably have helped him in a heartbeat.

Well I hope there are more choices in life when you have problems than to drop your family off at the nearest hospital, or murder them. There are social services, relatives, friends, and family. There are churches, and crisis nurseries, and many other sources of help. But one must ask and try...

I'm not saying the children shouldn't be given a safe haven (duh, I certainly wouldn't want a child left in a home where there is a danger) but parents are financially responsible for the maintenance of their children. When a family divorces the non-custodial parent is legally responsible for...

The law was miswritten to say that you could abandon a "child" with no specific age limits. Now parents have a way to just shirk their responsibilities and throw away their children with no legal repurcussions whenver the going gets tough.

I've heard for about 30 years now that it's around 10%, so 11% sounds about right. I started working at PP when I was 19, we had a lot of research material available to us. I think that statistic originally came from the Kinsey Report.

I do think it's odd not to name your child. Most people spend a lot of time and effort picking a name BEFORE the child is born. I mean you've got 9 months to pick one. What is so hard about finding a name you like? While she is free to name this child whatever she wants, she needs to name it...

You know...if he needed and wanted medical treatment for an illness and he had to get an IV, would that be cruel and unusual? What is cruel about having a hard time getting a vein?? It happens all the time to people. Now he says he didn't get fat to do this, and he says "just shoot me in the...

Absolutely...ask! I had a dog who had a thing about being touched on the head. Anyone who unknowingly tried to pet him there would be snapped at or bitten, otherwise a great dog. I've seen guide dogs in training and the handler expressly asked that we not touch or even talk to the dog at that...

No infant of 4 months should EVER be left alone with ANY breed of dog. The poor baby is utterly helpless to get away or defend itself. Even if the dog only intended to "play" with the baby, I've seen the way my dogs play with their stuffed toys. They are "disemboweled" in minutes. Unfortunately...