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2006-12-06 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by anonymous5089 2006-12-06 10:31|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The mind boggles. What is it with these so-called parents lately (first, it was putting junior in the microwave, then the freezer, then yesterday's 2-month old having a blood alcohol level of .34, etc.). I'm a very devout Christian, but maybe Darwin's "survival of the fittest" does ring true.

But, then, I think...it doesn't explain the MME (Muslim Middle East). I tend toward the Libertarian POV in many issues and don't want the gov't really interfering in parental "rights", but jeebus, some folks are just screamin' to be sterilized. Raising a child is an extremely noble and self-sacrificing job....these types don't deserve to be parents.

Posted by BA 2006-12-06 11:10|| 2006-12-06 11:10|| Front Page Top

#2 but maybe Darwin's "survival of the fittest" does ring true.

I dunno. A survival of the fittest-type environment would spell doom and pain and humiliation for the likes of me.

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-12-06 11:28|| 2006-12-06 11:28|| Front Page Top

#3 This one doesn't actually sound like the mother's fault -- and she and the baby are very lucky. Had the umbilical cord separated from the mother when the baby fell down the hole, the baby would have died and the mother possibly bled to death; but the connection enabled the baby to continue to receive oxygen and to be retrieved by the rescuers. Surely everyone has heard stories of women's water breaking while out shopping, or babies suddenly being born in the car on the way to the hospital...

Posted by trailing wife 2006-12-06 15:32|| 2006-12-06 15:32|| Front Page Top

#4 Ya TW but we are uncouth americans, just ask GP. We love to chuckle at others misfortunes and things we can't comprehend or spell. LOL

Hope your ready for the big freeze tonight, looks like Cin and Lex are in for a cold one tonight.

Posted by 49 Pan">49 Pan 2006-12-06 16:58|| 2006-12-06 16:58|| Front Page Top

#5 49 Pan dear, you couldn't possibly be uncouth -- you ride a classic motorcycle. Besides, in my experience all male Rantburgers are true gentlemen, regardless of their official title, as all our females are ladies. Of course, my standards are high. ;-)

Thanks for the weather warning -- I'll throw on an extra quilt and turn up the thermostat a few degrees.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-12-06 23:16|| 2006-12-06 23:16|| Front Page Top

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