Post by Catscratch on Jul 26, 2018 11:03:20 GMT -6
I took the boys in for immunization shots yesterday. Neither kid "likes" shots so they were both a little uptight and giving each other shit about how big the other's needles will be. The nurse walks in, a cute little blonde. She bats her eyes and smiles, and starts small talk about sports and stuff as she fires up her computer. I'm thinking she has good bed-side manners and this is going to be easy. It's not long before she is asking direct questions about how many hours of tv they watch a day, if they ever get to play outside, if they are ever allowed a season off from sports, if they eat potato chips, and just in general a bunch of stuff that is none of their business. Then she asks if we have guns in the house, if they are locked up, and if they feel safe (the boys answered great: yes we have guns, yes they are locked up, and hell yes I feel safe... I just told you we have guns!). She also asked if they had been instructed in gun safety. These questions took me a little by surprise so I just listened and didn't say anything. Then she looked at my 15yr old and said "it's time for me to get on my high horse and talk to you about women, what you can do with them, what's safe, and what isn't. We can go to a different office if you would rather talk in private.". That's when I spoke up. Told her that only 3 people are going to tell him what to do with a woman; Me... the woman herself... and probably the woman's dad (if he's worth anything). Nobody else is telling my son how to live his private life. She grinned and said ok. We left right after that.
The point is; why do they feel they have the right to ask questions like this. They were almost an attack or wrongfully leading. It's none of their business how I raise my kids or if they eat crap and play x-box all day. It's the parents right/duty to raise kids according to their standards, not the medical field's standards. What's the point of it? Are they planning on stepping in if they determine my kids run too much? Are they going to step in if we buy to many potato chips? Why do they feel like they can take my 15yr old into a private room and tell him about the birds and the bees and how he should treat a woman? It's none of their business! What's more amazing is that they are obviously getting away with this. Why aren't people telling them to bug off and just give them the treatment they need and boot them out the door? Why is this acceptable in our society? Parenting should be done by the parents and unless kids are getting abused or miss-treated it's none of their concern. I'm good with someone offering their help but this wasn't asked for, or done with permission. They just do it! What is wrong with a field that feels like it has the authority to ask questions like this without asking first?
The point is; why do they feel they have the right to ask questions like this. They were almost an attack or wrongfully leading. It's none of their business how I raise my kids or if they eat crap and play x-box all day. It's the parents right/duty to raise kids according to their standards, not the medical field's standards. What's the point of it? Are they planning on stepping in if they determine my kids run too much? Are they going to step in if we buy to many potato chips? Why do they feel like they can take my 15yr old into a private room and tell him about the birds and the bees and how he should treat a woman? It's none of their business! What's more amazing is that they are obviously getting away with this. Why aren't people telling them to bug off and just give them the treatment they need and boot them out the door? Why is this acceptable in our society? Parenting should be done by the parents and unless kids are getting abused or miss-treated it's none of their concern. I'm good with someone offering their help but this wasn't asked for, or done with permission. They just do it! What is wrong with a field that feels like it has the authority to ask questions like this without asking first?