[nmh]

To ALL,

I'm NOT wrong!

I stand by my words, to keep her "small" is nothing more than playing "god" for purely selfish reasons of convenience. It reminds me of how people justify abortion and euthanasia for human beings - it's more convenient. It's the same thing here. Emotions are getting in the way of right and wrong. Play "god" if you must; just realize it is VERY WRONG and ALWAYS will be WRONG!

Now, continue wasting your time if you must, but I'm busy on another thread.

[Hildy]

PLAYING GOD? Are you freaking kidding me? That argument went out the window the minute man started practicing medicine. We play God EVERY SINGLE DAY and you know it.

[New Girl]

They are hardly selfish reasons. Obviously, you haven't had a long stay in the hospital or ever cared for a handicapped child.

When I was seven I was in a very serious accident which required me to be hospitalized for several months. When my parents couldn't be at the hospital, I had very little stimulation or interaction with other people. I laid in bed and developed blood filled sores all over my legs. I couldn't wait to get out of the hospital. When I did finally get home, I was in a full body-cast and even though I was a little girl, it was quite a chore for people to lift me. If I had been older when the accident happened, my parents definitely would not have been able to care for me the way they did -- surrounded by friends and family and not strangers.

It's easy to say what you would do or would not do in this situation until you are actually in it and have to make tough choices.