Posted on 10/08/2007 10:19:50 AM PDT by Jean S
Rush has talked several times of the R-rated move, Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others).It's R-rated for a reason, sex scenes, which scenes seem to me to be integral to the statement the film makes because the Stasi affects them.
And it's German, with English subtitles (kinda interesting if you studied a little book-larnin' German in school . . .).
Naturally, it's like a lot of things - the people who don't need the message of the film, might watch it - and be pained by it. But the people who need the message are unlikely, I fear, to trouble themselves with it.
Ya! Auf deutche mit anglishe unterlinden.
You must be about my age, then :-).
Oh, good job!
We were asked about guns (Massachusetts). I replied that if she would like to discuss my second amendment that we could do that over coffee. Right now the job I hired the doc for was looking in my kid’s ears.
When the doc told my kids that they could have appointments without me because they were teens, I sent my children out of the room and told him that that is not how we were going to operate. Then he said that he was under no obligation to inform me of dangerous behaviors (sex drugs, etc.). I outlined how our relationship was going to function and that HIPAA did not indicate that the medical info for minor children could be withheld from parents. Not telling parents that their child was in danger was more than bad health care. It is irresponsible endangerment.
No questionnaires, no gay info, no birth control. If I have a problem that I think needs to be addressed, I’ll let him know. I do recognize that a child might have a question they are too embarrassed to ask a parent, but the risk of these guys going too far is too great.
I agree, especially if you don't have a long-term, trusting relationship with the doctor. Obviously, you're not going to trust a doctor who wants to hide information about your children's health from you!
We've been fortunate in our doctors. Regarding topics our children might not want to discuss with their dad or me, we've told them that, if they ask, we will arrange for them to meet privately with another trusted adult to discuss things, with the understanding that any activities that could seriously affect their health or their futures will be reported to us.
And you should have pushed that intrusive questionnaire right back...... up the quack’s butt.
I wouldn’t answer ANY part of the “health survey” is there is a single question I object to.
I am definitely keeping your family in mind for a source for proper spouses for my brood. :p
He sounds perfect for my four year old, who explained what “dehydrated” meant when she was three.
I wonder if these insiffereable busybodies inquire about swimming pools, which are each statistically about 20 times more likely to take a child’s life than a gun.
They sound perfect for each other. They can colonize the outer planets!
LOL! I would only provide name, rank and serial number. Chatty kids always amaze me.
Just damn.
My younger kids tell everyone everything; the teens have clammed up to some extent, finally.
A family moved onto our street a couple of years ago, with girls the same age as my daughters. After about a week, during which I’d noticed my girls playing with some new people, their mother knocked on my door and said, “Hi! I’m D., so-and-so’s mother. Sally told me your name is C., and you’re 38, and you’re five months pregnant, and you’ve gained a lot of weight, and you’re grumpy, and you take naps every day, and you’re from Oklahoma ...”
Remember Clinton and Gore's drive to get every child connected to "the information superhighway"? I assumed it was because they were idiots. But it was more than that. The idea was to mix questionaires in with schoolwork so that the Dept. of Ed could gather information regarding students' beliefs and behaviors. Student behaviors and beliefs could then be "remediated" via the computer. This approach would bypass teachers, who are the last line of defense from the Dept. of Ed. Teachers often undermine PC crapola.
Have your kids go in with a file folder of their own, with the Docs name on the tab. Then have ask questions back and take notes. See what the doc does.
Homeschool. We've never had any trouble from the town, and we live in MA. We'd never consider incarcerating our kids for having committed the crime of being born.
“case is turned over to the social service department”
Now there is a HIPPAA privacy suit waiting to happen!
I thought my kids were bad! We were at the library one day and, out of the blue, my youngest said, "My mother just turned 50!" Librarian: "she might not want other people to know that."
“As my wife pointed out, if you stonewall then you run the risk of them submitting some damn report where CPS decides to drop in for an “investigation”
Which would run right smack into the HIPPAA privacy act...Can’t wait to see the first law suits coming from this one!
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