What!! no toys in the Doctor's waiting room? I always had a bunch of keys (when they were really small), a toy car or a book in my bag, just for waiting rooms. Poor kid.

what passes for childrearing is just pathetic. I bet, though, that this twice-a-mom 19-year-old didn't get much better treatment from her mom. She's going to be raising a child who will only learn what "no" means when he's prosecuted for rape or assault or something. Maybe not even then. He can try saying "no" to his cellmate.

Maybe I'm being to harsh on the little pisher - but people in a hospital should be more respectful of each other. Noisy and boisterous in the supermarket? No biggie. But noisy and boisterous when I'm waiting for my wife to be done with emergency medical treatment? I'm not that patient. And what was mom doing all this time - meditating? or just impotently waiting for her child to become suddenly more responsible than she is?

But jeez, that would mean taking responsibility, modeling appropriate behavior and developing some sort of discipline. I mean, gosh, that's a lot of work! Whadda ya mean--I gotta actually RAISE this kid?

Thank Dog she's shutting down the factory on the 11th.

ow, kathyhowe. ow. billy just blew out my one good ear laughing at that "shutting down the factory" thing.

and dan: snarf. oh yeah. she was meditating. pfffft. interesting -- the "no" thing. hmmm. is THIS where this begins? that no doesn't really mean ANYTHING?

and anji: there were toys. he was throwing them around when i last saw him. his mom said stop it, and went on talking.

My brother, sister, and I found out at an early age that "no" means "no" the first time it's said, and the lesson was consistently applied no matter where we were. Embarrassing at times, but effective. Too bad this "mother" didn't tie tubes before "Bla--" came along; and yet, who knows ... maybe he's the second coming. bwahahahahahahahaha!