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In reply to the discussion: no more, no less. a pediatrician looks at ALL parents as POTENTIAL abusers. [View all]HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)305. touching nicotine doesn't poison you. neither does breathing clothes with smoke smell in them.
Last edited Thu Apr 4, 2013, 09:17 PM - Edit history (1)
parents who smoke are *not* "poisoning their children every time they touch them," & to tell them they are is both cruel and irresponsible.
furthermore, it doesn't help them quit, and neither does the doctor's bedside manner.
more likely to make them go out and smoke a half-pack to calm down after being around such a jerk.
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no more, no less. a pediatrician looks at ALL parents as POTENTIAL abusers. [View all]
seabeyond
Apr 2013
OP
"I stopped being polite years ago." = the doctor *is* angering and discouraging them, & personally
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#106
yes, a lot of company, including the US government. which is why my comment was sarcastic.
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#283
bullshit. few smokers puff directly into other people's faces and puffing smoke into the air has
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#288
oh wah wah. and smokers don't "inevitably" "toss the butts out in a shower of sparks" either.
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#304
One could argue that a lot of the things that we voluntarily put into our bodies
Aristus
Apr 2013
#282
My, this rings a bell! You remind me one of my favorite DU smoking threads, ever!
msanthrope
Apr 2013
#130
abuse can take the form of a doctor using his position of power to berate and demean his
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#292
Do you ask them about alcohol, drugs, especially prescription drugs they have lying around
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#93
No way you are a physician of any sort. You are not the provider, and it is not 'your clinic'.
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2013
#314
ok. you hate smoking. in the way I dislike fast driving.seriously? Smokers shouldn't be parents?
robinlynne
Apr 2013
#64
This isn't the first time I've had smokers complain because they are, in a sense,
Aristus
Apr 2013
#89
is the patient smoking in the doctor's office? no? then the doctor is not getting smoke blown in
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#295
touching nicotine doesn't poison you. neither does breathing clothes with smoke smell in them.
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#305
irrelevant to my post, which said: touching someone with nicotine on your fingers doesn't poison
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#310
you don't have to be. nicotine on one's fingers and cigarette smell in one's clothing isn't 2nd-hand
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#317
is it a bad influence to have judgmental hysterics for parents? how about to have judgmental,
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#326
I'm not a pediatrician. I'm a primary care provider. And a Physician Assistant, not a doctor.
Aristus
Apr 2013
#110
I never tell my patients that quitting is going to be easy. Nicotine is the most addictive substance
Aristus
Apr 2013
#127
"I've seen my mother try to quit many times" = someone apparently *did* tell her that, & she
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#298
I heard you're a medical assistant, not a PA. There's a big difference. If you're doing the
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#345
it doesn't matter to me; you're still a medical provider giving false information to patients.
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#363
it's funny you can't address my actual criticism; your claim that smokers poison their children
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#365
Re-read everything this poster has said. It is simply telling people THE TRUTH about their actions.
KittyWampus
Apr 2013
#240
no; the doctor is telling lies to his patients. it's a *lie* that parents who smoke are
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#296
this guy is a *medical assistant*? & he's running his mouth telling people they're poisoning their
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#341
Pill poppers don't care either and since the whole country seems to be on pills of one
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#109
The longest living people I've ever known, have been the least likely to stress and obsess
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#266
If you'll re-read my posts carefully, you'll notice I never said smoking was the only hazard to
Aristus
Apr 2013
#267
My fil is a diabetic and I helped take care of him for while after the death of my mil. He
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#272
you weren't *talking* about smokers, you were talking about smokers who poisoned their
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#300
As you have already picked up, it's getting harder and harder for me to be compassionate on this
Aristus
Apr 2013
#234
Being honest isn't being insulting. And it's very, very telling so many DU'ers confuse the two.
KittyWampus
Apr 2013
#243
being honest *is* insulting when you do it rudely. as the doctor admits he does.
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#301
I don't think it's extreme, as long as the doctor's concern isn't extreme
Voice for Peace
Apr 2013
#3
here is another perfectly good example. a vet. a vet looks at the client as a potential abuser.
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#4
It's fine if they know how to use the training. In my case it wasn't a vet, just a friend
Voice for Peace
Apr 2013
#14
you have an issue about the discussion on that thread, follow every poster that understood
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#7
Exactly. This OP was for the purpose of justifying the "all men are potential rapists" debacle.
pacalo
Apr 2013
#349
it is simple to me cali. i guess it is not to others. not gonna fight over this. OP clear. nt
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#8
"Being vigilant doesn't de facto signify looking at all parents as potential abusers."
redqueen
Apr 2013
#31
i have always appreciated it and never felt affronted by it. but, this is a very good example. nt
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#10
abuse does not always have visible signs. you would really want doctors to ignore this? not me. nt
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#13
I think there's a fine line between the doctor being alert and informed,
Voice for Peace
Apr 2013
#17
then at that point a client has the choice to say, screw that doctor, i will find a different one.
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#18
and that is all a woman is saying. better safe than sorry. again, no more or no less than that. nt
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#74
The only time I felt that anyone looked at me as a potential abuser was when my daughter
Arkansas Granny
Apr 2013
#21
did he ask the kid about his diet, how much exercise, tv.... and knowing you as a parent, yes,
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#23
no. it is not. when are a couple percentage higher in baby murder up to a year older. then men
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#26
fuckin for real? what, i should lie, pretend otherwise, not challenge soemthing incorrect or
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#32
because i give FACTs = manhater. this is your cutting to chase? have at it hoss.
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#41
you cannot argue so you go to your easy, man hater and grammar. brilliant. nt
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#39
you would be wrong. 2-3% of rapes are false claims per U.S., england and australia.
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#35
Ah...and how many parents actually abuse their kids? How many with guns hurt others?
The Straight Story
Apr 2013
#45
Your stats are right, very few women who are raped make false claims I posted a graphic on
stevenleser
Apr 2013
#328
well if they fit a certain percent, us white folks should be scared of them
The Straight Story
Apr 2013
#59
"Do they remind you and others of this?" you might talk to the MEN about this since they are almost
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#92
lol. i never read his posts.... i pretty much get thru the first sentence. nt
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#136
Ok, you know what - let's just boil it down to something really simple
The Straight Story
Apr 2013
#237
The thread is about pediatric physicians and automatic assumptions of abuse.
ismnotwasm
Apr 2013
#145
arley started a thread yesterday attacking feminist about always saying, all men are potential rapis
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#148
you want to stop hearing all men are potential rapist, tell men to quit saying, all men are potentia
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#223
Assuming this is in response to the "all men are potential rapists", here is my question.
DanTex
Apr 2013
#34
I guess if statistics show that workers are overwhelmingly those that steal, then that CEO is right.
KitSileya
Apr 2013
#114
dantex. we do nto need to make the point for the most part. men bring this sentence up
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#138
Fair enough. I don't know the history of who said it first and who claimed what.
DanTex
Apr 2013
#157
i do not think any of us do. in the future, see who brings it up. betcha 100 to 1 it will be a man
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#161
It's not about softening so much as not choosing deliberately inflammatory language.
DanTex
Apr 2013
#231
Sometimes the frustration gets so high that I get my back up and I'm ornery just because.
KitSileya
Apr 2013
#246
No, you wouldn't. Not if you were on the receiving end of inflammatory language like this.
stevenleser
Apr 2013
#359
Thanks for this! I think a lot of the problem is that it is a glib slogan
Luminous Animal
Apr 2013
#108
are you saying you disagree with Op and it is extreme? then there is a lotta lotta extreme in this
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#43
"gee, dad, you must have jumped that car fifty yards!" "Nothin' to be proud of, Russ"
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2013
#65
"I'm glad the staff were as thorough as they were in ruling me, or anyone else out as a cause."
LanternWaste
Apr 2013
#66
Well, about what 'potential' means. In the story about the doctors and your injured mother
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2013
#168
The ER staff was advocating for their patient. LanternWaste wasn't the patient. The ER
Luminous Animal
Apr 2013
#112
Could you squeeze any more Fox News talking points into this? I bet you could.
Squinch
Apr 2013
#294
very very balanced post and missing the land mines. yes. exactly. thank you. helps to see it
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#90
you would have to read the article. not gona get non biased from these two. UL is following
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#149
always fabricating shit. fault? wtf? and bummer. i deleted the OP and the link to the report
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#155
'I think rape is committed by rapists, who are criminals and individuals and who belong in prison.'
Rex
Apr 2013
#215
I can *mostly understand it. I'm repulsed by it, however. My family didn't require that scrutiny
bigtree
Apr 2013
#123
ya know. if you feel that way i would think you would have addressed the man that put this garbage
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#167
ream my ass is a rape reference? well then, see how this works. thanks for the info. i will not
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#227
nope. i didnt. i learn all the time. didnt know wuss was a combination of two words either.
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#249
but, you cheer arneys thread accusing feminists saying this. when he was the only one saying it.
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#219
i didnt see you saying the same shit in arneys thread. hypocrite? or bullshitter? nt
seabeyond
Apr 2013
#228
Once my son fell off the climbing gym at school and broke his wrist. He is on the autism spectrum.
kimbutgar
Apr 2013
#255
Seems that working with children presents a double edged sword when it comes to detecting abuse.
alp227
Apr 2013
#348
"Guilty until proven innocent" combined with "think of the children". I wonder what's next.
idwiyo
Apr 2013
#299
I don't think most people carry the image- in fact most carry the false, reverse image....
bettyellen
Apr 2013
#332