Some parents amaze me

15 Some parents absoulutely amaze me. Not really, just how stupid and petty and vindictive can they be. Case in point.

Parents of a 3 yo child. Bring that cute little child in for swallowing a quarter. Xray shows the quarter in the stomach. GI and the Endo lab come in. Off to endo lab. Sedated child, scoped and removed quarter. No big deal ehh. All is well. They put the quarter in a specimen jar and give it back to the parents. A souvenir I guess.
The parents in their alledged wisdom discuss with the child about swallowing foriegn objects. Wasnt foriegn though, it was an American Quarter.
The parents show the child the quarter, and let the child handle it. Yes it happened. The child immediately put it back in the mouth and promptly swallowed it.

Moral of the story

some people should not be parents.
Quote from teeituptomsome people should not be parents.

OMG I cannot believe how silly people can be

They take their child to Wal-Mart at midnight and slap him when he cries. He is smart enough to know he's tired and wants to go to bed, they on the other hand don't get it. Too bad stupidity and fertility are not mutually exclusive. Bad parenting...it's heredity! I get really sick of dealing w/ these types all of the time. I guess while the endo lab was handy they figured they have another go round huh?

I think I would say... "He gets to poop it out this time."

Maybe when they get the 5000 dollar endo fee X 2 they will then decide that at some point to STOP being so irresponsible. Money makes people have some semblance of a reality check, since the child swallowing the quarter the FIRST time didn't seem to do the trick...

Quote from teeituptomSome parents absoulutely amaze me. Not really, just how stupid and petty and vindictive can they be. Case in point.Parents of a 3 yo child. Bring that cute little child in for swallowing a quarter. Xray shows the quarter in the stomach. GI and the Endo lab come in. Off to endo lab. Sedated child, scoped and removed quarter. No big deal ehh. All is well. They put the quarter in a specimen jar and give it back to the parents. A souvenir I guess.The parents in their alledged wisdom discuss with the child about swallowing foriegn objects. Wasnt foriegn though, it was an American Quarter.The parents show the child the quarter, and let the child handle it. Yes it happened. The child immediately put it back in the mouth and promptly swallowed it.Moral of the storysome people should not be parents.

Quote from nurz2beMaybe when they get the 5000 dollar endo fee X 2 they will then decide that at some point to STOP being so irresponsible. Money makes people have some semblance of a reality check, since the child swallowing the quarter the FIRST time didn't seem to do the trick...

This time I agree with Tom. I have seen unbelievable degrees of stupidity in my years in the ER, and it's people like those who can pop kids out faster than those of us who are infertile can blink.

Quote from jbp0529OMG. You need a license to drive, nurse, practice medicine, etc, but anyone can bring a child into this world. Some ppl should just be sterilized for stupidity.

Well, Tom, I do like the fact that it was not a foreign quarter!! heeheehee

Hmmm... certainly does give pause for thought...now, who would be the ones who set those standards?????ebear

Stupid people shouldn't breathe... or breed...