Comments on: Crying Wolf

By: David Harmon

David Harmon — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:29:22 +0000

The thing about young children choking on toys is, that’s just a subgroup of the more general hazard: small children getting hurt/killed through ignorance or other vulnerabilities. The real point is that young children are vulnerable to a lot of things — they need to be supervised and otherwise taken care of. That’s part of the human condition, and a parent who doesn’t guard their kids from incidental hazards is failing as a parent. Note that I’m not saying that all accidental deaths pf children are the parent’s fault — like the T-shirt goes, “sometimes the dragon wins”. But the parents certainly should be trying to protect their kids!

By: over my med body! » It’s Time For Grand Rounds

over my med body! » It’s Time For Grand Rounds — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 07:33:05 +0000

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By: Roger Green

Roger Green — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 11:49:59 +0000

At the risk of sounding pedantic, I think your site is one of
the most important sites in the blogiverse, putting out truth
to misinformation. Thanks, and happy Thanksgiving.