"Flat daddy" article ahead on CNN. Children of soldiers get a cutout

[Skidmore]

figure of their parent to carry around with them to ease separation. Rummy's DOD.

BRING THEM HOME!!

[neverforget]

1. My dad died in this war and all I got was a cardboard cutout.

I thnk I'm going to be ill:puke:

[NYCGirl]

2. This story's been around for a couple of weeks. Strange, but whatever

makes them feel better, I can't condemn.

[Skidmore]

5. Some of these children were so tiny that I doubt if they have

ever seen or remember seeing their parent, which makes this extra poignant. I can see this as something useful to help an older child, but it would be best not to have to resort to this sort of thing at all.

BRING THEM HOME!

[NYCGirl]

7. I agree it would be wonderful if the parents were there in person. NT

[RebelOne]

3. Didn't CNN already so a bit on this a week or so ago? n/t

[lies and propaganda]

6. Nope, just us.

And it was even a bit longer than that. Makes me laugh how we constantly have better news than they do.

[aquart]

4. Our soldiers are paper dolls?

[pecwae]

8. Seems creepy to me.

If it comforts them, fine, but wouldn't their whole, warm, parent being there be better?

[MADem]

9. Well, bring on the Mills Brothers, I guess.....

http://music.msn.com/album/?album=29452721#

[Ilsa]

10. Flat daddy is only the shoulders and up.

Which is awful that it may be close to the truth for some kids. For some, this is all they'll get back -- a daddy with no arms or legs.

[Algorem]

11. then they get daddy-in-a-flag-draped-box

then worms-crawl-in-worms-crawl-out-worms-play-pinochle-in-his-mouth daddy

[smirkymonkey]

12. How about if we send the cardboard cutouts to Iraq and have the

real Daddy back at home with his kids?