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Poppyseedman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:08 PM Original message |
Six children in one family: Should that be considered child abuse? |
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Spiffarino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. No. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. Uh, no. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. Uh, no. |
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razors edge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. No. Mattress Abuse. n/t |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:10 PM Original message |
Yes. It's not pro-family. |
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Poppyseedman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
9. So it's planet abuse? |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 10:40 PM Response to Reply #9 |
57. That assumes everyone is exactly alike and no one does anything |
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evlbstrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
13. I'm from a family of six kids. |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-21-06 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
62. "Yes," it's child abuse? How incredibly obtuse of you. |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. As the third of 3 I got plenty of abuse from 1&2. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. I come from a family w/ 5 kids and one bathroom. I cannot tell |
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unsavedtrash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
7. no n/t |
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evlbstrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
8. No. |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
10. You're describing my family |
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Poppyseedman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:18 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. 64 first cousins? |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:26 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Guess again |
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Poppyseedman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:28 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. He married seven times. ? |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:48 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. Yup, |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 10:08 PM Response to Reply #10 |
44. I have that many first cousins too. |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 10:17 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. I had the chance to meet all of them growing up |
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Nicole (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
11. No |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:13 PM Original message |
I don't understand why this would be abuse? |
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Retired AF Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
39. Wouldnt it be nice if people could just mind their own business? |
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smokey nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:54 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Greg. Greg Brady, is that you?... |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
12. Abuse? No.. but I question the sanity of anyone |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
14. I was raised one of seven... |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
15. Child abuse? LOL! |
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smokey nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
16. I'm one of six children, two aunts and a cousin also lived with |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
18. Is this a trick question? No. |
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Poppyseedman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:25 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. No, it's not a trick question. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 10:01 PM Response to Reply #21 |
42. Maybe it's the other way around. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 10:20 PM Response to Reply #21 |
51. My personal opinion on that. |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
19. Not at all |
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Blue Belle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
20. No... are you kidding me? |
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azurnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
23. No, not really |
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fairfaxvadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
25. ha, try 3 bedrooms and 1 bath |
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DawgHouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
26. No, that's ridiculous! |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
27. mind your own business. PLEASE WORLD, just friggin let people |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
28. If you are referring to the Santorum family, it could be |
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efhmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
29. I think that it is sexism at it's supreme best. Women as baby factories. |
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Poppyseedman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:37 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. You do realize some women want large families. |
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efhmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:46 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. You do realize that women are programed by many societies and |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 10:11 PM Response to Reply #35 |
47. I'll ask my mother which of her children |
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efhmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 10:00 PM Response to Reply #29 |
41. I did a google search of adoption of older children in the US and got |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 10:30 PM Response to Reply #41 |
54. That's a great statement. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 10:09 PM Response to Reply #29 |
45. I think it's rather insulting that you think of women with many |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 10:10 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. i think they are pretty offensive posts too. i think the intent of the |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
30. I'm from a family of eight kids, I have 66 first cousins (I think). |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
31. Yeah, let's legislate family size, too.... |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
32. I come from a generation where that wasn't unusual. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
34. I was raised in a family of 14 children. |
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moc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
36. I am one of seven; raised in 4br/2ba house; 2 parents, moderate |
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union_maid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
38. Child abuse, no. Parent abuse, maybe. |
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catnhatnh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
43. I'm one of just 4... |
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youthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
48. I'm the youngest of 8... |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
49. That's my situation |
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leesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
52. How so? I grew up in a family of 10 kids. We all learned to help and |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
53. It's the commentary on TV |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
55. I can remember when the family with one child was considered odd. |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
56. Uh...no. |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
58. Of course not. The question is ridiculous. |
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bumblebee1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
59. Abuse is how a child is treated within the family, |
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jeffrey_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
60. it depends..it's all relative.....there is no right or wrong answer |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-20-06 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
61. Of course not....Try 2 parents, 5 kids, 3 bedrooms, one bath...We called |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-21-06 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
63. Uh...no. |
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mark414 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-21-06 12:34 AM Response to Original message |
64. my dad is one of 8 and they often had an extra person or two |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-21-06 01:05 AM Response to Original message |
65. Hmong families |
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