as to the 1st part, interesting article from center for immigration studies[CIS}-VACINATION RATES AMONG IMMIGRANTS ARE A LEGITAMATE CONCERN.
i guess i should have taken a closer look at that site...but we agree that immunizations are necessary in todays world-how to go about enforcing them is the question.
Absolutely. Like other things, it's easy for me to be in favor of immunization for kids when I don't have kids. Side effects are possible with anything, but they're also easy to be exaggerated and used as scare tactics. Plus, parents living today haven't seen what a real outbreak can do. They haven't seen the full power of something like measles or polio. I wish that everybody would get full vaccinations for their kids, but also respect people's freedom, so it's not an easy subject. I guess I'm in favor of people being able to decide for their own kids, but actually basing that decision on facts and not false information.
You're in the right place then lol. Yeah, we have a long history of do as we say, not as we do.
is it just my perception or are there more kids today with autism and downs than there were back in my childhood in 60-70's? I can't remember those terms even being around back then, the term that was used was 'slow'...much respect to your wife, that is a very noble pursuit.
A lot has to do with improved diagnosis since autism is a fairly wide range of symptoms, which is why it's discussed as a spectrum. People in the past who might have been "normal" but just a little off may have had autism and simply were never properly diagnosed. Or they might have been really hyper or mean. Sometimes kids are just being kids and acting out and sometimes it's an actual medical issue. Or like you said, even when I was in grade school and high school in the 80s and 90s, the kids were described as slow or all lumped together in one special education class. A problem is when parents decide to diagnose their own kid or go doctor shopping until they get the diagnosis that they want. I see that a lot and it seems like a form of Munchausen Syndrome where the parent(s) wants attention through their kid's illness or they just want to have an excuse of why their kid acts up rather than admit they're just bad parents.
Another thing is back in the day some kids got shipped off or locked away. I feel like there is a lot less of that today and more acceptance.
I'm guessing then that you're not for Trump's plan to offer Palestine $50 billion as basically a bribe to take a peace deal? They claim it's private donor money, but we were also told that we wouldn't have to pay for a wall, so lol.
very interesting....your experience in 80's- 90's closely mirrors mine from 70's....there were several kids I went to school with who really struggled and couldn't wait for 16 so they could drop out. of course I came from a seriously poor neighborhood that was close to 70% black, I suppose that poor kids have much less chance of being diagnosed with illness, and much greater chance of having the criminal justice system deal with them....I truly believe that there is a element of racism that exists in this country, but how you are treated depends more on economic situation than color of skin-green is the color that matters, imo.
neighborhoods were much closer back in my day, everyone knew everyones business...it would have been difficult to hide something like that back then.
At least we didn't grow up in the 40-50s when a lobotomy was a possible treatment for acting up!
Totally agree!
CBD oil and other marijuana-related products can help a lot with pain and nausea associated with cancer or cancer treatment, but it absolutely drives me nuts when I see people claiming that it controls or even cures cancer. It seems like you can't have somebody asking about treatments on the internet these days for anything from headaches to cancer without somebody now telling them to use CBD oil. It has its place, but some seem to think it cures everything.
can't afford to pay overtime with all the 'free' stuff dems are promising, lol....lessons my generation were taught that millennials need to learn-nothing in life is free/if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is/good intentions often come with unintended consequences.Glad that Donald fell for Pelosi's crap and called off the raids. It would have been horrible for those ICE agents to actually have to work on a weekend
Dem promises don't cost anything since they're just promises. Republican welfare is what is driving us further into debt. I did see Bernie wanting to get rid of all student loan debt yet again. Not sure where we're supposed to get that money from either.
yeah, well i'm kinda upset with trump, my grocery bill was easily up over 30% what it was 6 months ago.
That's why he sticks with McDonalds. They got those $1 menu items lol
on a serious note, rain wind and hail are really hurting farmers here in indiana. many fields haven't been planted yet and some that have been are damaged from hail and wind...food prices might be going way up....not a good thing for a president running for re-election based on a good economy.
been reading that it was acting dhs secretary who leaked plans of raids to press. shouldn't take long to see if rumors are true....Glad that Donald fell for Pelosi's crap and called off the raids. It would have been horrible for those ICE agents to actually have to work on a weekend
been reading that it was acting dhs secretary who leaked plans of raids to press. shouldn't take long to see if rumors are true....Glad that Donald fell for Pelosi's crap and called off the raids. It would have been horrible for those ICE agents to actually have to work on a weekend
yeah, either way I see the economy slowing down...not good for politicians on either side.
My opinion, based only on cynicism and not any facts I've seen at all, is that Trump wanted it leaked. He's used to pressuring people into getting his way. I think he likes to make a big deal about something and talk a big game, but doesn't want to follow through. In this case, I think he was hoping this would be a scare to get the Democrats to the table. Raids on a large scale like that are going to be a cluster****. There's too big of a chance for things to go wrong and for videos of people getting abused or even killed, including kids.
it'll make the next person look good if they can make it go back up even a small percentage lol
sad when parents of children bring them here-illegally.
I agree with that. I don't agree with them being treated worse than animals are. Our country claims to be better than this and it's not. All the bull**** we've ever been taught about never forget this and never again that is the same useless talking as "thoughts and prayers" every time there's a mass shooting.
immigration is a political mess, it's unfortunate that children are caught up in it.
Both sides are to blame, but I'm blaming Trump now because I believe in "the buck stops here." If somebody wants to be the boss of a company or the leader of a country, they need to take responsibility when it's their time to lead and not just give themselves credit for wins. Republican representatives kick and scream about a mass of cells that may or may not be born, but have no problem with this current situation involving actual children. I get it, a lot of children show up and we don't have many options as to what to do with them. But the least we can do it treat them equally as humanely as we do rapists and murderers in prison. We should treat them better, but we're not even at equal to that.