"@Jeffnfun531 I believe the definition of "excessive" here is that the doctors believe it was unnecessary. Of course, without being there we have no idea what the real story is." - Julie
"@piattorneys If we seek revenge and lawlessly torture people then we are no better than those who caused 9/11. We must have justice, not revenge." - Julie
"look, it's tragic that she was abused, but her fears from the past are putting others in real danger. That dog could kill someone. She needs therapy, not a giant dog." - Julie
"I don't think women in a cage actually changes anyone's mind about animal cruelty. If anything, it takes women's rights a few steps back. The imagery is a little disturbing." - Julie
"@Philonius ridiculing the cult of glamor is fine, but most people have a hard time making that distinction, and even when they do they're guilty of over-caring about what people think. I'm guilty of being very self-conscious of the way I look, and one of my greatest fears is of people making fun of the way I look, even though I'm a decidedly average looking person. It used to be a lot worse before I started making a concerted effort to focus away from appearances. The best way to hurt the glamor culture is to just not buy into it, support people for who they are, and do your best to not worry about looks." - Julie
"It's kind of a neat finding, I guess, but how many kids out there are might hear something like this and decide to go helmetless to improve their game? Research like this is a little irresponsible." - Julie
"the title of this sotyr is kind of consfusing; I thought it would be a story about a gag gift (silly me) but it's a gag order. D'oh! I figured it out eventually." - Julie
"@dotlizard you are right, and that is the same argument my developmental psych teacher made. I'm just saying it's important to realize the fact that our ideas come from culture and not necessarily out of biological necessity. However, it is probably best for a parent to rear a child according to cultural customs so as not to be outcast." - Julie
All I could think was that the buried nightmare of every woman living alone—the doomsday scenario that had spawned a thousand horror movies—was playing out right here, right now, in my bedroom. - Julie
"@yoda $100-150/hr is standard for psychologists. More money is usually sought by specialists (this child would likely need a child psychologist) so 100/hr is actually very little." - Julie
"@yoda most people are in their early 20's before the frontal cortex (an area largly responsible to rational decision making) is fully developed. At nine years old, children are not nearly as developed as they would need to be to fully understand the implications of their actions." - Julie
