This is gonna probably make some parents uncomfortable:
“The doctor wanted to know how much you and mom drink, and if I think it’s too much,†my daughter told us afterward, rolling her eyes in that exasperated 13-year-old way. “She asked if you two did drugs, or if there are drugs in the house.â€
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“The doctor wanted to know how we get along,†my daughter continued. Then she paused. “And if, well, Daddy, if you made me feel uncomfortable.â€
Great. I send my daughter to the pediatrician to find out if she’s fit to play lacrosse, and the doctor spends her time trying to find out if her mom and I are drunk, drug-addicted sex criminals.
I wouldn’t be leaving my kid alone with the doc, and I would be interrupting the conversation. That’s a bunch of crap.
Somebody’s gotta reel these nanny-staters in.
They literally take the kid into a room, shut the door, and you (as the parent) can’t come in with them. I believe if you try to horn in – they’ll call child protective services and charge you anyway. ARG!!!
I guess my kids never said anything bad because DCFS never showed at my door… but honestly it really pissed me off. And this was well over 10 years ago when my kids were getting school physicals.
Nope…since my own two stepsons were molested, ain’t no doctor gonna keep them or my own two children behind closed doors. They can report me if they want. And with young children, they are too easily ‘led’ into saying what they think the authority figure wants to hear. If my older child requests the privacy, fine. I have never had a problem with any of my kids’ doctors. But then, I live in the South, and many of the doctors are gun-owners, too. Have their own huntin’ property and everything.
And kids who are being molested generally don’t tell anyone like a doctor. I know, because my stepsons had the opportunity, and never said anything. A doctor during that time asking about it would have them shut up tight. If anything, the kid is scared of being ‘alone’ with a stranger. Kids who have no problems will chat away, saying things that aren’t a problem, but get interpreted in a negative light.
So once again, the ‘innocent’ are presumed guilty, and the truly guilty are free to play away.
Sounds more to me like he was looking to see if she was in a vulnerable situation to take advantage of, more than anything else.
In NYS, no health professional can examine a minor (under 17) without the parent being present or with their written consent to examine the child without them being present.
In countries outside the US it’s the Dr’s choice to not treat a child if the parent doesn’t cooperate or follow Dr’s instructions. I had to threaten a Dr. when I was living in Asia with Malpractice and going after his medical group if he didn’t let me stay in the room while he treated my son. It burns me still to this day.
To hell with what Michael Moore says, we have the best medical system in the world! Let him get sick in some of the countries I’ve been to and believe me, he’ll change his tune soon enough.
I loved the line from last night’s debate:
heh
“If we change our medical system, Canadians will have nowhere to go to get quality health care.”