I posted this a few posts down but didn't get a response. I don't think people saw it.
Here a 1,000 pound woman was convicted of murdering her nephew but she is to big to even fit through the door to exit her home. The jail doesn't have a cell big enough to house her. We aren't talking comfort we are talking to fit her through the door. Despite the court ordering her held without bail she still hasn't left her house because no one can figure out how to get her out or where to put her. What do you all think?
I think mom is being charged for leaving her kid with a bedridden person. I guess that could be considered neglect because he wasn't properly supervised? Not really sure.
There's not much that can be done with 2-ton here cuz they won't be able to provide all the necessary medical in Jail/prison, whatever. But you know what, I say take her, let her get the same care every other inmate gets, and if she dies, she dies. Oh, well. At least the Taxpayers won't go broke trying to feed this monster. Thanks cnn.
This one's a no-brainer. Have the hearing in her absence and use a tv screen to let her participate. Then when she is found guilty, plow down the side of her house and stick her in a prison hospital, on just the number of calories to keep her alive each day. When she is thin enough to live without constant medical care, put her in with the general prison population and let her take her chances with the other angry, brutal female felons. Good grief, she crushed his skull! What a monster. And yeah, her sister deserves to be convicted too, for leaving him in her care. That was totally stupid. Sounds like they probably have evidence of her knowing her sister could be abusive...but even if they dont, how is a bedridden person who can't fit through a door supposed to keep up with a two year old boy? A tragedy could easily be expected in that situation. Idiots! Both of them!
Poor, poor little boy! Anybody have a two year old? or remember when yours were two? Imagine how sweet and innocent they are at that age...and then imagine the people who are supposed to love him beating him over the head. I have zero patience for this kind of crap.
Happy birthday to him! Oh, I love that age! I made Ernie and Bert cakes for my first boy when he was two...and a Lucky Puppy cake for the second. They were so excited.
And Umass...my daughter has a question she said you might be able to help her figure out. How is it that Draco was a Death Eater and didn't have to go to Azkaban?And she said to tell you that she'd love to have one of the piggy dog critters too (I forget what they're called)...and I can only assume that she would really take one, because, I assure you, squalor is no concern of hers!
Excellent question regarding Draco. We can only speculate since it doesn't clearly state the answer. My guess is that he recieved a pardon from the ministry since he was under age when he became a death eater and was actually a victim more than a willing participant. After the war, it is assumed that the ministry (run by kingsley shacklebolt) is now a forgiving ministry unlike when it was ruled by people like fudge, umbridge and Scrimgeour, and we can assume that anyone who wishes to repent will be forgiven. It is doubtful that even Askaban will be the same post-war. It is a time of peace, a time of repairing past mistakes. When we see Draco in the epilogue of book 7, with his wife and child, we can see that he is willingly placing young Scorpius Malfoy in the hands of Hogwarts, a school that now is for interhouse unity. My assumption is that he was ultimately pardoned, because of his age. Furthermore, let us not forget that had it not been for Narcissa Malfoy, and Draco indirectly(she showed such love for her son when she pretended that Harry was dead when she knew he was alive) Harry lived and defeated Voldemort. This would not have gotten past the ministry in my opinion. For all her faults, it was noble of Narcissa. And her love for Draco? Well, the theme of the novels revolves around the power of love, right? :)
(sigh) I am so in love with Draco. I just wish he had married Hermione. (sigh)
Just my opinion! :) and those magical little creatures are nifflers. :)
Umass, I usually agree with you on everything, but this time I don't. Hermione and Ron's back-and-forth was hilarious. Hooray for friends that end up together, just like my fiance and me.
Oops, sorry Umass. happy birthday to your little girl. In that case, it was a Barbie cake I made for my daughter for her first two birthdays. The kind where the doll stands up and the cake is her dress. What a nightmare to make! The first time I messed the whole thing up and actually had my husband driving around the neighborhood well after midnight to see if any of our friends had their lights still on so he could borrow some eggs for me to make a new cake...cause the grocery store was closed. I stayed up all night long making that ridiculous cake...which turned out pretty...but does a one year old even CARE?! NO! I guess I was so excited to have a girl that the cake was probably more for me than for her! I guess it's like when I took my 10month old first son to the zoo and could hardly get him to the elephant pen fast enough so I could see his incredible reaction to the elephants. He was like, "Goggie?" and then a yawn. So I took him to pet the baby chicks. I put one in his little hand and he promptly squeezed it nearly to death before I could wrench his fingers from around its tiny body. Then it dawned on me that everything is brand new to a baby, so everything is sort of equal excitement value. And yet, still we try.
Ahhh..I love this Draco explanation!
Funny, two of my daughter's best friends' mothers won't let my daughter come to their houses because she reads Harry Potter (and they look askance at me...literally...to my face...for being an irresponsible, godless mother for letting her read them)...and yet, she and I both (and your explanation further confirms it) see a lot of parallel with the bible in these books. Obviously, the ultimate triumph over good and evil, and the ultimate power of love to conquer all are the consistent themes throughout the series...and are very blatant parallels. My daughter also has told me of many other things she has read in these books that she feels to be based on biblical principles. Another big one that is not lost on her is Harry's resurrection from the dead and ultimate defeat of the supreme enemy.
I should get her on your blog (does your blue moniker mean you have a blog?) to talk to you because she has read each book several times and you two could probably have a great discussion. She loves when I share your Harry comments with her. She was laughing so hard last night when I told her you told some poster that Mrs. Weasley probably wouldn't like her much...and again when I told her that you told somebody Draco wouldn't give her the time of day.
mom, I'm glad you liked my analysis. :( mom I don't think my blog is good for your daughter because it has a content warning. :( sorry. it has some curse words in it. how embarrassing for me, but it's "adults only". :( sorry if you hate me. :( but she is not allowed. :( you hate me don't you?
Oh no, I don't blame youu. You're a grown up, for gosh sakes! Put whatever you want on your blog. (Maybe I'll visit it sometime ;) (I try to limit my searching around on the computer too much 'cause once upon a time I heard about this great nanny site...checked it out for fun...and got hooked! Trying to avoid any more temptations...hehehe.) Thanks for warning me though...'cause for now when the moms at school look askance at me I can safely think to myself, "You're idiots." If I sent my daughter to an adults only site, I might have to think, "OK, I really do suck as a mom" instead!
(phew!) so glad that you saw this first! But the content warning is pretty clear: I doubt your daughter would have clicked "yes" she sounds too smart for that! :)
thank you for not hating me! :) as you can see I try to behave appropriately on ISYN. :) time and place for everything, I guess!
Lindalou...then you're gonna LOVE 14...NOT! (At least 12-13 toughens you up a bit...which I'm sure is nature's way of making sure we parents even survive.)
16 lets you see the light at the end of the tunnel (whch I'm sure is natures way of giving us the will to even try to go on.)
And 17-18 is your reward for sticking it all out.
I just want to guffaw when I hear a mom of a little guy or girl complaining about how HARD it is. (Which I used to be one...fool that I was.) You aint seen nothing yet baby!
yeah mom, i'm already getting a taste of it with my 11 year old girl. she's great kid and i love her so, but some days... grrrrrr. especially around that time of the month. OMG! it's like she has the emotional control of a toddler!
then there are other days when i talk to the parents of other girls her age, and realize that she's really just a darling person. g-d help us both! LOL.
Yeah Lindalou, talking to other moms, and seeing first hand what some of them deal with, I think I had it incredibly easy myself. But we have definitely had some moments, and UGH some "stages" that I would really do well to never re-live. Actually, in all fairness, my daughter, aside from the occasional PMSy attitude (and her propensity to store her entire wardrobe, along with the wrappers from all of the snacks she has consumed in her room since the housekeeper's last visit, in a heap in the middle of her bedroom floor)is very easy to get along with and hasn't given me much to complain about at all. Knock wood. Funny, because she was the one with a temper when she was little, and the boys were pretty easy going.
Four is the age of insanity, at least IMO, based on a very non-scientific study of all the 4 yo girls I have cared for.
The 4 yo girl is a warning for her parents - if this is too hard for you to manage, you have 8 years to find a good boarding school for the teen years.
I posted this a few posts down but didn't get a response. I don't think people saw it.
ReplyDeleteHere a 1,000 pound woman was convicted of murdering her nephew but she is to big to even fit through the door to exit her home. The jail doesn't have a cell big enough to house her. We aren't talking comfort we are talking to fit her through the door. Despite the court ordering her held without bail she still hasn't left her house because no one can figure out how to get her out or where to put her. What do you all think?
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/22/obese.woman.ap/
Oops. Indicted, not convicted. Sorry, there is a big difference.
ReplyDeleteAnd the story changed because they are now listing a bail amount. Last night they weren't. Sorry for the confusion.
ReplyDeleteOkay... I don't think I understand why the mother is being charged as well? Did I miss something?
ReplyDeleteI would say that the state better get busy knocking down some walls.
ReplyDeleteI think mom is being charged for leaving her kid with a bedridden person. I guess that could be considered neglect because he wasn't properly supervised? Not really sure.
ReplyDeleteOh... thanks... I guess that makes sense :)
ReplyDeleteThere's not much that can be done with 2-ton here cuz they won't be able to provide all the necessary medical in Jail/prison, whatever. But you know what, I say take her, let her get the same care every other inmate gets, and if she dies, she dies. Oh, well. At least the Taxpayers won't go broke trying to feed this monster.
ReplyDeleteThanks cnn.
Yeah thanks, cnn. I like the weird news!btw, whatever happened to CLC?
ReplyDeleteThis one's a no-brainer. Have the hearing in her absence and use a tv screen to let her participate. Then when she is found guilty, plow down the side of her house and stick her in a prison hospital, on just the number of calories to keep her alive each day. When she is thin enough to live without constant medical care, put her in with the general prison population and let her take her chances with the other angry, brutal female felons. Good grief, she crushed his skull! What a monster.
ReplyDeleteAnd yeah, her sister deserves to be convicted too, for leaving him in her care. That was totally stupid. Sounds like they probably have evidence of her knowing her sister could be abusive...but even if they dont, how is a bedridden person who can't fit through a door supposed to keep up with a two year old boy? A tragedy could easily be expected in that situation. Idiots! Both of them!
Poor, poor little boy! Anybody have a two year old? or remember when yours were two? Imagine how sweet and innocent they are at that age...and then imagine the people who are supposed to love him beating him over the head. I have zero patience for this kind of crap.
mom,
ReplyDeletemine will be two tomorrow. and I totally agree with everything you just said. :( string her up.
Happy Birthday wishes to your little one, Umass! §§☺§§
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to him! Oh, I love that age! I made Ernie and Bert cakes for my first boy when he was two...and a Lucky Puppy cake for the second. They were so excited.
ReplyDeleteAnd Umass...my daughter has a question she said you might be able to help her figure out. How is it that Draco was a Death Eater and didn't have to go to Azkaban?And she said to tell you that she'd love to have one of the piggy dog critters too (I forget what they're called)...and I can only assume that she would really take one, because, I assure you, squalor is no concern of hers!
thank you mom and mpp! :) :) :)
ReplyDelete(it's a girl!) :)
Excellent question regarding Draco. We can only speculate since it doesn't clearly state the answer. My guess is that he recieved a pardon from the ministry since he was under age when he became a death eater and was actually a victim more than a willing participant. After the war, it is assumed that the ministry (run by kingsley shacklebolt) is now a forgiving ministry unlike when it was ruled by people like fudge, umbridge and Scrimgeour, and we can assume that anyone who wishes to repent will be forgiven. It is doubtful that even Askaban will be the same post-war. It is a time of peace, a time of repairing past mistakes. When we see Draco in the epilogue of book 7, with his wife and child, we can see that he is willingly placing young Scorpius Malfoy in the hands of Hogwarts, a school that now is for interhouse unity. My assumption is that he was ultimately pardoned, because of his age. Furthermore, let us not forget that had it not been for Narcissa Malfoy, and Draco indirectly(she showed such love for her son when she pretended that Harry was dead when she knew he was alive) Harry lived and defeated Voldemort. This would not have gotten past the ministry in my opinion. For all her faults, it was noble of Narcissa. And her love for Draco? Well, the theme of the novels revolves around the power of love, right? :)
(sigh) I am so in love with Draco. I just wish he had married Hermione. (sigh)
Just my opinion! :)
and those magical little creatures are nifflers. :)
Umass, I usually agree with you on everything, but this time I don't. Hermione and Ron's back-and-forth was hilarious. Hooray for friends that end up together, just like my fiance and me.
ReplyDeleteOops, sorry Umass. happy birthday to your little girl. In that case, it was a Barbie cake I made for my daughter for her first two birthdays. The kind where the doll stands up and the cake is her dress. What a nightmare to make! The first time I messed the whole thing up and actually had my husband driving around the neighborhood well after midnight to see if any of our friends had their lights still on so he could borrow some eggs for me to make a new cake...cause the grocery store was closed. I stayed up all night long making that ridiculous cake...which turned out pretty...but does a one year old even CARE?! NO! I guess I was so excited to have a girl that the cake was probably more for me than for her!
ReplyDeleteI guess it's like when I took my 10month old first son to the zoo and could hardly get him to the elephant pen fast enough so I could see his incredible reaction to the elephants. He was like, "Goggie?" and then a yawn. So I took him to pet the baby chicks. I put one in his little hand and he promptly squeezed it nearly to death before I could wrench his fingers from around its tiny body. Then it dawned on me that everything is brand new to a baby, so everything is sort of equal excitement value. And yet, still we try.
Ahhh..I love this Draco explanation!
Funny, two of my daughter's best friends' mothers won't let my daughter come to their houses because she reads Harry Potter (and they look askance at me...literally...to my face...for being an irresponsible, godless mother for letting her read them)...and yet, she and I both (and your explanation further confirms it) see a lot of parallel with the bible in these books. Obviously, the ultimate triumph over good and evil, and the ultimate power of love to conquer all are the consistent themes throughout the series...and are very blatant parallels. My daughter also has told me of many other things she has read in these books that she feels to be based on biblical principles. Another big one that is not lost on her is Harry's resurrection from the dead and ultimate defeat of the supreme enemy.
I should get her on your blog (does your blue moniker mean you have a blog?) to talk to you because she has read each book several times and you two could probably have a great discussion. She loves when I share your Harry comments with her. She was laughing so hard last night when I told her you told some poster that Mrs. Weasley probably wouldn't like her much...and again when I told her that you told somebody Draco wouldn't give her the time of day.
mom,
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked my analysis.
:( mom I don't think my blog is good for your daughter because it has a content warning. :( sorry. it has some curse words in it. how embarrassing for me, but it's "adults only". :( sorry if you hate me. :( but she is not allowed. :( you hate me don't you?
Oh no, I don't blame youu. You're a grown up, for gosh sakes! Put whatever you want on your blog. (Maybe I'll visit it sometime ;) (I try to limit my searching around on the computer too much 'cause once upon a time I heard about this great nanny site...checked it out for fun...and got hooked! Trying to avoid any more temptations...hehehe.) Thanks for warning me though...'cause for now when the moms at school look askance at me I can safely think to myself, "You're idiots." If I sent my daughter to an adults only site, I might have to think, "OK, I really do suck as a mom" instead!
ReplyDelete(phew!) so glad that you saw this first! But the content warning is pretty clear: I doubt your daughter would have clicked "yes" she sounds too smart for that! :)
ReplyDeletethank you for not hating me! :) as you can see I try to behave appropriately on ISYN. :) time and place for everything, I guess!
I love you, mom! :)
happy birthday, baby slytherin! :D two is such a fun age. three also. it's four that gets me. fkn four... LOL.
ReplyDeletety LL! (lol@ "baby slytherin")
ReplyDeleteLindalou...then you're gonna LOVE 14...NOT! (At least 12-13 toughens you up a bit...which I'm sure is nature's way of making sure we parents even survive.)
ReplyDelete16 lets you see the light at the end of the tunnel (whch I'm sure is natures way of giving us the will to even try to go on.)
And 17-18 is your reward for sticking it all out.
I just want to guffaw when I hear a mom of a little guy or girl complaining about how HARD it is. (Which I used to be one...fool that I was.) You aint seen nothing yet baby!
yeah mom, i'm already getting a taste of it with my 11 year old girl. she's great kid and i love her so, but some days... grrrrrr. especially around that time of the month. OMG! it's like she has the emotional control of a toddler!
ReplyDeletethen there are other days when i talk to the parents of other girls her age, and realize that she's really just a darling person. g-d help us both! LOL.
Yeah Lindalou, talking to other moms, and seeing first hand what some of them deal with, I think I had it incredibly easy myself. But we have definitely had some moments, and UGH some "stages" that I would really do well to never re-live. Actually, in all fairness, my daughter, aside from the occasional PMSy attitude (and her propensity to store her entire wardrobe, along with the wrappers from all of the snacks she has consumed in her room since the housekeeper's last visit, in a heap in the middle of her bedroom floor)is very easy to get along with and hasn't given me much to complain about at all. Knock wood. Funny, because she was the one with a temper when she was little, and the boys were pretty easy going.
ReplyDeleteFour is the age of insanity, at least IMO, based on a very non-scientific study of all the 4 yo girls I have cared for.
ReplyDeleteThe 4 yo girl is a warning for her parents - if this is too hard for you to manage, you have 8 years to find a good boarding school for the teen years.
And Happy Birthday to baby umass!
ReplyDeletety chick! :)
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