Oh.. wow... this gave me a wtf reaction...

[Anticrombie0909]

I really, really wanted to say 'owned', but figured that it would probably get me banned anywhere outside of bemanistyle. =X

That's sad, though. Not to mention cruel of the parents to keep her alive. If it were my child, I would have had a partial-birth abortion. As much as I oppose them normally, a kid like that is going to have a horrible, stunted life- not even plastic surgery can fix that. She'll never make friends, she'll never be able to interact normally, she'll have trouble finding a job, and will probably end up living with her parents, getting nowhere. Sad but true.

[M-A-C]

That makes me sad to see that. Just think....that poor girl can never live a normal life.

[GuidoHunter]

That doesn't mean she can't live a good and fulfilling life.

--Guido

http://andy.mikee385.com

[tnyhwk900]

Originally Posted by GuidoHunter

That doesn't mean she can't live a good and fulfilling life.

Good and fulfilling != people screaming when they see you.

[Rebirth0]

Can't even talk. Its remarkable how bad that can be to herself. (Not just saying that about the not talking) Just think if she was a teenager, looked in the mirror, what would she think or do?

[M-A-C]

You know she can't go to school like that, she can't really do any schoolwork unless she learns sign language.

[Rebirth0]

It would be extremely hard to teach someone like that anything. I doubt she will ever get any schooling.

[M-A-C]

That doesn't really matter, but she HAS to learn sign language.

[The_Q]

^^^^^

FFR Average IQ: -28

...The guy above Robby

If I leave, how many points do we lose?

No. This is why advanced medicine goes too far sometimes. What kind of life is this kid going to have outside the family who loves her? And why are our tax dollars going to fund her FOURTEEN surgeries, when there are lots of people who need much less work to contribute much more back to society?

She can't eat on her own. She can't breathe on her own. She is not going to be able to make a valuable contribution to ANYTHING. She is going to need special schools and special permits for EVERYTHING she does, and everywhere she goes people are going to be horrified. I would never want to put that kind of burden on anyone, much less a little kid who thinks she's normal.

A lot of people are going to be offended, but this sickens me. What the hell happened to natural selection? Even 50 years ago, this kid would not have survived. Just because doctors and medicine CAN keep her alive, doesn't mean they should.

Not only economically feasible but for another reason: She can't help me. At all. She's going to end up costing me more by living than not. Yes, I'm a sick little terd, aren't I?

Q

[Tasselfoot]

<3 Whorli.

[The_Q]

<3 Q

Q

[PsYcHoZeRoSk8eR]

i see a few others noticed my typo:

PsYcHoZeRoSk8eR wrote:
They were born 23 months premature.


I am still LoL'ing at that comment.

--Guido

Should be 23 weeks (yes i edited the first post).

On another note, yes they will be normal it just temporarily put a hole in the pocketbook of my family. They have turned out to be beautiful little girls

Also, i do not wholly disagree with Whorli. If they can't be of use to society on their own then that is just too bad. Like in baseball, 3 strikes and your out. No exceptions

[CypherToorima]

It's sad. I feel sorry for that little girl, but I don't think she should have been kept alive. I feel sorry for the parents, but they shouldn't have tried to keep the girl alive. Everybody wants a healthy child, and it must be a shock when they get a babie not quite up to their expectations.


alas, I still have problems with the whole "I just live for myself" attitude people have, but that's the way the world works.

[tnyhwk900]

Originally Posted by PsYcHoZeRoSk8eR

Should be 23 weeks

That's still almost a half of a year, which is ridiculous. Even 23 days is pushing it.

[Moogy]

My dad was a month premature and he was fine.

[Tasselfoot]

Originally Posted by moogy

My dad was a month premature and he was fine

haha... SOOOOO many things i could say to this. but, silence works best i believe.

[The_Q]

Originally Posted by CypherToorima

alas, I still have problems with the whole "I just live for myself" attitude people have, but that's the way the world works.

What's great is that it's been proven to be the most effective way of living. It's how I choose to live and, in all honestly, I'm quite happy with myself. I do feel bad for screwing some people over, but then I realize "It'll eventually work to their favor."

Q

[Jam930]

You guys are acting like she's gonna grow up being a teenager who's all picky about her own appearance and cry.



She'll have a different childhood and won't end up like a normal person.

She'll "adapt". She'll learn to be happy with what she is because it's the only way it could work out. She'll be forced to be happy with it. I think the parents should do their best to pay off what she costs, but it's not really their fault.

There are people born without both arms and legs and they grow up... and are often happy.


If she puts on a mask, she's more functional than a lot of people I know.

Jeez guys, should we just kill off deaf and blind people? She's just a bit nasty.

There are ugly, fat, physically challenged, unhappy people all over the world... you guys think they should be executed?

You guys are over-reacting.

[Tasselfoot]

most of those types of people don't need 40+ surgeries within their first 3 years of life just to survive.... that is a waste of taxpayers money. chances are that kid won't survive past 5 or 6 anyway, yet hundreds of thousands of gov't money will have been used to try.

we aren't over-reacting. its an extreme case and calls for extreme measures.

[Layla-Day]

Even though she may not live a life like regular born people, you cant just let somebody drop dead and forget about it. Those parents love her to death and it would hurt them even more to just let her die.

And those people who are talking about how she looked, you are the types of idiots that she will have to grow up to and face. People dont realize that not everybody will look the same as you. Some people are going to be born with physical disabilities, because the world isnt perfect. Everyone is unique in a way and you'll just have to get used to it.

and even of you dont care, there is a lot of people willing to help her because it just breaks theirs and my heart to see a little girl suffer like that.