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hwpd
03-25-04, 10:56 PM
Should children witness childbirth?

Due to a power outage at the time, only one paramedic responded to the call. The house was very, very dark, so the paramedic asked Katelyn, a 3 year old girl, to hold a flashlight high over her mommy so he could see while he helped deliver the baby.

Very diligently, Katelyn did as she was asked. Heidi pushed and pushed, and after a little while Connor was born. The paramedic lifted him by his little feet and spanked him on his bottom. Connor began to cry.

The paramedic then thanked Katelyn for her help and asked the wide-eyed 3-year old what she thought about what she had just witnessed.


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The paramedic then thanked Katelyn for her help and asked the wide-eyed 3-year old what she thought about what she had just witnessed.

Katelyn quickly responded, "He shouldn't have crawled in there in the first place. Smack him again."

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I couldn't figure out why there were no LOLs and ROFLs in your messages untill I read this and to my surprise I didnt post the whole thing the first time. :D

Jynkxxie
03-25-04, 11:01 PM
My personal opinion...F'No.
metallicat
03-25-04, 11:09 PM
Uh no...but I either lack a sense of humor, or this wasn't really a joke.

Toeknee112
03-25-04, 11:24 PM
Uh...wuh??? What's the punchline?
Switchback
03-25-04, 11:27 PM
Just what I need... .a doctor's bill for the birth and a few years of bill for the therapy!
Oldbillplod
03-26-04, 12:34 AM
Eh?
Orleander
03-26-04, 06:23 AM
To have kids witness a birth is as natural as breathing in many other cultures. In ours, no. I wouldn't let my son just because I know how he would react. (he'd react just like his father and get woozy) I think my daughter would be fine with it. But I have no problem with others doing it.

Watching a calf be born is a heck of a lot messier and traumatic. Especially when you have to pull it, it drops 5 ft to the ground, and the mother licks it.
Oldbillplod
03-26-04, 09:13 AM
Most of the children I know were at their birth so I guess it's quite important to be there.
Orleander
03-26-04, 12:58 PM
Most of the children I know were at their birth so I guess it's quite important to be there.

LMAO!!! you are too freakin funny! :D
Switchback
03-26-04, 01:22 PM
My son was at the hospital, but not in the room when his big brother was born.
greenlead
03-26-04, 03:36 PM
My son was at the hospital, but not in the room when his big brother was born.
huh? um...wouldn't that be little brother?
Switchback
03-26-04, 03:40 PM
LOL
woops.

Yup. Sorry. I was having visions of him in his shirt saying "I'm a big brother."