6th grade girl brings her father to court... and wins...
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Oh I was just about to give it to you until I read your giggle
. Do not get me wrong, one of my closest friend is a lawyer and her and I sometimes go head to head in these discussions (this goes well with a good red wine).You are right, having all the facts would be to our benefit, but we do not (unless there is some data base that you can access to get this information, but are you not in the UK?). And because we do not have all the facts, we have to go off of the reporting of the newspapers, which are bias in their own way.
As a lawyer, are you not not appalled at these trivial law suites, where people are not taking responsibility for their own actions, where honesty and humility are put first?
I am saddened by this law suite, with the limited facts that I have; I might have a change in tune if there is something that is missing in the information that was presented, but in the mean time......:headshake2:
On the surface, this case sounds even more ridiculous than most frivolous lawsuits we hear about. And we can't tell anything objective from media reports... they love stirring up stuff like this. What I wonder about is the basis used to allow this to go to trial and what the judge gave as his (her) reason for the decision.
Oh I was just about to give it to you until I read your giggle
You are right, having all the facts would be to our benefit, but we do not (unless there is some data base that you can access to get this information, but are you not in the UK?). And because we do not have all the facts, we have to go off of the reporting of the newspapers, which are bias in their own way.
As a lawyer, are you not not appalled at these trivial law suites, where people are not taking responsibility for their own actions, where honesty and humility are put first?
I am saddened by this law suite, with the limited facts that I have; I might have a change in tune if there is something that is missing in the information that was presented, but in the mean time......:headshake2:
*gasp*
Gibran's Poem:
http://www.katsandogz.com/onchildren.html
:mad2:
I think you misunderstood my point. I don't OWN my daughter but it is my responsibilty to raise her properly and not the governements. The goverment is essentially "taking the bow away from the parents" to use the analogy from your poem. I am under no impression that I can control every movement of my child nor would I want too. Children need to learn that there are limits in place to protect them and when the pass those limits there needs are consequences!
If your child starts to hang over a balcony would you let them keep doing it because "they are with you yet they belong not to you." Your response twists my argument. I am not as possesive as you probably think (far from it) but I do believe that boundries are made for a reason.
That is beyond being absurd! If a court wished to tell me how to raise my child, they can then provide monetary support as well. You don't want to live by the house rules - GET OUT while you still know everything.
All this does is reaffirm selfishness, self-gratification, me-first mentality. The court over-stepped it's authority.
I do not own my children either, but they need to learn boundaries and respect of authority. Ownership is of material things - not children, wives, or any living thing. We are their caretakers not their owners.
All this does is reaffirm selfishness, self-gratification, me-first mentality. The court over-stepped it's authority.
I do not own my children either, but they need to learn boundaries and respect of authority. Ownership is of material things - not children, wives, or any living thing. We are their caretakers not their owners.
Sigh... This is pretty sad... 6th grader is still a child, still requiring parents' care and love.
As a parent, it is very sad to hear stories like this. I hope mine doesn't end up doing this when she hits grade 6!
As a parent, it is very sad to hear stories like this. I hope mine doesn't end up doing this when she hits grade 6!
