tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post4593686245427640537..comments2024-03-26T10:02:32.848-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: How Urban Legends Are BornRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-1524725696426405412012-06-16T16:21:43.718-04:002012-06-16T16:21:43.718-04:00Ah, the literalness of the nanny state -- makes yo...Ah, the <i>literalness</i> of the nanny state -- makes you wonder how the little imps managed when they were borned at home.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-54135262562119951502012-06-16T13:05:17.787-04:002012-06-16T13:05:17.787-04:00It is state law here to test all pregnant women fo...It is state law here to test all pregnant women for STDs & I think drugs as well. And there are quite a few newborn tests & routine procedures which, while not actually required by law, are performed without consent from the parents, & woe betide you if you refuse in advance. There is an eye ointment which is really only necessary if Mom has one of the aforementioned STDs, but many nurses will claim it's law. I had a time declining a newborn Hep-B vaccination for my youngest. Never mind that I can guarantee she's not going to be doing injected drugs or having unprotected sex before she can hold her own head up.Sabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746486966764162127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-30245064541824093082012-06-15T13:01:21.787-04:002012-06-15T13:01:21.787-04:00Ah yes, it just makes you wonder how we all surviv...Ah yes, it just makes you wonder how we all survived before all these tests and protections, doesn't it?<br /><br />I think I'm (vaguely) normal and look what I was exposed to as a child:<br /><br />http://lh6.ggpht.com/-gOMlx_OZNqI/T9tQ2eMdmQI/AAAAAAAADVA/Ez-j_AEEFrk/s1600-h/pacman%25255B7%25255D.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com