[chattiesmom]

Originally Posted by Marhcarter

I read here again and again for new Yorkie owners to be prepared. Have $$ for emergency vetting, have supplies a, b & c ready, read books 1, 2 & 3 before bringing furbaby home, etc. If you can't do this, you should wait to get a yorkie until you can. How can we be this concerned for our furbabies, but some people with new skinbabies have absolutely NO CLUE whatsoever?
Tonight, I had new parents (grown, not teens) bring in a 5 day old baby because it wasn't tolerating formula. Find out they are not giving recommended formula, can't buy "this week". (Whatever happened to breast feeding? That is free... but I digress). I had to give them formula to take home. They ran out of vaseline for the circumcision (hmmm, 5 days old, may have just had the tiny packet supplied in the hospital). I instructed them to purchase some. Had no idea how to check a rectal temp, and in fact, were horrified at the thought. More education done.
How does this baby have a snowballs chance in h***? How do people bring a child into this world so completely unprepared to take care of it? I have no kids, but my tax dollars are gonna raise this one. I am so upset when I see this stuff. I just want to shake the parents and ask them what in the h*** were you thinking? Can you not read? Ask questions??? Did you not realize that you cannot afford a child???? You can't even seem to buy soap for yourselves!!!
I'm sorry for my rant. Sometimes the crap I see at work just won't get out of my head.

Originally Posted by Marhcarter

As an ED nurse, I am obligated by law to report any suspected abuse or neglect. This little nugget wasn't neglected; they seemed to care and were doing the best they could with the resources they had, but my point is they have no resources and both were dumb as a box of rocks. Unfortunately, I see this stuff every day. People who shouldn't have a puppy, much less kids. There was another woman, younger than me, not a tooth in her head (nor her daughters) who was bragging on her 15th grandchild. Really????? Just frustrating.

I just don't know how nurses keep their sanity when dealing with the ignorant and having to watch the innocent suffer because of it. You must be a saint.