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http://www.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/op_ed/view.bg?articleid=1035832#articleFull
From the oped:
"It was my little daughter," said Parsons..."I don't bear her any grudge fot it. In fact, I'm proud of her."
And just think, when we have universal health care, this can be a universal policy. After all, who will the doctors will be working for...
From the oped:
"Who denounced you?" said Winston.They’re your kids, and they’re the National Security Agency of the Nanny State.
I found this out after my 13-year-old daughter’s annual checkup. Her pediatrician grilled her about alcohol and drug abuse.
Not my daughter’s boozing. Mine.
“The doctor wanted to know how much you and mom drink, and if I think it’s too much,” my daughter told us afterward, rolling her eyes in that exasperated 13-year-old way. “She asked if you two did drugs, or if there are drugs in the house.”
“What!” I yelped. “Who told her about my stasher, I mean, ‘It’s an outrage!’ ”
I turned to my wife. “You took her to the doctor. Why didn’t you say something?”
She couldn’t, she told me, because she knew nothing about it. All these questions were asked in private, without my wife’s knowledge or consent.
"It was my little daughter," said Parsons..."I don't bear her any grudge fot it. In fact, I'm proud of her."
And just think, when we have universal health care, this can be a universal policy. After all, who will the doctors will be working for...