Xerxys

Thanks for sharing Gebbinn.

Well, no, actually it's very personally motivated. If it was up to me, people would have to get on planes naked with their luggage delivered on a second plane.

But the thing is, a cold could be a sign of abuse. Abuse would range from neglect to physical to mental to sexual ... the list goes on and on. Seeing as I'm not a doctor, I think the folk that work at your hospital have seen many cases that present similar injuries such as yours (and your friends) so they erred on the side of caution.

I agree completely with Gebbinn here that the system is broken and seems to shine when they display heavy biases and can erode a child's progress to growth and learning. But does no one think that they have lasted this long not because they have had a free pass all along but because their tactics deliver success more than failure? Either that or no one has a solution and just doesn't want to deal with the complexities involved in managing kids and families.

That said being overly cautious can be a bad thing most of the times, but we seem to have no other choice here.