from what i've heard they are so that if that car gets in a crash, the paramedics know to continue looking in the vehicle for a small, smelly, wiggly thing
heh, doubt people remember to take it down when there is no baby inside. for instance in the parking lot while at work people have them up. if there's a baby in there while people are working that brings up other issues :p
Or is it supposed to make people think Oh crap, baby, have to be more careful, because I was so totally driving recklessly and now I am seeing reason
This. Also, the tragedy of a child's death is supposed to be because they never got the chance to grow up, experience life yadda yadda yadda that adults did.
Yeah, but life isn't always peachy. In my sometimes morbid outlook, they didn't have to suffer all the shitty stuff that comes with living.
I don't think the baby really realizes what it's missing out on, so in it's mind it wouldn't really be tragic. All it knows is that there was some big thing that gave it food or changed its diaper when it cried.
Where as a teenager who was just beginning to experience life and to love, or an adult who was happily married with kids of his own who lost him suddenly--certainly would know what he's missing.
On the Value of (Live) BabiesgigglingwizardJuly 17 2009, 09:36:59 UTC
Hi. We chatted very briefly on OKC IM, but never really got to talk much. I like this post. It's thought provoking. Now let me try to counter it without coming off like a total asshat. :)
"So... if you're still with me, what makes a child's death that much more tragic than an adults?"Here's a scenario for you: You own two cars. (Don't ask why. Just roll with it.) They're both in a garage, and the garage catches fire. You have no way to extinguish the fire, but you do have time to save one car from being burned. One is an old beater with over 200,000 miles on it. It's served you well. There are a lot of really great memories associated with that car. You know it's a workhorse, and you could probably get another year or two out of it. You've put a lot of resources into maintaining it, and you've got it insured to the max, so you'll actually come out ahead if anything ever happens to it
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Re: On the Value of (Live) BabiespiobaireachdJuly 17 2009, 16:23:02 UTC
No worries. I don't mind people disagreeing with me or playing devil's advocate. Not gonna sound like an asshat.
But eh. That's fair, I suppose, if the adult we're death we're talking about is an elderly person who's got maybe a year to live and is just piling up the hospital bills. Sure, my Mother Theresa example probably fell into this category--but look at how much she'd done during her life. Probably was her time to go, but it was still a loss for the world.
Either way, I suppose I should have specified that the adults I was picturing weren't the old and wearing depends variety.
It's a case by case basis, but by and large, the baby/child is probably sadder than the older person who's lived a full life. Though you know that old people can still do great things. :P
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But really, I think they're just one of those cutesy things that new parents buy or have given to them.
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This. Also, the tragedy of a child's death is supposed to be because they never got the chance to grow up, experience life yadda yadda yadda that adults did.
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I don't think the baby really realizes what it's missing out on, so in it's mind it wouldn't really be tragic. All it knows is that there was some big thing that gave it food or changed its diaper when it cried.
Where as a teenager who was just beginning to experience life and to love, or an adult who was happily married with kids of his own who lost him suddenly--certainly would know what he's missing.
*Shrug*
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"So... if you're still with me, what makes a child's death that much more tragic than an adults?"Here's a scenario for you: You own two cars. (Don't ask why. Just roll with it.) They're both in a garage, and the garage catches fire. You have no way to extinguish the fire, but you do have time to save one car from being burned. One is an old beater with over 200,000 miles on it. It's served you well. There are a lot of really great memories associated with that car. You know it's a workhorse, and you could probably get another year or two out of it. You've put a lot of resources into maintaining it, and you've got it insured to the max, so you'll actually come out ahead if anything ever happens to it ( ... )
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But eh. That's fair, I suppose, if the adult we're death we're talking about is an elderly person who's got maybe a year to live and is just piling up the hospital bills. Sure, my Mother Theresa example probably fell into this category--but look at how much she'd done during her life. Probably was her time to go, but it was still a loss for the world.
Either way, I suppose I should have specified that the adults I was picturing weren't the old and wearing depends variety.
It's a case by case basis, but by and large, the baby/child is probably sadder than the older person who's lived a full life. Though you know that old people can still do great things. :P
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