Terry Schiavo's parents

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Posted by Johnny&Maur

Look at how much eye opening discussion this case has sparked...the one good thing to come of this whole mess was that it got people to talk...i know i talked to my fiance about it and told him my wishes..

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Make sure you get it in writing. If there is one thing that we should ALL agree on, it's that these sort of decisions need to be made and carried out through legal channels, in writing. I know on the NYS Health Dept. site you can get health care proxy forms (which are supposed to be better than living wills).

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Posted by RedHead

Kelly~

why would anyone want to express how he or she feels.?

AND i agree..most peopel DO have limited knowledge...of which i have some MORE....which is why i am talking about it more...

AND if you read my last post...i have already said that i am ending the discussion as it is really MUTE at this point.

ALl of us feel passionately about something... and this is one of mine. So if anyone doesn't like how i express that...then they don't have to read my thread

ETA...yo get all in a huff about grammatical errors...we all have things we feel are worth talking about to no end i guess

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Speaking of grammatical errors....

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Posted by RedHead

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut

Red,
I don't understand why you are so hell-bent on trying to express what you are expressing...

I would like to think that most people on this site have a limited understanding (intellectually, emotionally, etc.) of something like this because we haven't had to go through it.

Let it be...You seem to be getting yourself all worked up...Who cares what we think or feel in our hearts for whatever reason ---and simply wish to express?

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Kelly~

why would anyone want to express how he or she feels.?

AND i agree..most peopel DO have limited knowledge...of which i have some MORE....which is why i am talking about it more...

AND if you read my last post...i have already said that i am ending the discussion as it is really MUTE at this point.

ALl of us feel passionately about something... and this is one of mine. So if anyone doesn't like how i express that...then they don't have to read my thread

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You mean 'moot'?
It's one thing to express it, but at some points you became disrespectful. And that's not cool.

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Posted by tracyg

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Posted by RedHead

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut

Red,
I don't understand why you are so hell-bent on trying to express what you are expressing...

I would like to think that most people on this site have a limited understanding (intellectually, emotionally, etc.) of something like this because we haven't had to go through it.

Let it be...You seem to be getting yourself all worked up...Who cares what we think or feel in our hearts for whatever reason ---and simply wish to express?

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Kelly~

why would anyone want to express how he or she feels.?

AND i agree..most peopel DO have limited knowledge...of which i have some MORE....which is why i am talking about it more...

AND if you read my last post...i have already said that i am ending the discussion as it is really MUTE at this point.

ALl of us feel passionately about something... and this is one of mine. So if anyone doesn't like how i express that...then they don't have to read my thread

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You mean 'moot'?
It's one thing to express it, but at some points you became disrespectful. And that's not cool.

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disrespectful...so did many others

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut
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Speaking of grammatical errors....

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go start a thread about it

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Posted by RedHead

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Posted by tracyg

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Posted by RedHead

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut

Red,
I don't understand why you are so hell-bent on trying to express what you are expressing...

I would like to think that most people on this site have a limited understanding (intellectually, emotionally, etc.) of something like this because we haven't had to go through it.

Let it be...You seem to be getting yourself all worked up...Who cares what we think or feel in our hearts for whatever reason ---and simply wish to express?

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Kelly~

why would anyone want to express how he or she feels.?

AND i agree..most peopel DO have limited knowledge...of which i have some MORE....which is why i am talking about it more...

AND if you read my last post...i have already said that i am ending the discussion as it is really MUTE at this point.

ALl of us feel passionately about something... and this is one of mine. So if anyone doesn't like how i express that...then they don't have to read my thread

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You mean 'moot'?
It's one thing to express it, but at some points you became disrespectful. And that's not cool.

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disrespectful...so did many others

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two wrongs don't make a right.

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Posted by tracyg

disrespectful...so did many others

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two wrongs don't make a right.

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ain't that the truth

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Posted by RedHead

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut
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Speaking of grammatical errors....

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go start a thread about it

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No...Really, I won't...

But if you're going to claim to be so knowledgeable and educated then you really should express your thoughts in proper English. In my own (humble) opinion, poor grammar takes something away from the point an educated person is trying to make.

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Posted by nov04LIbride

I think it is just that those of us who have gone through this for family members (and in Red's case, at her job), feel strongly that if others saw what it is truly like, perhaps their opinions would be different. Not knowing is not understanding. And to some extent I got upset by this because some of the comments were just hypocritical. Unless you are a Christian Scientist IMO you have no right to say that you only feel that what God wants is the only way. Anyone who has taken medicine, birth control, gone to a doctor, has messed with what might be God's plan for us.

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Beth, I agree about the hypocrisy. What bothered me more about much of this debate is that people are substituting opinion for fact and not doing any kind of research into it. To base an argument entirely on emotion and straw man fallacies is weak and counter-productive at best.

What disturbed me were the comparisons of Schiavo to a murderer, and the callousness with which some people viewed him.

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut

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Posted by RedHead

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut
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Speaking of grammatical errors....

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go start a thread about it

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No...Really, I won't...

But if you're going to claim to be so knowledgeable and educated then you really should express your thoughts in proper English. In my own (humble) opinion, poor grammar takes something away from the point an educated person is trying to make.

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well imo..if i spell something wrong it doesn't take away from anything...people understand what i am saying and since i am a fast typer i make many spelling errors...OH WELL IMO

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Posted by don424

will there be a spinoff about proper grammar?

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i asked ...kelly said no

ok cool

and red, despite what you may think, i understand why you feel as you do

it's SUCH a tough call

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Posted by MonkeyLuv

To base an argument entirely on emotion and straw man fallacies is weak and counter-productive at best.

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What is wrong with doing this? It's not like the posters of LIW have any say in this...So who (in the scheme of things) cares what our opinions are or whether or not we wish to express them--be them emotionally charged or not...

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Posted by don424

will there be a spinoff about proper grammar?

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I stand by my convictions that a self-proclaimed knowledgeable, educated professional, should be able to express herself in grammatically proper terms.

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Posted by nov04LIbride

Not knowing is not understanding.

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I agree completely! That's why I didn't get too involved in this thread.
The only thing I DO know, is that it's a sad situation.

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut

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Posted by don424

will there be a spinoff about proper grammar?

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I stand by my convictions that a self-proclaimed knowledgeable, educated professional, should be able to express herself in grammatically proper terms.

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there's no comma between 'professional' and 'should'

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Posted by MrsERod

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Posted by nov04LIbride

Not knowing is not understanding.

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I agree completely!

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What exactly does this mean?

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut

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Posted by MrsERod

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Posted by nov04LIbride

Not knowing is not understanding.

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I agree completely!

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What exactly does this mean?

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It means you cannot fully understand the whole situation without knowing all of the facts.

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut

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Posted by MrsERod

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Posted by nov04LIbride

Not knowing is not understanding.

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I agree completely!

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What exactly does this mean?

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Not that I need to explain myself but, IT MEANS: that if I don't know the details about something, or don't have all the facts, and don't have a clear understanding about a particular subject, then I won't form an opinion or make any judgements! Is that proper enough for you??