The wife is clueless.

[davsel]

Does anyone know why they are asking this? I agree that this is none of their business unless you are being seen for a mental condition in which you are prone to hurt yourself or others. I am just curios why they would be asking. It's not like the gubment doesn't already know who the gun owners are and which ones are crazy enough to spend time on gun forums.

They have labeled "gun ownership" a public health risk. That way they can get more govt agencies (tax money) involved in gun control programs. They use some study tying gun ownership to a greater risk of injury and death in order to make it a "health" issue for them to solve (manipulate).

ETA: see post above - CDC "studies" - funded by the govt (tax dollars).

[james_bond_007]

...So any suggestions on how to help her understand? ...

You must be a newlywed or at least not married that long.

My opinion:

Mistake #1: Trying to reason or use logic with a woman.
Mistake #2: Trying to make a woman see YOUR point of view.
Mistake #3: Doing #1 and #2 with a woman that just had a baby.

If you figure out how to get a woman to see your point of view, write a book and become a Millionaire 100 times over.
We would ALL like to know how to do this ....

[crays]

As for OP....send her to her room without dinner! (good luck with that)

And that means: she goes to the room, he gets no dinner...



Sent via my Mobile Work Avoidance Device

[kawiracer14]

They're asking to make sure the guns are secured and that ammo is kept in a separate place. Of course you can just say no to this or say I prefer not to answer that questions. At all of the Peds and Family practice offices I have worked at the also asked if the water is at the right temperature in the hot water heater, if the outlets have covers on them once the kid is old enough to move around freely, if they wear a bicycle helmet, etc.

You don't have to answer any of the questions asked. It is recommended by the American Academy of Family Physicians to ask about guns along with all the other things mentioned. Today my doc asked me if I was sexually active - she is hot so I was hoping she was going to ask if I waned to be... but alas she was asking to see if I needed an STD check.

Docs are normal folks too, they have crazy family members and kids that tear shit up like the rest of us... some of them even *gasp* own guns... I have gone shooting with some before.

Bottom line, if you don't want to answer, say no or say I have no response. As far as yelling at the wife... not sure how to fix that one!

[Great-Kazoo]

So any suggestions on how to help her understand? because at the moment I am distracted by how irritated I am at the situation

Put her picture on a milk carton and leave it on the kitchen table.


On a serious side. ONCE she calms down, explain this is just one more way the .gov through the anti-gun medical profession is able to track gun ownership. It also enables the medical profession as they have in NY, to act without any facts for firearm confiscation. based solely on a physicians "opinion" you "May pose a potential threat" to someone, somewhere.


http://www.governor.ny.gov/nysafeact/mental-health-faq
Q: What does the new MHL 9.46 require be reported?


A: MHL 9.46 requires mental health professionals to report to their local director of community services (“DCS”) or his/her designees when, in their reasonable professional judgment, one of their patients is “likely to engage in conduct that would result in serious harm to self or others.”



Also keep in mind in NY a mental health professional is ANYONE in the medical field who "In their judgement deem a person who owns firearms to be a potential threat" Nurse, PA, receptionist, ANYONE! They also allow LAW ENFORCEMENT to act as well. SO this means without a trial, hearing or you being aboe to refute any "charges" the local LE can enter your home / establishment without a warrant or court order and seize any firearms on the premise .

[Scogin]

Today my doc asked me if I was sexually active - she is hot so I was hoping she was going to ask if I waned to be... but alas she was asking to see if I needed an STD check.

Ask her to give you the gonnorhea/chlamydia test. Here is how my first went.
Doc - "Pull down your pants and sit on your hands"
Me - "Sit on my hands? Why?"
Doc - "I don't want you to hit me. This is gonna hurt."
Me - "Crap"
Doc - "This cotton swap goes down the hole"
Me - "Crap"
Doc - "Make sure you pee not long after this so you don't scab up too much inside"
Me - "Crap"

After the first time you get used to it, but I will tell you it doesn't tickle.

[Jamnanc]

Don't they ask all thequestions that they do for statistics research? If they do, and we gun owners say we have weapons in the house and we have safe kids with no abuse and fewer health issues, wouldn't that show up in the data?

[buckshotbarlow]

I am going to have to disagree with most gun owners on this. It is very much the doctors job and business to know about any potential risks to the baby or any other patient. If you want a doctor to "mind their own business" and not care about the child head down to Tijuana and get the baby delivered behind a taco stand for 15 bucks with a 20 dollar purchase.

Also I think the fact that people feel the need to lie to their doctor about something like gun ownership means either you are ashamed of your guns, or you don't trust your doctor. Either way it's time to make a change.

And i assume your honest abe, and never lied on anything? This is complete BS, and Ocare is full of this crap. Invasion of privacy is something serious enough to ask the merits of the person asking the question under any circumstance. I support the OP, the wife needs to learn a lesson that she should not be blabbing her mouth about firearms in the house...the answer is always no.

[kawiracer14]

Ask her to give you the gonnorhea/chlamydia test. Here is how my first went.
Doc - "Pull down your pants and sit on your hands"
Me - "Sit on my hands? Why?"
Doc - "I don't want you to hit me. This is gonna hurt."
Me - "Crap"
Doc - "This cotton swap goes down the hole"
Me - "Crap"
Doc - "Make sure you pee not long after this so you don't scab up too much inside"
Me - "Crap"

After the first time you get used to it, but I will tell you it doesn't tickle.

The good ole days...

They do it with blood and pee tests now instead of the wonderful swab.

[MrPrena]

Going to hospital for my kid's check up way more often and average kids.
I nor my family member was asked that question.