The wife is clueless.

[Kraven251]

So we had the 4 month wellness check and shots for our baby boy yesterday. One of the questions was do you have any guns in your home. I had talked to her about this and that the answer is in fact always a "No" because it isn't any of their damned business. She answers "Yes," but at least had the sense to say "Yes" to the follow-up question about them being secured etc.

I have never been so pissed off at this woman, ever. On the way home I start talking to her about why it was none of their business, and she goes off on this spiel about the social and physical wellness of a child and how firearms in the house impact social development...my blood boiled.

So I asked the question what about alcohol or drugs, why didn't they ask about that, or hell why not ask what cleaning agents we use too. She still has no clue why I am so angry about the issue, and largely just thinks I am being paranoid.

I am still so fucking mad about the whole thing today.

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

[glock74]

I have a newborn baby, I think it's a dumb question to ask parents. It's none of the doctors business if someone has guns in their house.

[stoner01]

I have a newborn baby, I think it's a dumb question to ask parents. It's none of the doctors business if someone has guns in their house.

Going with this.

[spyder]

I have a newborn baby, I think it's a dumb question to ask parents. It's none of the doctors business if someone has guns in their house.

It's a government form, just another way of tracking. My mother in law just checks no to this, doesn't even ask. < I converted them well.

[ChadAmberg]

It's a government form, just another way of tracking. My mother in law just checks no to this, doesn't even ask. < I converted them well.

Talking directly with my dr, no problem talking about the firearms. Putting it on a form, that goes to insurance, gov't, NSA, anti-gun orgs, etc., now that's something different.

[Post Toastie]

Talking directly with my dr, no problem talking about the firearms. Putting it on a form, that goes to insurance, gov't, NSA, anti-gun orgs, etc., now that's something different.

/\/\/\ This /\/\/\ Hell, my doc is a member of the same range that I am.

[cofi]

firearms in the house dosent impact social development one way or the other IMO how could it?

best bet with your wife would be to just drop it.... my wife was crazy postpartum at that time and HATED my guns (even though she loved them before and again after a year or so) that doctor sucks though our country docs never asked us

[Chad4000]

my wife was crazy postpartum at that time

this.... same here.....

woman.... ahem.... go crazy...............

[akumadiavolo]

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.

[Chad4000]

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.

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrr how about you jusf offer the information up to your doctor next time you see him, and that way, the doctors wouldnt have to ask and the rest of us wouldnt have to deal with the intrusive nature of the question.