Thursday, June 21

I've led a sheltered life

Seriously, I've spent the majority of my life around highly educated and intelligent people. I was in small, advanced classes at school, went to good colleges, graduate schools, and worked at places that attracted intelligent people. The end result is that sometimes I am absolutely shocked by the stupidity--or often just lack of education--exhibited by the average American.

Case in point: the BabyCenter bulletin boards. While the homebirth and natural birth boards aren't too bad, the July 2007 board is at times unbelievably frustrating. These women have not read any books or done any research--even online. They ask the same questions over and over again--often questions that can make the difference between a healthy baby and a long NICU stay.

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