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Ethics Quiz: If This Is Wrong, Why Does It Make Us Cheer?
The mother’s conduct was violent, vigilante justice, and also assault and battery. Given all of these reasons why her conduct was unethical, why do we viscerally approve of it? Continue reading
Filed under Family, History, Law & Law Enforcement, Popular Culture, Quizzes, U.S. Society
The Despicable Nadya Suleman and Ethics Estoppel
From the beginning, the only thing keeping Nadya Suleman from being unequivocally despicable has been the lingering suspicion that she was mentally ill. It might be more than a suspicion, to be fair: having octuplets by artificial insemination when one already has six young children and no viable means of support could be called “proof.” Now even that malady is a sufficient defense: the issue is settled, and she is despicable beyond redemption. Continue reading
Filed under Bioethics, Family, Gender and Sex, Health and Medicine, Journalism & Media, Love
Oh, Shut Up! There Is Nothing Wrong With “Go the F*** to Sleep”
The guilt-mongers and Child Over-Protection Patrol have set their sites on “Go the F*** to Sleep,” Adam Mansbach’s children’s book parody, a cranky, profanity and obscenity-laced release for frustrated and sleep-deprived parents of small children everywhere. Continue reading
Unraveling the Ethical Dilemma of the Unappreciated Treasure
The dilemma of the cherished heirloom that means more to the giver than to the given is deceptively complex. There can be no realistic obligation to treat one’s own possessions in a manner than someone else would approve of, but these treasures handed down by parents and grandparents are often naively given under the assumption that the recipients will naturally have the same reverence toward whatever it is as the original owners do. Often, they don’t; in fact, often they can’t understand what the heck the big deal is. Continue reading
Filed under Daily Life, Etiquette and manners, Family, Love
Ethics Challenge: Two Mothers, Young Love and Deception
A friend with a teenaged daughter has an ethical problem to solve. Did I give her the right advice? Continue reading
Filed under Daily Life, Family, Gender and Sex, Love
Ethics Dunce: Crane Interiors in Woodbury, Tenn.
A mother takes a surprise cell phone call from her soldier son in Afghanistan, and is suspended from her job. Happy Valentine’s Day! Continue reading
Comment of the Day: “Two Mothers, Young Love and Deception”
Lianne Best, who writes a weekly newspaper column about the challenges of a working wife and mother, weighs in with the alternative point of view regarding my post about a friend’s handling of her daughter’s boyfriend’s deception. Continue reading →
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