knives669 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 So, right now it's almost 1 in the morning and I have to go to school tomorrow. :P Unfortunately, it doesn't look like I'm going to get any sleep tonight. You see, I share a room with my younger sister and she happens to be taking a Parenting class at school. For a grade, she had to bring home a robot baby and take care of it for (thank goodness) one night. I don't know how many of you know what I'm talking about when I say that it's a robot baby. :P It's just kinda like a doll that cries constantly. You have to change it, cover it up, rock it, feed it, burp it. It's crazy. It breathes and hears. You happen to make a noise too loud and it cries ungodly loud. :lol: Needless to say, my sister is stressed out and so am I. I never thought that I would have to take care of one these things. :P I avoided Parenting class for a reason. I knew numerous people throughout high school who went to the class for an "easy A" and got slapped with a baby and failed because they neglected it. :lol: I even knew a guy who killed his by throwing it in his closet and stacking pillows on top of it to shut it up. I took care of the baby while my sister took a shower and this thing hates everyone! :lol: Right now, it's grunting and whining and I can feel a screaming fit coming on. Anyway, have any of you guys ever taken Parenting? Or do you have any funny stories about these babies? What are your opinions on high school kids having to take these home and take care of it for a grade? I certainly think it's beneficial. Not only have I come to understand the stress of having a child, but I've come to respect my parents a bit more, and I'm not even the one assigned to take care of the baby! :lol: Anyway, here's a picture of the screaming, crying, robot baby: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kashi Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I'd probably take it apart and mess with the wiring. You know like a real baby but with less tragic results. My greatest ambition is to kill every member of the human race.However I am a realist and therefore know that I probably wont be able to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomy Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 How does it work? Like the grading, do they base it on how long it did a certain thing, like cry for? Oh and if it was my sister I'd just burn the thing :P Doomy edit: I like sheep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGoddessI Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 HAHAHA..... All I remember is this movie I can't remember the name of right now where they want children so are given these two dolls. The priest guy turns them right up to really annoying and they start, crying, throwing up, [cabbage]ting and pissing everywhere. The guy ends up head butting it and the other ones head comes off :XD: The only people who tell you that you can't do something are those who have already given up on their own dreams so feel the need to discourage yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrOwez Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 whoa that sounds like a really good class to take 8-) I'd probably take the batteries out :-w A friend to all is a friend to none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonking Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Try getting an umbrella cockatoo, there are 2 in my mothers house in the room next to mine. When they start screaming they don't stop for hours and there is very little you can do to stop them. To make it worse they are opposite sexes, so the mating season is absolutly unbearable. I'm sorta tempted to see how they taste fried. :-k ~^v^~Ex-Leader of the Divine Flames of Redemption~^v^~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
____ Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 whoa that sounds like a really good class to take 8-) I'd probably take the batteries out :-wI'd be backing a hardwired battery replacable only by the manufacturer :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrOwez Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 whoa that sounds like a really good class to take 8-) I'd probably take the batteries out :-wI'd be backing a hardwired battery replacable only by the manufacturer :Pwell then it's going in the shed for the night! A friend to all is a friend to none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Its only for one night jeez. But I get the impression that looking after a real child would actually be easier than the robot. lol Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saskia Snow Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 My sister had one of these for the weekend (didn't have them when I was at school). Basicly the baby gets plugged in to a computer and it shows the statistics of how much the baby cried, how often it was fed (etc) and the results are then calculated to a grade. These babies are very hi-tech.... the batteries can not be taken out, you can be the best person in the world at electronics BUT the computer will pick up that it has been messed with, They are almost like real babies, there is just a few things that they can not do which a real baby can: * They can't smell (some smells are comforting to babies, aspecially that of their mother) * They can't feel (touch can be soothing to a child) * They can't do bodily functions (this is a good thing) *They don't move around (yet! They are working on this, but at the moment, it's a good thing) As a mother to 3 children myself, I think these babies will stop alot of teenage pregnancies which seem to happen alot these days, or unwanted pregnancies. I am not saying being a teenager and having a baby is a bad thing (I was one) BUT majority of the young women that do are: 1. not mature enough 2. don't want it 3. want to study first 4. Still want to have fun 5. are single I had been with my partner for 2 years before we decided to have children, we CHOSE to have our children and wouldn't change it for anything. I think these babies should have been brought in years ago, it may have stopped alot of unwanted teen pregnancies. Or it might have made people want them more? People are strange these days after all. ~Sas Old 'Scaper - returned * Former TET Leader * Council of Elders Member * Confirmed Scaredy Cat * Mother of 6 * Quester * Friend to many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raylifes Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I'm all for it. If I had my way in the world, you would need a parenting license to be allowed to have a baby. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saskia Snow Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I'm all for it. If I had my way in the world, you would need a parenting license to be allowed to have a baby. :wink: Some people do need it. I have seen many people pop out babies like they are smarties only to have them adopted or taken in to care. Makes me sick, aspecially when there are people out there who can't have children, but would make excellent parents. Old 'Scaper - returned * Former TET Leader * Council of Elders Member * Confirmed Scaredy Cat * Mother of 6 * Quester * Friend to many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGoddessI Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Makes me sick, aspecially when there are people out there who can't have children, but would make excellent parents. <-------- :( The only people who tell you that you can't do something are those who have already given up on their own dreams so feel the need to discourage yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raylifes Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Makes me sick, aspecially when there are people out there who can't have children, but would make excellent parents. <-------- :( You and you're partner's chances weren't good, but that would mean there would at least still be a chance, no? :pray: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpbizkit Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I'm all for it. If I had my way in the world, you would need a parenting license to be allowed to have a baby. :wink: Some people do need it. I have seen many people pop out babies like they are smarties only to have them adopted or taken in to care. Makes me sick, aspecially when there are people out there who can't have children, but would make excellent parents. Yes but if they want a child that much there are operations they can do...and if that doesn't work theres always adoption. Tif 360 MGC Leaderboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saskia Snow Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I'm all for it. If I had my way in the world, you would need a parenting license to be allowed to have a baby. :wink: Some people do need it. I have seen many people pop out babies like they are smarties only to have them adopted or taken in to care. Makes me sick, aspecially when there are people out there who can't have children, but would make excellent parents. Yes but if they want a child that much there are operations they can do...and if that doesn't work theres always adoption. Not always the case with operations, my friend was born without a womb (no womb, no baby). Some people have operations after operations due to trying to get rid of cists etc and to no avail. Yes, there is adoption, and why is there adoption? Because 99% of the children needing to be adopted are from parents that can't look after kids or they are teen parents. Point made? Yup EDIT: Sorry to hear that Goddess :( Old 'Scaper - returned * Former TET Leader * Council of Elders Member * Confirmed Scaredy Cat * Mother of 6 * Quester * Friend to many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiriyama Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Isn't the whole point of classes like that in High Schools to show that you can't cope with a baby? Denizen of Darkness| PSN= sworddude198 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpbizkit Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I'm all for it. If I had my way in the world, you would need a parenting license to be allowed to have a baby. :wink: Some people do need it. I have seen many people pop out babies like they are smarties only to have them adopted or taken in to care. Makes me sick, aspecially when there are people out there who can't have children, but would make excellent parents. Yes but if they want a child that much there are operations they can do...and if that doesn't work theres always adoption. Not always the case with operations, my friend was born without a womb (no womb, no baby). Some people have operations after operations due to trying to get rid of cists etc and to no avail. Yes, there is adoption, and why is there adoption? Because 99% of the children needing to be adopted are from parents that can't look after kids or they are teen parents. Point made? Yup EDIT: Sorry to hear that Goddess :( No your false statics prove nothing. What about rape? What about people who had the pregnancy with there husband and something out of they're control happened meaning they couldnt support the child. Tif 360 MGC Leaderboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saskia Snow Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Well they are covered with abortion...... (I only agree on abortion if it is to do with rape or deformity) With the point about the husband and wife, if they can't support the child, they shouldn't have planned one in the 1st place. That is why you "plan" to have a baby, you think of all possibilities first. You can change your cicumstances, giving up a baby because you won't have enough money for luxuries is no excuse! There is support out there for parents of a low income, I was in receipt of it when I had my 3rd child. I had an "accidental pregnancy" we were using all forms of contreception, I was also taking medication to get ready to donate my eggs to a lady who couldn't produce. I fell pregnant and the doctors couldn't tell me why I was so ill for 4 months until I had a scan and they found out I was with child. We stuggled for money for a few months untill we decided to do something different, which meant we had more money. When having children you make so many sacrefices, some may be wrong, others for the better. If you don't want a child, the best way of preventing this is....... keep your legs closed, no contreception is 100% protective. So in conclusion, if you fall pregnant, you are not committed to keeping the baby, but bringing an unwanted baby in to the world is wrong. That was my point. I have covered every angle. This includes, single women, couples, teens, anyone who has a baby and gives it up for adoption. Old 'Scaper - returned * Former TET Leader * Council of Elders Member * Confirmed Scaredy Cat * Mother of 6 * Quester * Friend to many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpbizkit Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Well they are covered with abortion...... (I only agree on abortion if it is to do with rape or deformity) With the point about the husband and wife, if they can't support the child, they shouldn't have planned one in the 1st place. That is why you "plan" to have a baby, you think of all possibilities first. You can change your cicumstances, giving up a baby because you won't have enough money for luxuries is no excuse! There is support out there for parents of a low income, I was in receipt of it when I had my 3rd child. Things happen during pregnancy's...OUT OF THERE CONTROL...meaning that they can NOT support the child...as i said before. Tif 360 MGC Leaderboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodredsword Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I'd probably take it apart and mess with the wiring. You know like a real baby but with less tragic results. Axe+Robot Baby=Fun :twisted: :wall: OR Blunt stick+ Robot Baby=Prolonged fun :wink: Listen to the mighty words of Bloodredsword. Tip it MGC Xbox live leader board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errdoth Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 My friends older brother had one of those :P You had to like hold a lever up to get it to stop crying when it needs something (I guess they just were trying to teach that you can't leave it alone for all of five minutes :D ), so he took some fishing line and pulled its arm behind its head and attached it to the lever XD Last.fm Signature Overlays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saskia Snow Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Well they are covered with abortion...... (I only agree on abortion if it is to do with rape or deformity) With the point about the husband and wife, if they can't support the child, they shouldn't have planned one in the 1st place. That is why you "plan" to have a baby, you think of all possibilities first. You can change your cicumstances, giving up a baby because you won't have enough money for luxuries is no excuse! There is support out there for parents of a low income, I was in receipt of it when I had my 3rd child. Things happen during pregnancy's...OUT OF THERE CONTROL...meaning that they can NOT support the child...as i said before. May I ask do you have children? If you don't then how can you possibly say this? I was in that situation, I changed the situation and now OWN a hotel (my youngest is almost 3 now). People that use this excuse are weak and if the can't control their life, despite "things out of their control", how can they help their kids control theirs and not become screw ups? Nothing in YOUR life is out of YOUR control, people who say this either let it happen or haven't / won't do anything about it. Old 'Scaper - returned * Former TET Leader * Council of Elders Member * Confirmed Scaredy Cat * Mother of 6 * Quester * Friend to many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randox Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I'm all for it. If I had my way in the world, you would need a parenting license to be allowed to have a baby. :wink: I wish there was also a test that if you failed you got "I have no common sense" Tattoed on your forehead =D> Still parenting lisence would be nice if there was a non permanent way of preventing people from having babied if they dont want to. I also wish that the people who can afford to have many children would and the people who cant afford a decent child hood for two children wouldnt have 3-5 of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superson Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 What's funny is not all babies are like that. I know (from being told) that I rarely ever cried as a baby. In Soviet Russia, glass eats OTers. Alansson Alansson, woo woo woo! Pink owns yes, just like you!GOOOOOOOOOO ALAN! WOO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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