"You need to get your daughter involved in a less violent sport." So needless to say, we're looking for a new pediatrician...

Yup.

Archery.

Yeah, very violent. Never know when a Bow and Arrow might go off on it's own.

I am sorry if I missed it. What sport was the doc referring to? Pediatricians sometimes practice outside of their area of expertise. This sounds like the case here.

Is the doc referring to psychological issues or physical trauma?

Like football?

Seriously - what a maroon. Target archery is among the least violent sports I can imagine. Control, discipline, and calm are the hallmarks of the target shooting games. Badminton has more aggression. Any traditional contact sport is many times more violent. I would have gone into cross examination mode with that poltroon and embarrassed him over that ill-chosen phrase, and then would have changed docs, too.

I was expected "Do you have a gun in your home, sir?" But archery? Damn...

Well, we can't all be Korean and play Starcraft II professionally

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Originally posted by jhe888:
Like football?

Seriously - what a maroon. Target archery is among the least violent sports I can imagine. Control, discipline, and calm are the hallmarks of the target shooting games. Badminton has more aggression. Any traditional contact sport is many times more violent. I would have gone into cross examination mode with that poltroon and embarrassed him over that ill-chosen phrase, and then would have changed docs, too.

Oh trust me, I let the doctor know exactly how I felt about her statement and how much ignorance was involved on her part. The local news here has been running stories on the, "Epidemic" of teen suicide in Phoenix this year. I suspect that may have been the source for the docs line of thinking.

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Originally posted by 2000Z-71:

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Originally posted by jhe888:
Like football?

Seriously - what a maroon. Target archery is among the least violent sports I can imagine. Control, discipline, and calm are the hallmarks of the target shooting games. Badminton has more aggression. Any traditional contact sport is many times more violent. I would have gone into cross examination mode with that poltroon and embarrassed him over that ill-chosen phrase, and then would have changed docs, too.

Oh trust me, I let the doctor know exactly how I felt about her statement and how much ignorance was involved on her part. The local news here has been running stories on the, "Epidemic" of teen suicide in Phoenix this year. I suspect that may have been the source for the docs line of thinking.

So, Pediatrician thinks your Daughter might commit suicide with a Bow and Arrow?

Don't walk away.....run for another Doctor.

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Originally posted by GWbiker:
So, Pediatrician thinks your Daughter might commit suicide with a Bow and Arrow?

Don't walk away.....run for another Doctor.

No it's the typical over reaction and thinking something must be done about, "Violent" behavior in teens. Not defending it at all, it's just that unfortunately I've seen that line of thinking before.

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Oh trust me, I let the doctor know exactly how I felt about her statement and how much ignorance was involved on her part. The local news here has been running stories on the, "Epidemic" of teen suicide in Phoenix this year. I suspect that may have been the source for the docs line of thinking.

In my opinion that is practicing psychiatry without a license. I think the pediatrician needs a psych. consult.

How is archery violent?

What an idiotic chick.

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Bow and Arrow

I guess it all depends if it is dropped at a -30 from six feet.

Oh, please tell us that Maya was there for that. What did she say?

Hell, I might have been tempted to invite doc to have that conversation with her directly just for the entertainment value.

-Rob

Tell the pediatrician to "take the red pill".

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Originally posted by 2000Z-71:

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Originally posted by jhe888:
Like football?

Seriously - what a maroon. Target archery is among the least violent sports I can imagine. Control, discipline, and calm are the hallmarks of the target shooting games. Badminton has more aggression. Any traditional contact sport is many times more violent. I would have gone into cross examination mode with that poltroon and embarrassed him over that ill-chosen phrase, and then would have changed docs, too.

Oh trust me, I let the doctor know exactly how I felt about her statement and how much ignorance was involved on her part. The local news here has been running stories on the, "Epidemic" of teen suicide in Phoenix this year. I suspect that may have been the source for the docs line of thinking.

My buddy is in full-time ministry to med school students, and he is married to a physician. Nearly all of the med school students have excelled at school their whole lives, but it's an understatement to say they're socially awkward and incredibly sheltered. Once they get past their residency they finally get a chance to live. I've spent some time around the students and my friend's supporters (mainly doctors), and what Maya's doctor said is exactly the kind of socially awkward thing I've heard from the students and residents. For example, a doctor in residency joined a group of us for dinner one night, and the resident said to one of the ladies, "I think we've met before at a past group dinner. Were you the gal whose fiancee had just broken off the engagement 2 weeks before the wedding?"

If you think I'm right, perhaps you can invite the doctor out for an intro to archery session with Maya. You may make a friend and an archery convert.

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Nearly all of the med school students have excelled at school their whole lives, but it's an understatement to say they're socially awkward and incredibly sheltered.

All med school admissions are based on academic achievement. That is to say, there are no slots for people with common sense allocated to the incoming students. The four years are an incredibly insular process and very few flunk out because the system is geared to prevent that from happening.

While most turn out to be O.K. physicians and surgeons, a fair number never mature socially and are doctor-nerds all their life.

We tend to call them pathologists and anesthesiologists.

<EDIT> Those who choose psychiatry are just nuts. Seriously.

RMD

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We tend to call them ... anesthesiologists.

You mean like Gustofer?

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Originally posted by rduckwor:
We tend to call them ... anesthesiologists.

You mean like Gustofer?

Apparently, he escaped with a personality.


RMD

Ha! Your Doc's head would probably explode if she heard that our local Juvenile Court has a program that uses archery as a means to help troubled teens learn skills like self-discipline, attention to detail, mental focus, relaxation, etc.

"Ehrmagerd! They're teaching delinquents to be violent!"

Use the terms "boundary violation" and "state medical boards" in the same sentence.

Doctors have no business giving non-medical advice for which they are not trained.