| Re: Premature Birth Linked to Some Unexpected Later Problems
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Originally Posted by 1069  [size="3"]
This is not news to me. I've been knowing this.
But in this case, there is no satisfaction in being right; in having my long-held understanding validated by the medical community.
Some children aren't meant for this world; when we defy nature and force them to stay, there are consequences. Mere survival must be viewed as triumph; our expectations must be adjusted accordingly.
In my family, premature birth is common, and we have a word to describe our premature loved ones: "half-baked".
As in, "What can you expect? He's only half-baked."
This is as good a term as any to describe what's wrong with people who were born too soon, even when nothing is diagnosably medically wrong.
They weren't meant to be. That's what's wrong with them. That they exist among us when they weren't supposed to is a joy and a triumph, a cause for celebration.
But don't expect much more from them than that. | I found your post offensive. Are you trying to say that it would be better if these children didn't exist? My daughter was born at 24 weeks and weighed a little over a pound and a quarter. She is six now and has no lasting effects except that she is small. To imply that she shouldn't exist because she might have trouble later in life is shameful and offensive.
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