Parenting

Comic book heroes and their dead dads — Part 2

In a previous iteration, I realized how the fathers, or father figures, or parents of most comic book heroes end up dead. And went about listing them. After speaking with my wife about it, I realized that the list did not include some notable instances. So here I am, with a follow up list. Mufasa,…

vpalepu

November 28, 2022
Dads of most comic book heroes end up dead

Dads of most comic book heroes end up dead. This is a pretty grim take, even for me. But once I started making a mental list, it was hard to not pen it down. Consider… Batman’s Dad (and Mom) die. That is his origin story. Superman’s Dad (Jor-El) and adopted Dad (Jonathan Kent) die. That…

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November 28, 2022
Oregon Health & Science University adopts “crisis standards of care”

This is like the early days of the COVID pandemic all over again, except this time, it is impacting children. From the original report: “The crisis standards took effect Monday at 7 p.m. The shift is driven by a surge in pediatric patients with RV, a childhood respiratory virus that is particularly dangerous for infants, and…

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November 22, 2022
Go on, tell me how “kids fall ill all the time.”

There is a common quip I have been hearing all too often from friends and family nowadays: “Don’t worry! Kids fall ill all the time!” I have run out of patience for this nonsense, because here’s the thing: kids do fall ill (or sick) all the time, but not all kids at the same time…

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November 21, 2022