Sadly a new off topic thread

[skjl47]

When I was young, back about 1962, they claimed it would cost $168,000. My dad was making about $9000
(and I'm sure my parents never had that to spend!)

But kids generally last 70+ years .

The average lifespan of a new Ferrari, Lambo etc is only six months before some wealthy fool blows the engine or wads it up into a crumple zone deLuxe.

Hello; I imagine the $300K includes things lots of us did without growing up. I recall going to school in my fathers hand me down clothes which did not fit. few or none family vacations. Regular dental work and the like. No dispute plenty of families do not have the $300K per child even spread over 18 years.

Also children tend to cost some beyond 18 years.

 

[skjl47]

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Hello; The link describes a fatal attack on a six-year-old child. Seems a neighbor agreed to baby sit the child for a few days. She had three dogs for protection. Two of which attacked the child and mauled him for twenty minutes. The dog's owner was present and even had a gun but failed to take the shot. The details are grizzly.

I have a couple of questions. No mention of what came of the two dogs. Appears even when the child was clearly going to die the dog owner did not take a shot. maybe not even after the attack was over???

Why did the woman agree to have a child on her place. Reads as if she clearly knew the risk. Seems she was in the process of putting the dogs in a kennel when the boy came out of the house before that job was done.
I Had a neighbor with three kids a few years ago. He ran his wife off. Wanted me to watch the kids. I said no using that I have guns as an excuse. I knew such would become a regular thing and did not want to be liable. Did not trust him after the way he set up the wife.

Point being why not be the neighbor who simply says no. The woman got two years for the attack.