teen injures spine

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

The kid is no baby, though, he's 16. What does HE want? If he wants what his mother wants we all say he's brainwashed to think like his mother and that we know what is best (see paragraph 1) and if he says he wants the, I don't know, procedures (the article wasn't clear on what isn't happening that should be happening and the mother says he's now fine...who to believe?) then give him the procedure(s), and the gods of medicine can smugly 'fix' him. Case closed.[/devil's advocate]

I done thunk like my parents when I was 16.
In terms of making sensible long term life choices - especially in an emotionally charged situation - the majority of 16 year olds are not adults.

What am I saying?
I make few sensible long term life choices even now!