Legal

Yeah, keep us out of it

The Internet has become a bastion of nonsensical information, probably half of which would cease to be posted if people thought for 2 seconds. Things like this.

My 68-year-old mother-in-law refuses to take a bath but once a week. Is this healthy or even legally acceptable? Please help.

This was a question posted on cnn.com in their “Expert Q&A” section. Legally acceptable? I can’t believe its legally acceptable for this person to even pose this question. Here’s some advice, FIGURE IT THE FUCK OUT ON YOUR OWN. Chances are, your 68-year-old mother-in-law is not going to change, no matter what you say. She still hates you for marrying her child and thinks her daughter settled for you. The fact that she stinks is your family problem, not anyone elses. How this question and its “expert” answer gets shared with the world is the only thing disgusting and unhealthy.

Come to think of it, what the hell is a pediatrician doing being an expert on what elderly people should or shouldn’t do? WTF.