Just quick surgery update. My son was released from “short stay” and is now home resting on the couch. The surgery went well and he did fine with the general anesthetic until they gave him a pain pill. Now he is as green as the couch he is laying on. Poor thing.

The hospital staff was very nice and super efficient which made his six hours there as pleasant as they could be. On a side note, his room was right next to Labor & Delivery and every time a baby was born, they played a lullaby to announce it. We heard quite a few lullabies! My son got a kick out of that, especially since his sister was born there over five years ago. Of course I regaled him with stories about how difficult his sis was, you know…to pass the time.

Anyway…back to my green boy.

My five-year-old collects paper. She also collects envelopes and sticky notes. She LOVES paper. Now imagine what a five-year-old would do with mail that happens to be addressed to her. Are you imagining? No? Okay, well imagine this.

While cleaning out my daughter’s backpack, I noticed a return envelope with the name “Emily” written on the front of the envelope in my daughter’s hand. The envelope was from the “Blank Blank Blank Pregnancy Center”. It was sealed. I opened the envelope and inside was a small card about pregnancy options which included abortion, adoption, etc. I immediately called my daughter over to me so I could ask her about it.

She went to her craft drawer and pulled out the original letter. The “Blank Blank Blank Pregnancy Center” sent my five-year-old pro-choice literature. Yep, my five-year-old. Now, it could be that their mailing database has her birth date out of whack and they don’t realize that she is a mere child, but do you have any idea what would have happened had she given that letter to her friend Emily?

Emily’s mom would have been appalled and my kid would have gotten suspended and I for sure would have gotten the “bonehead” award for allowing my kid to come to school with pro-choice literature. I’m guessing she spotted it when she brought the mail in yesterday.

The first thing I did this morning was send them an email. I also left a message but this place has no brick and mortar address and you cannot speak to a live person. Let’s see if I get a response. Regardless of my beliefs, this type of material should not be going to a young child. Educate them early but come on!