Tragedy at a home daycare in Vaughan, ON

[sunnydays]

With much respect (because I have a high degree of respect for you and for that matter, the other ladies on this forum...including the ones who I have opposite views from), I don't think this thread shouldbe shut down if people have things to add. I think everyone has been polite and stated their views...there hasn't been any name-calling or abuse. Many threads go off topic. Personally, if the turn a thread takes doesn't interest me, I just stop reading it and don't bother posting anything on it. This thread has nothing to do with the rude and disrespectful attack woman who was recently banned from posting. I know that we will all most likely have to agree to disagree, but does that mean we cannot have any healthy debate over controversial topics? For me, as long as everyone is being respectful, I take no offence at all to anyone stating views that are different from mine and I hope they do not take offence to me stating my opinions either. That's what it is to live in a democracy, a free country, where everyone has the right to discuss their opinions openly.

Of course there are people abusing all systems in all walks of life, including welfare and social assistance. I'm so tired of phony, lying, abusive, horrible, backstabbing people, rich and poor.

Part of the reason I wanted to find a job where I worked out of my own home was so that I can cut those types of people out of my life and I'm doing a darn good job of that. I only work with the nicest people. I like this forum because it's filled with intelligent, supportive women. We're all working hard.

We got rid of the abusive poster and since then this thread has certainly gone off course from the original subject of the death at the daycare. I love it when people debate constructively without attacking each other and you ladies are doing a pretty good job of that.

None of us are experts on stats for the government so lets agree to disagree for now and put this to bed!