Going to the ‘Company’ chosen clinic with my broken foot, the first thing they ask me is, “Do you feel safe in your domestic situation?”

It is not about how I am doing or even how is the foot.  By the way, the foot should be fully healed by next Monday, I am walking in street shoes and doing some light biking, with the Dr.’s ok, for rehabilitation. Still a bit tender and swollen, but getting better every day.

Yay on the foot! May this all be behind you soon.

As parents know, pediatricians ask a lot of questions. Dr. Louis St. Petery says it’s all part of what doctors call “anticipatory guidance” — teaching parents how to safeguard against accidental injuries. Pediatricians ask about bike helmets, seat belts and other concerns.

“If you have a pool, let’s talk about pool safety so we don’t have accidental drownings,” he says. “And if you have firearms, let’s talk about gun safety so that they’re stored properly — you know, the gun needs to be locked up, the ammunition stored separate from the gun, etc., so that children don’t have access to them."

Wait though, if you are not required to answer (and as far as I can tell, you are not, although I remember one case of a doctor telling a refusnik to go elsewhere) just what is the freaking problem?