My Question of the Day: Anita’s grandfather, whom she loves dearly and deeply, has an incurable and extremely painful illness that has kept him bedridden for the past several months. No medical treatments can ease the pain and suffering and his final days are dragging on and on with no conclusive end in sight. Anita’s grandfather gives her an envelope and asks her not to read it for three days. He asks her to go to his medicine cabinet and bring back the two bottles of sleeping pills that are on the top shelf, and then he asks her to cut her visit short and not to return until the same time tomorrow and not a minute sooner. What should Anita do?

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My Question of the Day: In your own personal experience, has it been harder to lose someone you love when he/she was young or when he/she was older?

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My Question of the Day: Is it hypocritical to be pro-life on the question of abortion and pro-death-penalty on the question of criminal punishment and/or pro-choice on the question of abortion and anti-death-penalty on the question of criminal punishment?

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My Question of the Day: Hank was home with his 4-year-old, Jason, on a Sunday afternoon while Cara, his wife, was at work.

In anticipation of Jason’s numerous requests for hot dog bites, his favorite snack, Hank decided he’d cut up several links and leave them on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator for Jason to get to without having to continually ask Hank, who was looking forward to watching a football game with some friends without being disturbed.

When the game started, Hank noticed that Jason would leave the room and come back with the little hot dog bites from the refrigerator. As the game started to get more and more exciting, Hank lost track of Jason’s goings and comings, and he hadn’t realized that Jason had been gone far longer than usual the last time he left.

About 30 minutes later, a screaming Cara prompted Hank and his friends to rush out of the living room and into the kitchen to find Cara crying hysterically and holding a blue-lipped and non-breathing Jason in her arms.

Once the preliminary investigation into Jason’s death was done, the coroner ruled that the little boy had died from choking on several hot dog bites. Cara, out of her mind with grief and anger, yelled to the police who were on the scene that she wanted Hank arrested for killing their son.

Do you think Hank should be held criminally responsible for Jason’s death?

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My Question of the Day: Lisa’s mother has passed away. Her friend, Rachel, isn’t speaking to her own mother for a reason Lisa believes is superficial/petty. Since Lisa would give anything to be able to talk with her mother, Lisa stops speaking to Rachel. Lisa just can’t imagine that a person, whose mother is living, wouldn’t take advantage of every opportunity Lisa herself doesn’t have anymore. Is Lisa’s reaction to Rachel’s situation reasonable?

(this question submitted by @Teaguem2005; thanks!)

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