Charlie Sheen pays for daughter vaccination... in nickels?!
Filed under: Divorce & Custody, Celeb Parents, Behaving Badly
When parents hold differing view on basic issues like discipline, education, or medical care for their children, it can be difficult to come to an agreeable compromise. However, when the parents have been mired in a messy divorce and bitter custody battle, those roadblocks can be insurmountable.
It doesn't appear that Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards have come to the realization that they will be forever linked by their daughters Sam and Lola. According to reports, the pair remains strongly divided on the issue of immunizations, with Denise voting for shots and Charlie maintaining the opinion that they are a potential danger that should be avoided.
So when Sheen received a nearly $400 bill from his daughter' pediatrician for the immunizations they had been given, Charlie didn't just get mad, got even in his own childish way-by paying the bill in nickels.
It doesn't matter where you stand on immunizations, one parent going ahead on an irreversible thing like that without telling the other is some dirty, dirty pool that might get what you want in the short term, but opens you up to the same treatment by your spouse down the road.
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8-12-2008 @ 4:13PM
Dave Tuck said...What's the problem? He could have paid in pennies.
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8-12-2008 @ 10:16PM
Patty said...I say great for Charlie. I think Denise is and always was a bitch. No, he's not innocent, but in this case, he was right. She insisted on the shot, and has no respect for him as a parent to come to a joint decision, then she should have to pay for it. And if he were forced to pay, then giving it in nickels proves a point - childish as it may be. I am a 46 year old woman by the way.
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8-12-2008 @ 4:20PM
Mary Helen Hutchins said...Yeah, that really showed Denise..........NOT.
All he did is screw up the day of the front-desk person @ the doc's office. What an a*hole.
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8-12-2008 @ 4:20PM
HAZZYDEBS said...As long as he pays does it matter. but i feel sorry for the person having to do the night deposit that night. that would be hard to do i'd think. :O) All the times i thought about doing something like that, now that i'd been a cashier 17 plus yrs not a good idea. because who ever gets all the rolls would have to count them all out, a few would be ok but $400.00 WOW!!! to funny.
debs
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8-12-2008 @ 4:26PM
TONY PETRELLO said...I AM MORE THAN SURE THAT MR SHEEN DID NOT WANT THE CHILDREN TO HAVE THE SHOTS BECAUSE HE WAS TRULY CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFECT IT WOULD HAVE ON THEM...BUT THIS LAME BRAIN MORON WHO GAVE BIRTH TO THEM OBVIOUSLY DOES NOT CARE ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN DOWN THE ROAD.....SHE IS MORE OUT TO GO AGAINST ANYTHING HE SAYS ABOUT ANYTHING.....WHEN IT COMES TO THE CHILDREN AND THEIR HEALTH, THESE 2 SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES LIKE ADULTS AND REASON OUT PROS AN CONS.....NEITHER ONE OF THEM ARE FIT PARENTS....
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8-12-2008 @ 4:55PM
TONY PETRELLO said...HEY MAUREEN.....I HOPE YOUR SON IS NOT THE 1 IN EVERY 152 KIDS THAT GETS AUTISM........YOU WILL PAY A DEAR PRICE IF HE IS.....AND ALL BECAUSE NO ONE IS GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO.....WHAT AN OVER INFLATED EGO YOU HAVE.....I CERTAINLY HOPE ITS BACKED UP BY SOME KIND OF MEDICAL BACKGROUND OR RESEARCH.....MAYBE YOU SHOULD THINK OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN TO YOUR SON WHEN ITS THE FDA THAT IS REFUSING TO RESEARCH AND TO SEPARATE THE 3 IN 1 SHOTS THAT ARE GIVEN TO 1000'S OF KIDS EVERYDAY...THE FDA IS IN THE POCKETS OF THE PHAR. COMPANIES AND WILL DO AS THEY ARE PAID TO DO REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY KIDS LIVES IT DESTROYS...,,,GET SOME BRAINS
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8-12-2008 @ 4:53PM
TONY PETRELLO said...ARE THERE ANY PARENTS OUT THERE WHO HAS A CHILD THAT HAS BEEN EFFECTED IN ANYWAY BY THIS SHOTS ....LETS HEAR FROM YOU AND WHAT U THINK.....WOULD U HAVE DONE THINGS DIFFERENTLY IF YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO DO IT OVER AGAIN.....ASK JENNY MCCARTHY WHAT SHE THINKS OF THE CRAP DOCTORS INJECT OUR KIDS WITH TODAY...FULL OF MERCURY AND GOD KNOWS WHAT .......IT MUST BE STOPPED AND RESEARCHED IMMEDIATELY....WE ARE POISONING OUR KIDS TODAY.....AS WELL AS OURSELVES WITH THE CRAP WE EAT THAT IS SPRAYED WITH EVERYTHING ON EARTH.....ITS ONE WAY TO CONTROL THE POPULATION.....CANCER WAS NOT THIS PREVELENT 75 YEARS AGO....ONLY SINCE WE STARTED SPARYING EVERYTHING WE PUT IN OUR MOUTHS.....GOD HELP US ALL
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8-12-2008 @ 4:47PM
vicki said...It isn't the $ but the risk when needles are used. If she wants something for her daughter she needs to pay in spite of what the order says. I liked his way of making a statement.
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8-12-2008 @ 4:48PM
Larue said...Been there done that with an ex. Hubby was responsible for 50% of unpaid medical/dental expenses - as well as providing medical/dental insurance through his job - but had NO options when it came to the dr/dentist/orthodonist that were used. Any reason WHY the ex chose the MOST expensive services out there??? We tried to get her to use someone closer and cheaper but no dice. Said it was HER decision....which it really wasn't. (They had joint legal custody.) Made kids feel like it was the ONLY decision. She even had braces put on one kid when her ortho advised her that it was not necessary. Reason was that the older one had to wear them so the younger one should too. Any wonder why hubby became financially absent when it came time to pay for college???? Once the kiddos turned 18 and out of high school, he was done.
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8-12-2008 @ 4:52PM
jw said...There is an old law in banking that says payment doesn't have to be accepted if its over 13 or 15 coins. This is cute and funny but the payment could be refused at his expense.
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8-12-2008 @ 5:00PM
TONY PETRELLO said...THAT IS NOT TRUE ABOUT ANY OLD LAWS....I WORKED IN A BANK AND WE HAD TO TAKE ANY KIND OF CURRENCY INCLUDING FOREIGN CURRENCY AS PAYMENT .....LIKE LOAN PAYMENTS TOWARD CARS.....THERE IS NO BANK IN THE ENTIRE WORLD THAT WOULD REFUSE ANY KIND OF CURRENCY AS A PAYMENT.....THAT INCLUDES DOCTORS OFFICES....CURRENCY IS CURRENCY.....THERE ARE NO LAWS ON ANY BOOKS GOVERNING THE DENOMINATIONS ....
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8-12-2008 @ 5:12PM
Trace said...We all know there is the same story of "NO PROOF" look around America.These children are given these shots so early they can not complain about pain or side effects.They start them the first visit.My child cried and cried all night after her first DTP.That was it no more for any of my children. Mothers And Fathers have to stand up ask questions get answers.
8-12-2008 @ 5:00PM
Barbara said...The shots are free because they are required by the state.
He could have gotten them free and that would surely piss off
most of you!
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8-12-2008 @ 5:00PM
Robin said...Neither of these losers should have had children. They continue to carry on their ridiculous war with each other, regardless of what the kids will think when they get older and can read about this absurdity.
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8-12-2008 @ 5:03PM
Trace said...Vaccinations should be a joint decision . I agreed that children do need so of them. Why at 3-4 wks of age are they mega dosed .I had my children vaccinated with everything but Peturris because my first one had a bad reaction to it and my DOCTOR told me the chances of a silbing having a reaction was indeed greater.I also only allowed single shots every 3months.We don't travel outside the US, they were not in daycare , and no I do have money to burn.But I do know what MY RIGHTS are as a mother. And they are for me to obtain as much information possible,before making a judgement call.
I do not like either Charlie or Denise, but viewing the story I'm on his side.
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8-12-2008 @ 5:03PM
Barbara Loden said...The shots are free since they are required by the state.
He could have gotten them free and that would surely piss
off most of you!
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8-12-2008 @ 5:05PM
TONY PETRELLO said...SO CHARLIE IS A BAD FATHER BECAUSE HE IS A BED HOPPER......WHAT DO U CALL DENISE ....A FENCE HOPPER...RIGHT OUT THE BACK DOOR OVER THE FENCE AND INTO HEATHER'S HUSBAND' BED.....YEAH RIGHT...SHE SHOULD BE AWARDED THE MOTHER OF THE YEAR AWARD....AND NOW A REALITY SHOW....THAT ALONE SHOULD CONVINCE ANY JUDGE TO TAKE THE KIDS AWAY FROM HER....WHAT A BRAINLESS MINDLESS MONEY SEEKING SLUT.....LOOKS TO ME LIKE SHE TOOK SOME OF THOSE SHOTS WITH HER BUGGING EYES....LIKE A DEER CAUGHT IN THE HEADLIGHTS OF A CAR....
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8-12-2008 @ 5:08PM
DAwn said...What the hell kind of shots for kids cost $400.00? He has a right to feel he's being screwed...he is! I wouldn't have paid it and would have instead sent the amount from the same treatment at local clinics. If they chose to turn down the check then it's paid in full under the law. But this amount is astronomical.
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8-12-2008 @ 5:21PM
Wake UP said...Immunizations are dangerous to young children. The amount of mercury in these things are above the toxic level. Same with flu vaccinations, they contain toxic levels of mercury. Why do you non believers think that autism has skyrocketed in the past twenty years? WAKE UP!!!! Charlie is right in not wanting his children poisoned!
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8-12-2008 @ 5:25PM
Dave said...Rebecca wrote - "Tell me why FDA regulates the amount of immunization, but NOT the amount of the preservative? Tell me why autism has jumped from 1:2200 to 1:150??"
First off, the preservative that was questioned in causational links to autism was discontinued over a decade ago. Second, the rise in autism rates is due to the increased diagnosis, not because there are more cases. Check your medical facts first.
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