Name my disorder
Okay I have to get this off my chest. Why the fuck is it that we have to name or assign a disorder to everything? I just read an article about attention deficit disorder. Give me a motherfucking break. I got a different name for it: shitty parents. Why are Americans constantly making excuses for their shortcomings? Why are such a large percentage of kids doped up on prescription anti-psychotic medication? What did parents in the 1920s do about their kids when they acted up or got hyperactive? I don't know but they bore the greatest generation. That's evidence enough for me. Yes, I did some research (like I do for all my rants) and they did not have these drugs or ADD itself back then. It is an excuse created by the fucking "intellectual" baby boomers to explain the behavior of their children because their own parenting sucks a giant white ass!!!! What do I think? I think a parent needs to be home with the kid. These assholes running around with their 2 career households and dumping off their kids in daycare should be shot and spit on. That's the root of the problem right there. It doesn't have to be the mother staying home with the kid (yes women, you can have your equality) but a parent needs to be home with the fucking kid. Oh and then there's ADHD....attention deficit hyperactivity disorer. So now not only is your kid a fucking retard but he's hyperactive as well. Hey I just took a shit that wasn't perfectly brown. I must have SNQB disorder because my Shit's Not Quite Brown. At least now I have an excuse. Give me a fucking break people. Lets accept the fact that every generation of parents here in the States gets worse and worse and deal with it. Here's what I suggest: any people on welfare should be told that if they have anymore kids their welfare will stop. What's with giving incentives to these poor folks to have more kids so they can get more money? What the fuck kind of fucked up fucking bullshit is that? Before any child is prescribed anti-psychotic medication a parent should be forced to stay home with said child for 1 year. Do your fucking job and stop doping up your fucking kids. Am I pissed? Goddamn right I am pissed. I am a parent and I make a point of coming home from work and sitting on the floor from 5pm (when I get home) to 7pm to play with my daughter. It's not difficult. In fact it is something I look forward to every single day. My wife stays home with her all day long. She'd like to work but doesn't because we both believe in someone taking some fucking responsibility for their children. Yeah I can hear it now from some people...."But Vinny, you make $140 thousand a year...you can afford your wife to stay home." Bullshit, that's a fucking cop-out and an excuse. Lazy ass cocksucking fucking ball-bags....that's a large part of the population that's having kids and it is scary. Deal with it.
posted by P-Nut @ 8:09 AM
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Okay Vinny……. We’re friends so I feel completely comfortable telling you that you are out of line here. I will agree that ADD and ADHD are over diagnosed these days and that kids are defiantly over medicated. Sometimes yes, because there parents are too lazy to actually participate in there lives, or because they’re desperate to find out what troubles there child so much. You’re right, things in the 1920’s were different. Kids these days eat, sleep, and work differently then they did in those days. I’m sure that kids in the 1920’s didn’t have soda and snack machines in there cafeteria at school which allowed them to eat a Snickers and a Coke for lunch. HELLO!!!!!! If a 10 year old eats sugar for breakfast and lunch of course they are going to be hyperactive.
Now with that said…….. mental illness is very real…….. ADD and ADHD is very real. I’m going to assume that you have never had trouble concentrating in a meeting or classroom over 45 min. Not because you’re bored but because your head just won’t sit still. You can look at the speaker or the teacher, hear the words but never comprehend what’s coming out of their mouth. Concentrating is hard, organization is hard, getting started on projects and completing them is hard.
My mother stayed home withl me and my 2 other sisters until we started kindergarten. After we started school, if she worked, she got a job where she was home when we got out of school. We weren’t allowed to watch TV most of the time. Maybe 1 show a day and it was usually something on PBS. Either her or my Father would sit down with us every night and work on homework. Oh, and did I mention we were health food freaks. My parents basically did everything right. But guess what………………… I did really bad in school, I could never concentrate and found it difficult to find interest in a classroom environment. Of course, I did fine in PE or art class, which is characteristic of someone with ADD. They do fine in things they can actually participate in. Eventually my parents sent me to a learning center for a diagnosis. Guess what????????? I HAVE ADD!!!!!!! But I was so embarrassed and refused to accept or admit that I had something that kids get in trouble have. I bucked so hard eventually my parents stopped pushing me to go to the learning center for help and I was never medicated.
As and adult I suffer from the symptoms terribly. The only difference now is I notice how much it affects my life. Not to mention, I graduated high school bottom of my class. Had I faced this disorder and treated it I would probably be standing in different shoes right now. Because I understand how my mind works, I was able to find something that I’m good at. I did go to college and I did graduate with a 3.5. So I know that I’m not stupid
Vinny, I love ya, but don’t run off at the mouth about shit you have no clue about. I’m really glad to hear that you are trying to be a good father to Samantha. But you really have no idea what the future will bring. You can be the greatest parent in the world and things may still not turn out how you expect. All you can hope is that your love and values are instilled in your child. But do me a favor…….. pay close attention to your child and don’t think that she is lazy or stupid because she doesn’t learn or act the way that you do. And while you’re at it do the same for others.
I do have trouble concentrating on meetings more than 10 minutes let alone 45 minutes. I am very unorganized (wish you could see my desk). You know what? I do believe mental illness is VERY real. No you're not stupid Liza. You're proving my point. You didn't get all doped up. You're a great person, you're lots of fun and you found something you love doing. You turned out fine (well, as fine as a southerner can tun out :) ). Although I ran off at the mouth (because I was venting) my point was two-fold...I am not buying all the whole "we must drug our ADD/ADHD afflicted children" thing and that too many parents suck. I did not say your parents sucked....just too many parents suck. You know, maybe there's something to this AAD/ADHD thing...but there's got to be another way around it other than drugging your kids and dropping them in daycare. I am not persecuting the kids with the so-called disorder but the mentality that we need to assign excuses to everything. I applaud your parents for doing what they did (even though your dad hates me). And you know what? If Samantha was "diagnosed" with this I certainly wouldn't dope her up either.
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