Jenny McCarthy Just Exploded

I love the Trip To Holland poem, I read it after my son was diagnosed. Puts it into perspective for people that don't have the brain capacity to understand.

I can't express how much I would like to stab that Mother f-er in the eye!!! I am a mother of a 3 yr old with autism. He has no fucking idea what the f he is talking about.

I admire the way Jenny lives her life. And while I admire Leary's dedication to firefighters, he obviously is a total idiot when it comes to diagnosing autism.

god bless all you dlisted moms....

xoxox

The war isn't working.

wow thats wow..fucked up...he's gonna catch shit for this one. Noone knows who he is anyhow..does anyone watch his show? Thats the show that crackhead Tater Oneill was on... talk about a D list cast....

xoxox

The war isn't working.

Submitted by luscious_t on October 15, 2008 - 5:54pm.

Leary has'nt been funny since Bill Hicks died - since he no longer had any material to steal.
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EXACTLY what I was going to say. Thank you!

And guaranteed: If Leary's current wife/fuckbuddy/whatever sprouted him a child with Autism, he'd turn around and blubber about it just like he did an about-face about cigarettes. Like all blustering better-than-the-whining-masses shills, he only considers something "real" if it affects HIM.

I love him but his comment was mean to the parents of autistics.I would still do sexy times with him,yum.

Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.

I had been in 'love' with Denis Leary for a number of years and I normally love his sarcastic excuse for 'wit' but as a mother of an autistic young man, I cannot tell you how offended I am by this ignorant mutherfucker. He offended not only my innocent child but he blamed me for his disability.

Fuck Denis Leary, I hope he dies a slow, painful and miserable death.

Swear to ME!

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Dennis Leary has devolved even further into irrelevant oblivion. He isn't funny, his show sucks because it is so disturbing and awful, and his fans don't give a f@#^$&@)#k about him anymore.

That is why he rants about shit (he knows nothing about) to get attention. Maybe he should try Scientology. Hey Dennis....I hear TommyGirl is still in NYC, look him up!

Dennis can be a funny fuck dot-dot-dot

-But, he's also a hypocritical funny fuck.

His comedy was 'edgy' when he did his "No cure for cancer" shtick about loving to fucking smoke but later recanted his "I love to smoke so much they could put a skull and cross-bones on a black pack blah blah and I'd light up for an instant tumor or some such shit" only to come out a few years later with a total about face with anti-smoking ads. I loved his 'in your face, fuck politically correct' shit back then but his pussification by backing down on cigs makes him look doubly stupid and cruel by making ignoramus 'comedy' concerning people with children who have autism.

This is the dipshit who will have an autistic child and then later recant and feel all sorry once he's had to LIVE it.

Ain't life fuckin' GRAND.

Make fun of shit you KNOW and have LIVED at the very least and stay the fuck out of shit you have no fucking right touching with a ten foot fucking pole.

Eh. I feel better getting that out. *sigh*

I think there is a plethora of issues causing a rise in such illnesses. One that has yet to be mentioned is drug use. a woman is born with her eggs, so even if she is clean and living a "good" life prenatally and while pregnant, she may well have done damage if in prior years she went through an experimental phase.

Even more overlooked is how drugs can affect the sperm in and its production in males. I learned after conception that my son's father had habits he wasn't shaing with me. I definitely wonder if his hidden cocaine use, in addition to his known marijuana use and cigarette addiction may have had something to do with my son's condition. I also admit that I had my share of fun - although not to the same extent - prior to my pregnancy.

I think this, in addition to growth hormones & other chemicals/additives in foods, our increased exposure to light, other envirnmental factors, etc have all contributed to the rise in these disorders.

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@Mustang Sally....

Thank you for telling your story. I can relate to a lot of it. Glad you're here, and glad you're commenting. (-:

@dramaqueen....
I came up with my moniker on the spur of the moment after reading day after day of HALA's special brand of crap...I literally had "no words" to describe the disgust I felt.

@aquarius

Very well said. I wish that doctors would put 1/10th of the thought into their diagnoses that you just put into your posting. I know of one case where every patient who went to a particular psychiatrist was diagnosed by him as having bi-polar disorder. Every single one. I was reading RateMDs.com and my mouth fell open. I'd say that that's a pretty good example of misdiagnosis.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erEoQH33B70

Submitted by jussayin on October 15, 2008 - 8:40pm.
Submitted by Mustang Sally on October 15, 2008 - 8:23pm.

First of all, I love your avie. Your post has made it perfectly clear that that puss, up there, is you!!

I'm sorry that you can't be a hermit (although I'm as close to one as you can get and it's still a fucked-up life). However, if you're getting in trouble, that means - to me - that you're forced (any reason, including financial) to be around people. If that's true, my heart goes out to you.

I know what you mean about getting through each day. The struggle is painful. You've probably been told that you just need to change your attitude and that other people have it so much worse than you...you should be happy that the sun is shining, etc. I'm very non-violent but I see red when I hear or read that shit.

Or, how about the assholes who have had depression, anxiety, etc. (but not chronic) and say they're glad they had it because it made them a better person? You want to become an even better person, you stupid jackass?...you can have mine. I'd like to know what it's like to be normal. Geez.

Thanks, jussayin. I was nervous about posting that. I'm sorry that this is your life. But, you've got to trust me when I say that I do get it. I'm not a phony. It's hell. :(

Love, Mustang

Dennis Leary wears a dress.

Let me begin by saying that I don't have kids, so I certainly can't give credible advice on raising them, or on what it's like to raise them.

When I was in college, I had a roommate with (undiagnosed) Asperger's - she was SEVERELY handicapped to the point that she never left the room, spoke to me, etc. I took one class with her during this time and she kicked my ass in every aspect, although she never came to class. I did not know what Asperger's was, prior to rooming with her, but after I read a description online, it was as though they were describing her perfectly. Her parents and others who knew her around campus just assumed she was socially awkward and a bit mentally slow (which she was far from).

That story was just to illustrate the fact that these diseases ARE real, and comments such as Leary's diminish that fact. I don't know that OVER-diagnosis is an issue, but misdiagnosis is definitely an issue - mixing Asperger's with ADHD and autism, agoraphobia, bipolar disorder, etc. Also situations such as Mrs. K's acquaintances where the diagnosis is based on or caused by a completely dysfunctional situation at home that the doctors don't know about. Or that your HMO doesn't cover psychiatric testing. You can't lump all these situations into a box, and you can't say that a disease doesn't exist or is bogus when there are millions of real people dealing with it every day.

It seems like there are probably a lot of environmental components to the increase in diagnoses (smog, clothing dyes, etc.), but figuring out what they all are will take another hundred years.

Submitted by Mustang Sally on October 15, 2008 - 8:23pm.

...I am the same way! Depression, anti-social, anxiety, fear....in fact just living day by day is a real struggle and the pisser is I get in much trouble for it, and I struggle so hard not to be a bad off as I could be. The inner me wants to just throw shit and scream and just get it out and I can't, repressed me is just all itchy with frustration trying to stay with fake it to make it philosophy. It's miserable!

Something about this world in general has just got me feeling all off balance. I can't stand people, especially stupid people. I would love to be a hermit! But I can't...and that pisses me off too, LOL

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@Frito Dorito
@Kp
@Parents of children with autism

Submitted by Kp on October 15, 2008 - 2:35pm.
Submitted by FritoDorito on October 15, 2008 - 2:25pm

I know I'm really late at writing this but I'd like to say a couple of things.

I've never met an autistic child. Reading what some of you, who have an autistic child, have written, here, and seeing what you have to face (CTH - I've read much of what you've written, prior to today, and have admired the hell out of you) looking after your child and dealing with the outside world is astounding. How on earth do you manage? I don't know who Dennis Leary is but I'll bet he won't be getting any gifts from you. Hmmm, LCT would probably be able to think of a good one.

I'm not getting into some argument about ADD/ADHD because I just don't know the answer.

Frito Dorito and Kp: Frito Dorito, I don't have all the symptoms you do but I want you and Kp to know that there is a third person on this board who is like you. I'm stuck in the house but it's due to long-term depression, god-awful anxiety and other things. Yes, I've done all the meds and done all the therapy but I'm a non-responder. I, too, see people enjoying themselves and would like to be part of it but I can't.

I have to be alone. Oh, I can fake it, for a short period of time. People all think I'm really friendly and funny and intelligent and helpful and smiley and all that (which I guess I am - but I don't really think so - yeah, no self confidence) but they don't know that, underneath it all (for the 5 minutes or half hour or so), I'm shaking like a leaf and wondering how to escape.

The worst thing is when I tell someone I'm faking and they say, "No you're not.". Well, yeah, I am. Underneath, I have major clinical depression, every anxiety known to man, real fear of people and the c-word, which I won't use because it freaks people out. I've had it for decades - since I was 6 or 7 and I'm 59, now.

So, writing, for me, is essential. I hate not being able to be around people but it makes me worse, when I am, and I fall right back down Alice's rabbit hole.

Kp - you understand and I am so glad you said what you did to Frito. That was lovely.

Frito - I was afraid to write this because I don't want you to think that you'll end up like me - although I am a wonderful person (in writing). You're young. There is hope for you. I'm an agnostic so I can't say I'll pray but I will keep you in my thoughts because you have really touched me. If I could figure out how to write to you and let you keep your identity private, I would. Maybe someone else knows how. I understand that feeling alone is so awful. You shouldn't have to.

Social contact, as you know, is really important. If you can't handle it, in person, right now, I think that the love and support everyone has given you, today, is what you really need. I love you, little one, and I am so proud that you had the guts to say what you did, today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erEoQH33B70

Wow, I thought Denis Leary was above this crap. Guess he hasn't got work lately? So he's made a deal with the devil to torment mothers and fathers of sick children to get attention. Oh Denis, how far you have fallen. Oh yea, go to hell you prick.

oh. ok. carry on, love, carry on.

hugs y'all
xoxoxo

urmomma: I'm sorry. It was not in this thread. It's an affectation one person loves to use, & it's rubbed me the wrong way for quite a while now.
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okay, I missed it...I have been following this thread all day....no, I didn't have anything better to do. Anyhoo, where and when did I miss "crotch droppings"?

hugs y'all
xoxoxo

coorslovinjo: Welcome. I hope you stick around.
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He is not a good ~~~~~~~~~. He is busy with his online dating thing, His profile was seen at dating site ****** W e a l t h y D a t e r . c o m**** yesterday. A rumor goes that he is dating a young single woman on that site. ☆☆☆☆☆???☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Dramaqueen:
Thanks, I'm new here and just started posting...I had no Idea it could get so vicious in here!
"crotch dropping"????YIKES! maybe instead of ripping her heart out you should consider HER crotch because she certainly doesn't need to be a mother!

Time for me to go, but just so everyone doesn't think I have no sence of humour...

"get on the little bus"=funny
"wear your helmet"=funny
"eatting paste"=funny
"Lazy and stupid"= just not funny.

Awww, thanks, No Words! By the way, I have always loved your user name.
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Submitted by dramaqueen365247 on October 15, 2008 - 7:22pm.
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Thanks. (-:
I'm kinda fond of you, too.

Submitted by No Words on October 15, 2008 - 7:21pm.

You may be my new favorite!
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Submitted by dramaqueen365247 on October 15, 2008 - 7:15pm.

I'll tell you one thing, if the bitch calls kids "crotch droppings" one more times, I may well reach through the screen, rip out her still-beating heart & show it to her.
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Word, doll.

Submitted by speakit on October 15, 2008 - 5:20pm.
I don't doubt that your nephew has add/adhd.

....thanks. me neither. in fact it was fairly obvious from birth! He was in IEP from preK, "highly distractible, learning disailities (mild) and behavioral concerns".

if talking to him doesn't work, if he doesn't comprehend, what is he comprehending from a red bottom?

....I don't know but for him maybe the rush of adrenaline that occurs causes a sudden increase in comprehension (since adrenaline attaches to those same receptors) or maybe he just likes it. If you told a person every single day the same thing to do and every single day the only way it could get done was by a certain method, what would you do. Unfortunately (not just noted by me) he just doesn't react when you tell him nicely, doesn't react sometimes to 123 magic, doesn't react to time out, doesn't react to toys and games being taken away....but he will react to spankings. That's him and his choice. I'm not going to treat him like he's got a low IQ when he doesn't. It's a lack of control and social skill issue, not a lack of intelligence.

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You can't know what control really means until you lose it.

My road to diagnosis

age 4
saw GP - wouldn't treat -referred to pediatrician

pediatrician put him on Rx for depression/bedwetting - netierh were symptoms my son had - wnated to do a "sleep study" on him

pulled him after a month when doc wanted him to stay on same med despite my concerns

went to local community mental health agency to see psychiatrist - put on wait list and referred to therapist

saw therapist and psych for approx 9 months - psych wanted to diagnose as bipolar but I convinced him thorugh symptomology that he didn't meet the criteria - nearly a year after starting was finally given a Rx for ADHD

therapist closes case as there were no direct issues to cover at this time

I'm unhappy with the long scheduling waits and rudeness of psych, who usually cut appts short and begin looking for other options

son evaluated and intensely tested by psychologist, who finds rtaits of both autism and aspergers but not wnough to meet diagnosis; confirms ectremely high IQ scores and ADHD

find pediatric specialist in city an hour and half away; confirms ADHD and litereally lol'd about the bipolar consideration; "obvious ADHD case" he says - this was almost 2 YEARS exactly from the point I began medical intervention

we began trying various medications and combos and seem to have found his right fit last year - almost 5 YEARS from initially seeking help from GP

The pediatric specialist has a special place in the afterlife, of this I am certain. He has helped my own quality of life as well as my son's in ways I can't begin to address. I will never be able to thank him enough for his care.

This was not something I did on a whim to shut my kid up.

It was obvious from about age 2 that there was something different about my son. He also had delayed speech and I know this didn't help his impulse control issues any, either.

He;s brilliant and I firmly believe he's going to do geat things someday - but even if he ends up running a cash register at McDonald's or a machine in some factory, I'll love him just the same. He is awesome - just very frustrating sometimes - lol.

I love that Holland comparison - so true! thanks for sharing!

*****
I got nothin'~

http://www.myspace.com/luscious_t_999

coorslovinjo: The funny thing is, has no room to talk. She turned her & her husband's life into a shambles, which she freely admitted. Apparently, that makes it okay to ruthlessley attack others, compassion be damned. I'll tell you one thing, if the bitch calls kids "crotch droppings" one more times, I may well reach through the screen, rip out her still-beating heart & show it to her.

*Edited to add: I think everyone lucky enough to have been given the privilege of being a parent is blessed. & I believe there is a system (divine intervention if you will) that matches up kids & their parents.
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DRAMAQUEEN:

Thank you! I was afraid I was going to get shredded for posting that on here! It makes me cry too.
But I do feel there was some kind of divine intervention that made Reese my son...and I am glad I was chosen.

I'm with you! It's taking A LOT of my will power to try and understand why some on this thread are so fucking ignorant...If I was a monkey I would throw shit at them, but..I am an understanding, kind human being, so I'm just thinking really bad thoughts about them and chewing gum really fast!:):)

Mrs K: I know! LOL! You really made me laugh! My Nana turned her nose up at pretty much anything that wasn't Challah (manna of the gods) or a nice marble rye!
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Uncle BF: Don't know how I missed it the 1st time, but that was extremely devastating (in a good way). Thank you. I try to remember that w/ my kiddo -- his love is truly unconditional. & I'm damned lucky to have it & him.
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Submitted by dramaqueen365247 on October 15, 2008 - 7:02pm.
(Even though you refused my hospitality earlier

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white bread? C'mon.
Bunny don't roll like that.

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What if a woman can't afford plastic surgery - are there any alternatives you can suggest?

Yes I recommend she develop a personality and learn to bake.

Mrs. K: You peace loving soul, absolutely not, &, of course, I'm not talking about you. I'd never want to throw a stone, large or small, at you. (Even though you refused my hospitality earlier. Sniff Sniff *a tear*)
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Submitted by Uncle Brain-fart on October 15, 2008 - 6:37pm
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Crying my eyes out.

Unclebrainfart:

How can i say that seriously!LOL!?
I LOVED that letter you posted! I wish i was better with computers because i would love to have that to share with some friends.

Submitted by dramaqueen365247 on October 15, 2008 - 6:55pm.
I've not experienced their hardships, so I have to believe that's what makes them the incredibly rude assholes they are on this site.
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LMAO...is that wrong?

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What if a woman can't afford plastic surgery - are there any alternatives you can suggest?

Yes I recommend she develop a personality and learn to bake.

coorslovinjoe, if you're still here, you made me cry. Thank you. That was lovely.

I think the big thing to remember with a lot of this stuff is glass houses. I was horrid to parents w/ misbehaving kids before I became a parent myself. I always thought, "Well, if that were MY child ..." But the truth is, as good as they can be, all kids misbehave sometimes. They have short attention spans. They don't understand all the niceties of "proper" society. Please note I'm not equating any mental problems with being children -- just saying that I truly didn't understand parents until I was one.

The fact is, everyone, especially some of the more opinionated people in this thread, has their own cross to bear, & if you haven't experienced it, you really don't understand what anyone else is going thru. I would absolutely love to throw a bunch of stones at a couple of people right now, but I'm not going to. I've not experienced their hardships, so I have to believe that's what makes them the incredibly rude assholes they are on this site.

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Bunny Rabbit,
I AGREE WITH SO MUCH OF WHAT YOU SAID like,
"We give our money to companies like Baby Einstein, rather than interacting with them normally, thinking that putting our infants in front of the TV will somehow make them smarter. We do "structured play" (i.e. organized competitive sports), instead of just letting kids blow off steam naturally. We bombard them with millions of fast moving images and advertisements, through the TV, through films, video games, etc. We feed them utter crap because we're too lazy to cook at home. And because we're such big consumers here in the west, in order to keep up with demand"

No one whose child isn't walking by one or talking by two is going to claim that their child isn't normal...if they do they are neurotic, however, that does not change the fact that some children are born with different needs, that some children do not interact and learn according to the books.
I personally know of one family that is using their son's ADHD diagnosis as a means of denying the severe dysfunction going on in the family. The parents suck and they blame it all on the ADHD (which I do not believe he has). That doesn't mean ADD, ADHD and autism do not exist and that millions of families are not coping with it every day.

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What if a woman can't afford plastic surgery - are there any alternatives you can suggest?

Yes I recommend she develop a personality and learn to bake.

I *heart* my Aspie. He's brilliant, generous, honest, gallant, caring, cuddly.

But he and my son avoid each other. John doesn't "get" Steve's sense of humor, and Steve doesn't like John's undercurrent of spasticity. Hey, they're honest. We live in a big old duplex so they can retreat to separate spaces when John comes home for the weekend.

I used to make them sit at the same table for 2 holiday dinners a year, but they made themselves sick over it. Now I dish it, John stops by and pick his plate up to eat in the other room, and Steve and I stay at the table. Then Steve goes to his apartment and John comes to the table and enjoys dessert with me.

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R.I.P. Rupert!

Mrs. Kravitz:
The same person who gave me that poem also told me the "Holland" story! I love it too!

Whoever mentioned "specialness"..I'm not a big fan of "special either. The poem meant more to me *as the parent* because I was chosen for this child. And I would never change that.

BUNNY RABBIT: While I can see that what you describe sometimes happens, you really cannot bunch a whole group together.
I have an older son with absolutely nothing wrong with him. I am a stay at home Mom and don't use a T.V. to babysit my Kids.
The reason there are more cases of autism is simply because they have widend the spectrum and before there were many children who were not being diagnosed.
There actually is a lot to being diagnosed with Autism. They don't just hand out the label because you ask for it!
AND it has been mentioned numerous times......Most of them DO NOT use medications.

it's so ridiculous. of course denis leary is right. consequences aren't exclusive to teen drivers and check book bouncers. just look around and think about what it is you see.

This is one of my favorites, i found it soon after our first son was diagnosed. AND YEAH< CHICHI, this is turning into a supportgroup. Now get lost...

Before I Go To Sleep By Sally C.

Dear Mommy, don't you cry now, and Daddy don't you weep, I want to whisper in your ear before I go to sleep. I know that when I came here, I seemed perfect in every way and you were so proud, Daddy, when you held me on that day. And, Mommy, when you kissed me and wrapped me up so tight, I felt as if I belonged here, and everything was right.

When things got really scary and I began to slip away, I saw your face, dear Mommy, as you knelt by me to pray. And, Daddy, I always notice when you wipe away a tear, or watch the other little boys as they run and laugh and cheer. I may not be able to tell you how much I love you so, or even show you how I feel or what I really know.

But when you hold me, Mommy, at night when all is still, I hear your dear heart beating and I know that all is well. And, Daddy, when you take me to the park to run and play, I know that you still love me though the words I cannot say. So, Daddy, don't you cry now, and Mommy, don't you weep, I want to tell you something before I go to sleep.

I may be sort of different, and you may not understand. I know that I am not the child that you and Daddy planned. But I love you both so very much and I know that you love me too. And one day when this life is done you will feel my love for you. I know the future is unknown and you will always have to be, the one's that love and listen and take good care of me.

The road we walk is rough sometimes and you cry a lot of tears, but one day we will turn and laugh as we look back o're the years. So, Mommy, don't you cry now, and Daddy, don't you weep......I want to say, I love you before I go to sleep.

****She wore far too much rouge and not quite enough clothes last night. Thats always a sign of dispair in a woman.******
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Submitted by Bunny Rabbit on October 15, 2008 - 6:24pm.

U R spoofin right?

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R.I.P. Rupert!

Submitted by Bunny Rabbit on October 15, 2008 - 6:24pm.

Aspberger's is a crock of shit.
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Prove it.

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What if a woman can't afford plastic surgery - are there any alternatives you can suggest?

Yes I recommend she develop a personality and learn to bake.

It appears that the uneducated took over this post. Do some research kids. Autism is REAL, and to "angel_l", your friend will not go far with that theory. Everyone has a little bit of autism in them? Does he understand autism is a full fledged disorder? To be diagnosed, you must meet the criteria. The criteria is pretty strict, a certain amount of symptoms need to be observed, and the duration of these symptoms are taken into effect. If you are going to generalize Autism into this "spacey, non-talkative" ideal, then he could prove his theory...but it is NOT THAT. It is sad to see so many people generalize disorders. Did you also know Autism is not a mental illness? A DISORDER PEOPLE. This reminds me of the hellish remarks people make such as, "Blah is acting bi-polar, she was happy one minute and sad the next." Yeah, lets make the generalization that bipolar is something you describe as moody. It is not that. These illnesses and disorders have a lot of components that you cannot even imagine unless you suffer from it. It isn't that you space out.. it is that you cannot speak YOU CANNOT SPEAK. You might want too, but you mentally cannot. You cannot read a persons face to tell if they are happy or sad, something inside your brain is messed up...

I am done. Just please, actually know what you are talking about before you make assumptions. It makes you look terrible.

"The doctor just wants you off his back."

I see. That's why he/she spent umpteen years in medical school, internship and a residency. To get parents off his/her back?
Yeah, I think that's it.

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What if a woman can't afford plastic surgery - are there any alternatives you can suggest?

Yes I recommend she develop a personality and learn to bake.

MRS. Kravitz:
Thank you!!! They can kiss mine too...and I have a whole lot of grits to kiss;)

...oh in answer to the plastic surgery question...
* water bra> did it
*marry guy who likes big ones>did it
*tell said guy you would feel so much sexier with big hoots>did it
* get 'em done>did it :) LOL!