Reply #27: Some of your handiwork [View All]

[StuckinKS]

"so brainwashed, are so uninformed, so easily led, and so cavalier"

"adults can't be adults."

"To do otherwise borders on child abuse."

"personally, I'd say there are some special needs at work in your life"

Those are all attacks on people who use medication on their children. I use medication on my children. Ergo, I take these personally.

If I said, "Anyone who thinks that there is a conspiracy between doctors and BigPharm to medicate children is a drooling oaf," you could take that personally. And I wouldn't hide behind calling it just an opinion.

I told my "life story" so that you might see that many children have beginnings which might later lead to conditions which really do require medication. How this revelation pissed you off, I have no idea. No surprise there, since you have made it clear that no matter what the child's background, if they are medicated, their parents are engaging in child abuse.

I am not saying that I do not recognize your right to your opinions. I am saying that they do not need to be put forth in a nasty and demeaning way.

The bottom line is that MY OPINION is that many situations exist which require a child to be medicated, that it is unfortunate that some cast aspersions on the parenting abilities of those who do medicate and I
that anyone who is concerned by the article about Strattera should contact their doctor for advice and not get it from OldLeftieLawyer.

You said "take it or leave it." With that, I leave it.