Donovan said:Actually I work with DD population, but I have a teaching degree and a lot of child/developmental psych background. I'm just apologizing for the earliest two posts, which on reflection were unnecessarily harsh and insulting. I unloaded a whole lot of real world anger on Laker Girl.
Hopefully, she'll see the point I made and stop to consider her own anger when it comes to her brother and his kids, before she does them inadvertant but permanent harm in her 'righteous wrath'...
BitchSlapSmitty said:My work is limited w/ DD. We have special needs at my site, as it seems most places do these days. Is it me, or is that percentage growing faster every year?
And exema too, all these kids have it.
Big Dick McGee said:For the record, LG NEVER speaks ill of her brother or sister in front of the kids. NEVER. Also, she's not bragging that she's helping to raise the kids, she's complaining that she has to. LG has basically put her life on hold to raise kids she didn't ask for, and, more importantly, have two parents who are perfectly able to take care of their own kids. We've discussed this many times, she and I. It would be one thing if her Brother & Sister-in-Law were dead, or disabled, or incapacitated. LG would gladly assume the burden of raising her beloved niece and nephew.
However, LG's Brother and Sister-in-Law are perfectly fine, capable and healthy, except for one illness: they are both chronically selfish people. I mean, what Mother tells her in-laws that she can't come visit the kids because she's going to a goddamn football game?? LG & her parents take care of the kids 24/7, and their Mom wants to go off and see a football game?? What kind of Dad takes off for a week to see some broad in Alabama, leaving his kids to be taken care of by his parents & sister?? He's a divorced Dad for Christ's sake, yet he wants to live some bachelor life! LG hasn't had a week's vacation in five fucking years. In the last six to eight months, her Brother has gone to Alabama five times, and he stays there for four or five days. Do you really think it's fair that LG's brother dumps the kids on her & her parents so he can jet off to see some internet girlfriend?? That's bullshit.
Of course LG is upset she has to take care of her Brother's kids. Loving your niece and nephew is different than loving your own kid. The bottom line is that LG didn't choose to have kids, she's incredibly frustrated that she has to take care of them, and it's bullshit that people like Donovan think this is a reasonable situation. This is the only place she has to vent. At least until her Brother pushes her away, and she moves out of state.
Donovan said:This is exactly my point. If you don't think those kids pick up the fact that she is resentful of having to take care of them, then you are a fool, BDM. Kids pick up on a lot of things, and resentment is a key emotion. THEY KNOW WHEN THEY AREN'T WANTED.
If "Aunt" Laker Girl is so goddamned put out that she has to take care of the kids, she needs to recuse herself from that task and allow someone to take over that won't damage them emotionally for life. Nothing like being an unwanted child to build self-esteem.
See, I had apologized and softened my stance, now you're pissing me off all over again. Stop helping, McGee...
Donovan said:This is exactly my point. If you don't think those kids pick up the fact that she is resentful of having to take care of them, then you are a fool, BDM. Kids pick up on a lot of things, and resentment is a key emotion. THEY KNOW WHEN THEY AREN'T WANTED.
If "Aunt" Laker Girl is so goddamned put out that she has to take care of the kids, she needs to recuse herself from that task and allow someone to take over that won't damage them emotionally for life. Nothing like being an unwanted child to build self-esteem.
See, I had apologized and softened my stance, now you're pissing me off all over again. Stop helping, McGee...
It's obvious Donovan has a few unresolved personal issues of his own.Donovan said:This is exactly my point. If you don't think those kids pick up the fact that she is resentful of having to take care of them, then you are a fool, BDM. Kids pick up on a lot of things, and resentment is a key emotion. THEY KNOW WHEN THEY AREN'T WANTED.
If "Aunt" Laker Girl is so goddamned put out that she has to take care of the kids, she needs to recuse herself from that task and allow someone to take over that won't damage them emotionally for life. Nothing like being an unwanted child to build self-esteem.
See, I had apologized and softened my stance, now you're pissing me off all over again. Stop helping, McGee...
Donovan said:This is exactly my point. If you don't think those kids pick up the fact that she is resentful of having to take care of them, then you are a fool, BDM. Kids pick up on a lot of things, and resentment is a key emotion. THEY KNOW WHEN THEY AREN'T WANTED.
If "Aunt" Laker Girl is so goddamned put out that she has to take care of the kids, she needs to recuse herself from that task and allow someone to take over that won't damage them emotionally for life. Nothing like being an unwanted child to build self-esteem.
See, I had apologized and softened my stance, now you're pissing me off all over again. Stop helping, McGee...
Big Dick McGee said:It's because they have better diagnoses for DD kids. You used to just be "slow" or "dumb" if you had developmental issues. Now they properly diagnose you and get you the help you need.
Some people are theorizing that this is due to higher level of pollutants. My son has eczema, but we think it's hereditary, as my wife has it too.
Gagh said:Shut up, you fucking moron.
DarthSikle said:Fuck you and your deadbeat brother. I hope your whole fucking shack of an apartment burns down and you all fucking die. Fucking leeches on governmental services. You're probably a fucking mexican or a spick.