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<blockquote data-quote="dreamer" data-source="post: 18561" data-attributes="member: 1697"><p>wow, lots of posts happened while I was writing mine. </p><p></p><p>I just want to say-----um.....I do not feel any shame nor do I judge anyone with any illness, mental or pyhysical or whatever the politically correct terms are. </p><p>I also condemn noone to anything....things change. </p><p>I have felt for a long time most (or maybe all) "behavior" "problems" could very likelly be some type of brain disorder, trauma, injury, illness or abnormality. WHY should THAT be embarrassing or shameful? </p><p>I also am not codemning anyone to a life of anything.....my first husband died before age 30 due to brittle diabetes complications (when only human insulin was an option), BUT my brother diagnosis'ed 20 years later with juvenile onset insulin dependant diabetes has a much larger range of treatment options and is doing fine....(with a pump) </p><p></p><p>My son has seizures, I am not embarrased or shamed by it. Used to be people assumed a person having seizures was possessed or something.....I know better. I am not ashamed. </p><p>Neither am I ashamed by my dtrs bipolar. OR her major panic attacks. Nor do I condemn either or think it is the end of the world. </p><p>My dtr does not work, cannot work, rarely leaves the house. BUT I also do not think she is hopeless or helpless or anything "bad" and while sometimes she is "down" or depressed....much of the time she is OK enough with her life....and she brings joy to others in her own ways.....her life is not a waste.......and among the people I know in real life, her life and existance and my very ill dhs life and existance are not open for justification, either. </p><p>Nor is my sons.with his weird brain abnormalities and shortened tendons, weak muscles, quirky odd seizures and his one truamtized eye. </p><p></p><p>My non working 18.5 bipolar panic attack dtr made the whole family a loving breakfast at 3 am this morning so it would be on the table at 5 am when we woke. She has been nurturing the kitties incredibly on her own and bottle feeding the sick kitty....</p><p>my sillly precious son built an amazing snowman while I ran an errand that brightened my arrival back home. </p><p>My easy child got on the honor roll yet again.....and my unbelieveably seriously mentally ill and very physically ill husband surprised me today, too, in a pleasant way and provided me with rather stimulating conversation and debate on a controversial subject, to my amazement. </p><p></p><p>In my world I do not even use terms "useful productive member of society" </p><p></p><p>LOL- maybe my husband is still useful and productive after his many years as a Marine in Nam by giving the docs something to keep them busy. Maybe my oldest difficult child is contributing to society by having been a test subject all these years. ANd my son? The world is an open door. </p><p>I am NOT embarrassed or ashamed and none of them are condemned.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dreamer, post: 18561, member: 1697"] wow, lots of posts happened while I was writing mine. I just want to say-----um.....I do not feel any shame nor do I judge anyone with any illness, mental or pyhysical or whatever the politically correct terms are. I also condemn noone to anything....things change. I have felt for a long time most (or maybe all) "behavior" "problems" could very likelly be some type of brain disorder, trauma, injury, illness or abnormality. WHY should THAT be embarrassing or shameful? I also am not codemning anyone to a life of anything.....my first husband died before age 30 due to brittle diabetes complications (when only human insulin was an option), BUT my brother diagnosis'ed 20 years later with juvenile onset insulin dependant diabetes has a much larger range of treatment options and is doing fine....(with a pump) My son has seizures, I am not embarrased or shamed by it. Used to be people assumed a person having seizures was possessed or something.....I know better. I am not ashamed. Neither am I ashamed by my dtrs bipolar. OR her major panic attacks. Nor do I condemn either or think it is the end of the world. My dtr does not work, cannot work, rarely leaves the house. BUT I also do not think she is hopeless or helpless or anything "bad" and while sometimes she is "down" or depressed....much of the time she is OK enough with her life....and she brings joy to others in her own ways.....her life is not a waste.......and among the people I know in real life, her life and existance and my very ill dhs life and existance are not open for justification, either. Nor is my sons.with his weird brain abnormalities and shortened tendons, weak muscles, quirky odd seizures and his one truamtized eye. My non working 18.5 bipolar panic attack dtr made the whole family a loving breakfast at 3 am this morning so it would be on the table at 5 am when we woke. She has been nurturing the kitties incredibly on her own and bottle feeding the sick kitty.... my sillly precious son built an amazing snowman while I ran an errand that brightened my arrival back home. My easy child got on the honor roll yet again.....and my unbelieveably seriously mentally ill and very physically ill husband surprised me today, too, in a pleasant way and provided me with rather stimulating conversation and debate on a controversial subject, to my amazement. In my world I do not even use terms "useful productive member of society" LOL- maybe my husband is still useful and productive after his many years as a Marine in Nam by giving the docs something to keep them busy. Maybe my oldest difficult child is contributing to society by having been a test subject all these years. ANd my son? The world is an open door. I am NOT embarrassed or ashamed and none of them are condemned. [/QUOTE]
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