Private University or Trade school?

[JsGameRoom]

Other types of stupidity....that is another thing altogether.

Like people who watch Reality TV, and enjoy actually the garbage on MTV? Jk jk

[jp1]

Other types of stupidity....that is another thing altogether.

Like people who watch Reality TV, and enjoy actually the garbage on MTV? Jk jk

You don't happen to suffer from ADD or ADHD do you? I don't mean that as an insult, honestly. My son has ADHD so I'm not passing judgment. I am having a hard time relating to your posts and I don't want to seem rude, so I was just curious. I don't mean to call you out either, not that it would be anything to be ashamed of, so feel free to PM me if the answer is yes and you don't want to publicly lay it out.

My son is incredibly smart and gifted beyond anything I could have hoped at his age, so I really don't mean to sound like a jerk by asking.

Your radical life changes in a short period of time, which you considered a very long period of time, and some of the difficulties I have in understanding your intentions when you post are the main reasons I bring it up.

[JsGameRoom]

Other types of stupidity....that is another thing altogether.

Like people who watch Reality TV, and enjoy actually the garbage on MTV? Jk jk

You don't happen to suffer from ADD or ADHD do you? I don't mean that as an insult, honestly. My son has ADHD so I'm not passing judgment. I am having a hard time relating to your posts and I don't want to seem rude, so I was just curious. I don't mean to call you out either, not that it would be anything to be ashamed of, so feel free to PM me if the answer is yes and you don't want to publicly lay it out.

My son is incredibly smart and gifted beyond anything I could have hoped at his age, so I really don't mean to sound like a jerk by asking.

Your radical life changes in a short period of time, which you considered a very long period of time, and some of the difficulties I have in understanding your intentions when you post are the main reasons I bring it up.

I was one of those "ritalin" kids from the 90s.. Where every doctor was giving kids that shit like doctors give old people viagra.

[jp1]

Concerta, which is a form of ritalin, has been a great help to my son. He went from being severely frustrated to being able to concentrate and put that fast thinking brain of his into overdrive. I don't suggest it to others because I am no doctor and I don't think it should be a first resort. I do think it can be a great tool for some people who actually need it though.

Docs still prescribe meds of that type like candy in my area...at schools request. In fact parents who refuse can be subjected to calls from child protective services.

Anyway, I'm still not sure what to make of that response...but thanks for not taking it as a personal attack because it wasn't meant as one.

[JsGameRoom]

Concerta, which is a form of ritalin, has been a great help to my son. He went from being severely frustrated to being able to concentrate and put that fast thinking brain of his into overdrive. I don't suggest it to others because I am no doctor and I don't think it should be a first resort. I do think it can be a great tool for some people who actually need it though.

Docs still prescribe meds of that type like candy in my area...at schools request. In fact parents who refuse can be subjected to calls from child protective services.

Anyway, I'm still not sure what to make of that response...but thanks for not taking it as a personal attack because it wasn't meant as one.

I used to lose my mind.. and crawl around the classroom.. call my teachers mom. Randomly going psychotic if I got an answer wrong. Among other things. It sucked.

[jp1]

Concerta, which is a form of ritalin, has been a great help to my son. He went from being severely frustrated to being able to concentrate and put that fast thinking brain of his into overdrive. I don't suggest it to others because I am no doctor and I don't think it should be a first resort. I do think it can be a great tool for some people who actually need it though.

Docs still prescribe meds of that type like candy in my area...at schools request. In fact parents who refuse can be subjected to calls from child protective services.

Anyway, I'm still not sure what to make of that response...but thanks for not taking it as a personal attack because it wasn't meant as one.

I used to lose my mind.. and crawl around the classroom.. call my teachers mom. Randomly going psychotic if I got an answer wrong. Among other things. It sucked.

Oh yeah? The condition was not well understood back then and I think many people (Docs, teachers, parents, etc.) were ill equipped to deal with it properly. Only throwing ritalin at it as you suggested happened in your case was not always the best or even the right option. My son and subsequently our family has benefited greatly from some extremely dedicated school staff who specialize in handling real cases of ADD/ADHD and picking them out from cases of behavior problems that stem from other causes.

I suppose if you are happy with your lot in life and doing well I won't be presumptuous and make any suggestions. I will say that my wife (from whom my son inherited the condition) still takes Adderall to this day and it is a great help to her. There is no shame in treating it. My wife has been fortunate to only suffer mildly with concentration issues and not have to deal with the social awkwardness that sometimes comes along with it.

Now that I have fully derailed the thread, I'll drop that. It may be useful info for other people if you run into trouble feeling misunderstood though, assuming you aren't pulling my chain. If you are then shame on you.

[jp1]

Uh...that's a thread from 2008 about Xbox light guns.

HERE: http://racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=46492

You know, it wouldn't surprise me to see a thread on Xbox light guns turn into a thread on social upheaval.

Not hard to imagine if gun control laws was somehow wedged in there. But let's not.

[jvalentine98]

Well if one thing holds true, video game forums are full of teenage boys/young men who are liberals and want everything handed to them, and everyone else, by the government.

Well, back to the real world, where the government isn't paying my bills, and I actually have to get up and go to work to make my life happen. Keep day dreaming, libs.

[pepharytheworm]

I don't recall anyone saying they want everything handed to them or to someone else. A fair and equal standing/chance as possible is what most would like. What is wrong with wanting less struggling and hardships for ourselves and others? Isn't that what we as humans have been striving for since the beginning?

[ZeroAX]

I don't recall anyone saying they want everything handed to them or to someone else. A fair and equal standing/chance as possible is what most would like. What is wrong with wanting less struggling and hardships for ourselves and others? Isn't that what we as humans have been striving for since the beginning?

If I've been able to be born a white male, in a non poor country, not have any serious diseases that could cripple me financially, and work in a country with (for the time being) low unemployment, THEN THE ENTIRE WORLD CAN DO THAT TOO.