Laura Bush says that for this term she'll be focusing on the well-being of little boys. I'm glad to hear it. Hopefully she'll draw attention to the fact that in classrooms across America little boys are being doped with Ritalin and other drugs because they won't sit still like little girls.
90% of the Ritalin in this world is used in the United States. All those little boys in other countries are somehow managing without it.
I wouldn't dope my dog, and people are drugging little kids for piddly little bullshit reasons. Maybe one day they'll have a switch at the back of their necks so we can turn them off when we get sick of them. Kidsters.
Posted by floridacracker at January 15, 2005 08:00 PMYou nailed that one. In the building where my office resides, there are a couple of "healthcare for kids with a problem" places, and mostly young males. And I hear the crap about how they have to be so medicated and such. It's pure BS. It's just boys being boys.
I read an article not long ago regarding the Mental Health field, that there would be more emphasis on a a diagnosis, that would require medication. Take it from being a syndrome and make it a "disease", thus, the meds. Why am I not surprised?
oej
Posted by: oej at January 15, 2005 10:45 PMYeah, it's a racket. It's just more awful because it's little kids who can't protect themselves.
Posted by: Donnah at January 16, 2005 01:34 PM