tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post6658011590248927232..comments2023-04-22T12:32:24.799-07:00Comments on The House of Substance: TreatmentSubstance McGravitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-37525842522623492522010-06-24T14:07:32.833-07:002010-06-24T14:07:32.833-07:00The lovely daughter has an excellent shot at being...<i>The lovely daughter has an excellent shot at being your average geek, which is not too far from the tree.</i><br /><br />Weaponized GIFs will only be the beginning, I fear.Mendacious Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049940881736591891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-33843136180073070762010-06-24T02:52:56.960-07:002010-06-24T02:52:56.960-07:00I have nothing helpful to contribute to this threa...I have nothing helpful to contribute to this threat, but I am working very hard not to regard the younger McGravitas as a potential research subject and I would like credit for that.Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-48052016517242025142010-06-23T13:48:08.446-07:002010-06-23T13:48:08.446-07:00the majority of children seem to possess a great d...<i>the majority of children seem to possess a great deal of empathy.</i><br /><br />Depends on the time and place. As I said, the school's culture is good, we did a lotta research.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-61373153973003880062010-06-23T13:35:14.310-07:002010-06-23T13:35:14.310-07:00I kind of dislike doing that and I'm not sure ...<i>I kind of dislike doing that and I'm not sure why I did it in this case</i><br /><br />Children screw with your head (and your heart).fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522672049371678717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-67172573194399832772010-06-23T13:31:39.248-07:002010-06-23T13:31:39.248-07:00but the majority of children seem to possess a gre...<i>but the majority of children seem to possess a great deal of empathy.</i><br /><br />Until they turn into feral teenagers.fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522672049371678717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-14329119974172123302010-06-23T12:41:25.043-07:002010-06-23T12:41:25.043-07:00Huh. I s'pose. But for me, I was just going ...Huh. I s'pose. But for me, I was just going with the explanation that Substance McGillicuddy was not the same dood as Righteous Bubba. Not really.<br /><br />Although they seemed to get along with one another quite well...mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-86612886474970743622010-06-23T12:26:31.508-07:002010-06-23T12:26:31.508-07:00in which you bare so much personal information.
...<i>in which you bare so much personal information. </i><br /><br />I kind of dislike doing that and I'm not sure why I did it in this case (although I was elated to see the drawing). It's much more fun to play a character on the internet who doesn't notice there's already a wang in a fresco. OR WAS IT REALLY TWO KIDNEYS?Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-20051370197639437412010-06-23T11:59:48.289-07:002010-06-23T11:59:48.289-07:00The provincial position, which I agree with withou...<i>The provincial position, which I agree with without really knowing the evidence, is that integration with the standard population is a good thing.</i><br /><br />Yeah, everybody has to function within a society, so integration's really the only plausible approach.<br /><br /><i>The school she's in has a very good culture and although she's often treated by her peers as an interesting bug - a sort of hobbled genius - I see very kind and human moments every day she's there. That is good.</i><br /><br />It's amazing how decent children can be. Of course, there are exceptions, but the majority of children seem to possess a great deal of empathy.Big Bad Bald Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-51894931174547443222010-06-23T11:34:44.815-07:002010-06-23T11:34:44.815-07:00The real problem is that society keeps trying to p...<i>The real problem is that society keeps trying to pound people into arbitrary, ususally soul-crushing categories- are their any more individualized schools that will help her capitalize on her strengths, and minimize her "deficits"?</i><br /><br />The latter is a philosophical problem: is integration better than seclusion? And that can't be answered on a broad scale as it's different for every kid, and it bumps into the fact that the dutiful parents couldn't afford some sorta private schooling anyway. <br /><br />The provincial position, which I agree with without really knowing the evidence, is that integration with the standard population is a good thing. The school she's in has a very good culture and although she's often treated by her peers as an interesting bug - a sort of hobbled genius - I see very kind and human moments every day she's there. That is good.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-2129149846840651782010-06-23T11:13:57.884-07:002010-06-23T11:13:57.884-07:00The real problem is that society keeps trying to p...The real problem is that society keeps trying to pound people into arbitrary, ususally soul-crushing categories- are their any more individualized schools that will help her capitalize on her strengths, and minimize her "deficits"?<br /><br />Also, I'm really humbled to read a post in which you bare so much personal information.Big Bad Bald Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-12294271396684307762010-06-23T10:59:07.449-07:002010-06-23T10:59:07.449-07:00Right. In fact she did not meet the test that got...Right. In fact she did not meet the test that got her the help in the first place: she was a little too smart and too aware to fit in the proper diagnostic category. A kind person had a thumb on the scale.<br /><br />Differences on the playground are obvious now.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-61529824097037255142010-06-23T10:41:42.544-07:002010-06-23T10:41:42.544-07:00Yeah that seems better and worse. Better because t...Yeah that seems better and worse. Better because the outcomes can be better, worse because it is even harder to get the assistance that could make all the difference...fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522672049371678717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-54511833404093602152010-06-23T09:58:01.066-07:002010-06-23T09:58:01.066-07:00The thing about my lovely's nebulous category ...The thing about my lovely's nebulous category is that "broken" is too strong a word: there are inhibitions to her doing things but she can do them all with practice and attention, and what those inhibitions are are recognizable in both her parents. It's like she got an extra shot of what makes us us. Some people are just too human.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-39791411451070375102010-06-23T08:18:56.759-07:002010-06-23T08:18:56.759-07:00Oh yes. And thus it shall ever be. Having a brok...Oh yes. And thus it shall ever be. Having a broken leg, or a broken spleen is one thing. The wise men take pictures of it, and do things to 'fix' it. <br /><br />BEING broken, on the other hand, is quite the bafflement to the wise men. "Where does it hurt?" they earnestly ask. We can't tell them - "It's all just fucked up, y'know, doc. I just need to break something". They take pictures and say "Hmmm, but you know, young man, everything looks fine. You just need to buckle down". Yep. Buckle down. The grand unified solution to any non-photogenic medical problem.<br /><br />Later, when you throw a barstool through a plate glass window for reasons you absolutely cannot explain, others, who are not doctors, come and take pictures of the broken window. Then they call a man to come out and fix it.<br /><br />And the cycle continues, now and forever, amen...mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-27242746926854425712010-06-23T06:52:50.804-07:002010-06-23T06:52:50.804-07:00Funny, I didn't picture you with curly hair.
...Funny, I didn't picture you with curly hair. <br /><br />Unfortunately, psychiatric disorders (even the name doesn't get to be called a disease) don't get respect anywhere. Between the "snap out of it" mentality and the insurance companies knowing the costs are high and chronic, best thing to do is to pretend it isn't an issue at all. <br /><br />Hey, but at least we have enough money to develop <a href="http://www.firearmsid.com/Feature%20Articles/GreenBullets/GreenBullets.htm" rel="nofollow">environmentally friendly bullets</a>, so priorities and all.fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522672049371678717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-59827079243709426792010-06-23T01:34:01.643-07:002010-06-23T01:34:01.643-07:00enjoys dictionaries
Doesn't everyone?<i>enjoys dictionaries</i><br />Doesn't everyone?Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-58057180490072197842010-06-23T00:10:30.877-07:002010-06-23T00:10:30.877-07:00Nice drawing by the lovely daughter. It's her ...Nice drawing by the lovely daughter. It's her old man after a glass of cooking sherry isn't it?Another Kiwihttp://eusa-riddled.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-56741374165731204102010-06-22T22:12:09.561-07:002010-06-22T22:12:09.561-07:00In the office, no, they're in line to beg and ...In the office, no, they're in line to beg and never have the cash in hand. Not a great scene.<br /><br />The lovely daughter has an excellent shot at being your average geek, which is not too far from the tree.<br /><br />"Eh" is what the lovely sister says.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-57904866880782726462010-06-22T21:27:07.727-07:002010-06-22T21:27:07.727-07:00Just because she's too smart to let the bastar...Just because she's too smart to let the bastards socialize her, they have to make everyone's lives more difficult, eh?<br /><br />Or is that "ay?"<br /><br /><i>(and hey, I'm cool with junkies getting money but I generally don't wanna hang out with them unless absolutely necessary)</i><br /><br />The best time to hang w/ junkies <i>is</i> when they've just gotten that money.M. Bouffanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519088858760760560noreply@blogger.com