OneLostGrl
I'm going against the grain- I'm going sane
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akk! Here I am again with yet another story!
As I have stated in other threads, I'm mentally ill, have been for as long as I can remember but was not diagnosed with anything but the Tourette syndrom and OCD while in school (I was Dx'd w/ them when I was 12). Tourettes is known not just because of the "tics" but anger issues as well...
I had quite a few issues while in high school beginning with but not ending at, fights with other kids, yelling at teachers, I once called the principle an a$$hole to his face, I punched a wall next to where my teacher was standing and I threw a desk across a room and the teacher was hit by it, causing him to fall into a radiator.
Want to know my punishments for these awful things I did??? NOTHING!! not one single thing! The one time I did get suspended, (when I called the principle an A-hole) my mother went to the school, had a meeting and all I had to do was tell the guy I was sorry!
Want to know WHY I wasn't punished?? Yup, what your thinking is correct- because I am mentally ill! And let me assure you, I thought that was the coolest thing!
Want to know what I learned from this?? I learned that I could act any way I wanted and I wouldn't get in trouble, I learned that authority was a joke, I learned that people were frightened of my anger and I learned that *I* was in control, not the adults!
Do you think any of the above is a good thing?? I sure don't! It took me a loooong time, and a police record to realize that in life we all need to be held accountable, mentally ill or not! And I'm one of the lucky ones who learned this lesson, most never do.
If we excuse this childs behavior- she'll learn to excuse her own behavior and what will become of her in adulthood?
Please don't get me wrong, I don't think this girl should be hung for her actions but I do think this means until she can be *taught* to control herself she should be taken out of places where she will be tempted to act out.
As I have stated in other threads, I'm mentally ill, have been for as long as I can remember but was not diagnosed with anything but the Tourette syndrom and OCD while in school (I was Dx'd w/ them when I was 12). Tourettes is known not just because of the "tics" but anger issues as well...
I had quite a few issues while in high school beginning with but not ending at, fights with other kids, yelling at teachers, I once called the principle an a$$hole to his face, I punched a wall next to where my teacher was standing and I threw a desk across a room and the teacher was hit by it, causing him to fall into a radiator.
Want to know my punishments for these awful things I did??? NOTHING!! not one single thing! The one time I did get suspended, (when I called the principle an A-hole) my mother went to the school, had a meeting and all I had to do was tell the guy I was sorry!
Want to know WHY I wasn't punished?? Yup, what your thinking is correct- because I am mentally ill! And let me assure you, I thought that was the coolest thing!
Want to know what I learned from this?? I learned that I could act any way I wanted and I wouldn't get in trouble, I learned that authority was a joke, I learned that people were frightened of my anger and I learned that *I* was in control, not the adults!
Do you think any of the above is a good thing?? I sure don't! It took me a loooong time, and a police record to realize that in life we all need to be held accountable, mentally ill or not! And I'm one of the lucky ones who learned this lesson, most never do.
If we excuse this childs behavior- she'll learn to excuse her own behavior and what will become of her in adulthood?
Please don't get me wrong, I don't think this girl should be hung for her actions but I do think this means until she can be *taught* to control herself she should be taken out of places where she will be tempted to act out.
