Re: I feel bad for Rush
Pat, I agree fully with you about the parent trade rags trying to pander drugs. In fact I have had arguements with teachers and the ex wife about these things. They wanted to place one of my sons on ridilin. I told her we would be in court fighting over custody of my last two, if she allowed that. I have custody of my first two boys, she has custody of the last two.<br /><br /> I have one step daughter that is on an anti depresant so that she doesn't become violent anymore. She also goes to theropy, but will probably be on the meds until she is an adult and there is no one to make her take them anymore. This girls is really messed up, however the other step daughter is not on meds. She is just going through the normal teenage crap and really doesn't need anything other than attention and close scrutiny. In fact I got on her and some boy she was chatting with last night. The horny little boy was trying to manipulate her into a conversation about sex. Yes, I look over all my kid's shoulders when they are on the computer. I do the same to my boys. In fact they are probably tired of hearing me talk to them about taking out stock in Trojans.<br /><br />At any rate im getting off topic a bit.<br /><br />For the others, I know there are those out there who suffer from headaches. My current wife gets them real bad. I beat myself up sometimes wondering if I am being sympathetic enough for her. All I wonder is if she is going to end up like my mother, and get hooked on pain meds. I wonder if I will walk out and leave her if she does. I don't want to go through that crap again. I can't respect someone who lets things like this happen to themselves. It's a waste of a human life. Yea, there may very well be something that the doctors just can't seem to get a handle on that is causing people pain. However, you still can't just stand by and let a person destroy themselves.<br /><br />Personally I feel that the drugs may dampin a person's ability to cope with things. If they at least tried to suffer a bit and learn how to deal with the issues, then maybe they wouldn't need as much pain medication. I liken it to when you first start out on your own in life. At first you may have some help from the parents. If they are always around to bail you out, then you never learn how to survive on your own.<br /><br />I really do not feel sorry for Rush. He made his bed, now he has to take the punishment like a man. Although being use to running to the pain meds all the time, I wonder if he really has any copeing skills at all. What is his day going to be like when he is constantly under fire from the opposition, and can't run to the pain meds any more? I agree with alot of things Rush talks about, but I can not respect a person who does this kind of crap. It doesn't mean I think he is an idiot, it's just that I don't respect him letting himself get to this.
). BTW, I am probably the only one on this board that likes Dan Rather, a Texun. I've been watching him a lot longer than Rush, so, I've had equal opportunity brainwashing.