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aklim · #**161** 03-03-2005, 01:59 PM

Being sad and depressed is normal when it is an off and on thing. Sure, there are times where we are upset at something or the other. However threatening suicide to get attention is like a child throwing a tantrum when he/she cannot get Mom to buy the latest GI Joe or Barbie toy they see in the store. What I am talking about are those that cry suicide whenever there is trouble to deflect the wrath of the parents. "Dad is upset at the window break. I shouldn't have been playing ball inside. Ok, tell dad I am thinking of killing myself and he will be distracted long enough to forget the whole thing and I'll get off easy". Sorry, too coincidental when they pull that stunt. If they have otherwise been happy and fine and now they are in trouble and they pull the suicide routine to distract me, THAT is an AW at work. That is my signal to hand them a copy of "The Final Exit" and say "Knock yourself out. First we will settel the matter of the broken window." I'll bet that if you punish first and send them for so called "professional help" they wouldn't bother with it. Look at Michael Fay. Got into trouble and used the classic American Defense "I have (insert mental illness) which explains why I did this, that or the other". Singapore swatted him on the butt and then released him to see "professional help". Last I heard, he went back to Ohio and almost blew himself up freebasing cocaine. Now, if the kid was serious about getting help like those you suggest, fine. Lets see if he is still wanting it if it doesn't buy him any leniency. That will be a true test, won't it?

Now, if I notice my kid being depressed and stuff like that when he/she is not in trouble, I will sit him/her down and have a good talk. Like I already know, I can manuplate the mindfux when I was a teen so why should I believe them? Also why should I believe them when a bunch of them can come up with a bunch of different opinions? What would you say if you brought your benz to a dealership with 10 techs and all of them had different reasons for what was wrong and they would fix it and change their mind as to how to fix it midstream? They will say that there are many variables to the human mind. Well, if that is true, how do we know you have nailed it down better than the mindfuk behind Door #2? or #3?