OT: 119th Obsequious Banter Thread: April Foods Day

[Lord Defect]

I am off to Eugene, Oregon today to visit my brother. The one who has cancer. I am not sure if this will be the last time I see him but I am definitely going to try to make the most of it.

Sorry buddy. Make a new good memory or two

 

[Superman33]

Then why would it be ok to use at school? Cultural beliefs do not end at the front door.
This is just a rhetorical question in case it wasn’t obvious.

I think it was more of a "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" type of situation with the parents. While it was presented as "cultural", I had the impression it was more of "as long as he isn't with us, do whatever you want" type of vibe, but I can't even imagine what it is like to be a parent in that situation.

Like the situation @Danko is in. This sounds absolutely unbearable. From both the individual with the disabilities leading to those conditions and their parents. You deserve a medal every single day.

Yeah this all hits a bit close to home. My son is non verbal, can't communicate with us. He is essentially an infant in terms of what he can do and how he presents but is 8 years old now. We pick up on some things just because we know him. The way he kicks his feet, or grinds his teeth etc. His disorder, mental ability, body tone make it so that a machine like that wouldn't work for us. Another parent with a kid with his disorder mentioned something one time that i always think about....these kids cant even do anything if they have an itch or a scratch and it must be so infuriating to t he m.

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

I think it was more of a "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" type of situation with the parents. While it was presented as "cultural", I had the impression it was more of "as long as he isn't with us, do whatever you want" type of vibe, but I can't even imagine what it is like to be a parent in that situation.

Like the situation @Danko is in. This sounds absolutely unbearable. From both the individual with the disabilities leading to those conditions and their parents. You deserve a medal every single day.

First paragraph is why I hate people. Second is why I love some people. Great post.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Like, what in the actual f*** is this

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Is that a Black Friday ad on becoming a foster parent?

 

[Beef Invictus]

Saw the trailer for this a few weeks back and started to cry, but haven't been in the mindset yet to sit down and watch it since it came out.

As an educator who worked with technology, this story is all too familiar. We had a student who used an Eye Gaze device to communicate. His various disabilities left him with the inability to control any of his bodily functions, but he could use his eyes. He ended up living until about 22, but mentally he never moved beyond the toddler stage. He was able to learn how to use the Eye Gaze device to communicate basic needs and wants and he would have been a great "greeter" at a place like Walmart.

His parents refused to let him use the Eve Gaze device at home. He would essentially sit/lay there all summer without the ability to communicate. Infuriating.

I really badly want to fight his parents

 

[Lord Defect]

I think it was more of a "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" type of situation with the parents. While it was presented as "cultural", I had the impression it was more of "as long as he isn't with us, do whatever you want" type of vibe, but I can't even imagine what it is like to be a parent in that situation.

Like the situation @Danko is in. This sounds absolutely unbearable. From both the individual with the disabilities leading to those conditions and their parents. You deserve a medal every single day.

Why would you ever not want to give your child every opportunity to succeed or at least have the best quality of life possible?

 

[Embiid]

Why would you ever not want to give your child every opportunity to succeed or at least have the best quality of life possible?

The Chuck Fletcher paradox...

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

The Denver airport is f***ing massive.

 

[Superman33]

Why would you ever not want to give your child every opportunity to succeed or at least have the best quality of life possible?

I hate to be the one to break this news to you, but people suck.