tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post440931818671859746..comments2023-10-18T11:21:07.231-04:00Comments on What I Should Have Said: If it walks like a duck…Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999741671175495307noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-84224306629746318002010-02-16T07:08:38.755-05:002010-02-16T07:08:38.755-05:00bethsayswhatishouldhavesaid.blogspot.com; You save...bethsayswhatishouldhavesaid.blogspot.com; You saved my day again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-61812930947703792692009-11-05T14:44:39.950-05:002009-11-05T14:44:39.950-05:00LOL. That's hilarious! (and sad)LOL. That's hilarious! (and sad)Momma Chaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665819920508553549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-92207827663217642922009-11-05T06:27:30.257-05:002009-11-05T06:27:30.257-05:00Oppositional Defiant Disorder? I've got very l...Oppositional Defiant Disorder? I've got very little respect for the 'science' of psychology. Particularly when they start pulling out the prescription pads. Giving kids speed for ADD is just a bad idea. A very bad idea.A Free Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01038930031019179647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-18206670194301655692009-11-05T00:45:45.725-05:002009-11-05T00:45:45.725-05:00Now I'm just a speechie but I think I have the...Now I'm just a speechie but I think I have the correct diagnosis for the child, one that I commonly see in my field... SRCS (pronounced "circs"). Oh, you're not familiar with this disorder? Well, perhaps it's being misdiagnosed in your district as Oppositional Defiant Disorder- we prefer to call it Spoiled Rotten Child Syndrome. I think it makes the treatment more clear :)Mellisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14275653505481965896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-10063252742727676112009-11-03T20:25:58.103-05:002009-11-03T20:25:58.103-05:00Oh my goodness, you have the best stories!!!
An...Oh my goodness, you have the best stories!!! <br /><br />And the punch line - nice writing :-)Kuliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881669733868910956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-80384219384125894372009-11-03T20:06:56.902-05:002009-11-03T20:06:56.902-05:00Oh, beautiful :))) And where were you when I was i...Oh, beautiful :))) And where were you when I was in school and needed a principal???<br /><br />(OK, possibly in the class a few years behind me, but just sayin'....)♥ Brajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693196044262677095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-41886268277555618402009-11-03T17:47:33.175-05:002009-11-03T17:47:33.175-05:00It is amazing that doctors have to come up with so...It is amazing that doctors have to come up with some very clinical term for a child when it could actually just mean they need extra TLC at home.H.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10555156176113515138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-9902254629037153382009-11-03T12:24:28.816-05:002009-11-03T12:24:28.816-05:00If it looks like a quack and talks like a quack......If it looks like a quack and talks like a quack...<br /><br />that's all I got.Cristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278630444931205359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-80540559259458721052009-11-03T12:10:29.698-05:002009-11-03T12:10:29.698-05:00PS i'm going to go into the Embassy tomorrow a...PS i'm going to go into the Embassy tomorrow and tell them that I have oppositional defiant disorder and therefore, they need to accommodate my disability. <br /><br />I'm totally going to make up random treatments like new computer and someone to always refill the stapler so I don't have to keep getting up to use someone else's stapler b/c i'm too lazy to actually do it myself.<br /><br />I'll probably get promoted. Thanks Beth!Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15648306344915919991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-14737483483793748592009-11-03T12:08:32.401-05:002009-11-03T12:08:32.401-05:00SHIT! I think I might have oppositional defiant di...SHIT! I think I might have oppositional defiant disorder. I am all of those things!!! <br /><br />Seriously? Do they just make these things up now?? Don't they just mean your kid is rude and won't mind??<br /><br />I know how to fix that: SPANKING<br /><br />WTF Beth! How on earth do you stand it!?Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15648306344915919991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-36451490283781330492009-11-03T12:08:29.528-05:002009-11-03T12:08:29.528-05:00SHIT! I think I might have oppositional defiant di...SHIT! I think I might have oppositional defiant disorder. I am all of those things!!! <br /><br />Seriously? Do they just make these things up now?? Don't they just mean your kid is rude and won't mind??<br /><br />I know how to fix that: SPANKING<br /><br />WTF Beth! How on earth do you stand it!?Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15648306344915919991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-71574243347829896252009-11-03T11:46:18.446-05:002009-11-03T11:46:18.446-05:00I wonder if the Doctor would have dismissed an ove...I wonder if the Doctor would have dismissed an overly shy and timid child??Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03158978490041796686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-9906201723211165202009-11-03T08:46:00.806-05:002009-11-03T08:46:00.806-05:00OMG, everyone's already said everything I want...OMG, everyone's already said everything I wanted to say... if I had been here sooner, that is... but just for fun, I'm going to "ditto" Fragrant Liar 'cause that kind of says it all!<br /><br />Breathe, sweetie, just breathe and go to that spa in Hawaii.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813508472498593787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-52972296108693031592009-11-03T08:33:41.738-05:002009-11-03T08:33:41.738-05:00I love your retelling... but I can't think too...I love your retelling... but I can't think too much about what all you say means for education. Ugh what a mess. Might be a good argument for homeschooling.Christine Gramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13783180729146518061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-60089154955524207172009-11-03T07:34:47.772-05:002009-11-03T07:34:47.772-05:00Guess I live a sheltered life, ODD is a new one fo...Guess I live a sheltered life, ODD is a new one for me, can see where it could be applied across the board. Can it be treated with statins?d. moll, l.ac.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16007607538375968631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-26853076948516742852009-11-03T07:18:25.139-05:002009-11-03T07:18:25.139-05:00Hopefully, this mother is wise enough to know her ...Hopefully, this mother is wise enough to know her child has been given divine intervention.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-39496217148283401252009-11-03T06:05:11.091-05:002009-11-03T06:05:11.091-05:00And now the school is supposed to do what with the...And now the school is supposed to do what with the ODD child?????? Nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-91359292949697912009-11-03T06:03:31.657-05:002009-11-03T06:03:31.657-05:00beth - "well, duh" is the perfect thing ...beth - "well, duh" is the perfect thing to say in this situation.<br /><br />Fragrant - You were punked?! And not by the spanx? I want to hear about it!<br /><br />Jan - Oh, you should write a novel about it! I'd buy it. Then I'd have something to read in the spa (bathroom).<br /><br />OMG - Exactly. <br /><br />blueviolet - I hadn't thought about it that way! Brilliant!<br /><br />Chief - I know! Crazy that they can make such opinions about something they've never seen.<br /><br />justsomethoughts - I wouldn't want to wish this lady on anyone. But I do love your sarcasm!<br /><br />Candice - The classroom teachers have figured out how to handle the girl but we don't get the option of giving up on her. Thank God.<br /><br />Pseudo - Can I pick a spa in Hawaii?<br /><br />Knucklehead - Personally, I do feel that ODD is usually an excuse for a kid to exhibit bad behavior. We've figured out how to handle the girl at school. Bad choice = bad consequence. Good choice = good consequence. Her mother just needs to buck up and put those consequences in place.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999741671175495307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-10358804755168429492009-11-03T02:07:22.973-05:002009-11-03T02:07:22.973-05:00Oppositional Defiant "Disorder". Yeah, ...Oppositional Defiant "Disorder". Yeah, gotta love it. Now there's an official diagnosis for "a-hole."Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794712479594188124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-89739678852834085312009-11-03T00:38:48.151-05:002009-11-03T00:38:48.151-05:00I feel for you Beth. I agree with Jan - a fancy s...I feel for you Beth. I agree with Jan - a fancy spa day for putting up with the likes of quakaroonie.Pseudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430783970802030846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-64776089406966792632009-11-02T23:51:38.151-05:002009-11-02T23:51:38.151-05:00Sounds as though she takes her job very seriously....Sounds as though she takes her job very seriously. I also bet she loves a good challenge..<br /><br />NOT.Candicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05553652923537266660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-40242204252805995772009-11-02T23:08:12.398-05:002009-11-02T23:08:12.398-05:00this guy sounds like gold!
maybe he can come to ou...this guy sounds like gold!<br />maybe he can come to our district. <br /><br />a real gem.justsomethoughts...https://www.blogger.com/profile/05778254901832542234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-15479403259628369952009-11-02T22:37:19.028-05:002009-11-02T22:37:19.028-05:00We have the same crap over at our school. common ...We have the same crap over at our school. common sense goes completely out the window. my favorite is when they read the file and decide we are doing everything all wrong without ever setting foot in the classroom with the kid!Chiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666221134973458983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-5686876162877240542009-11-02T22:10:07.857-05:002009-11-02T22:10:07.857-05:00Outrageous. The one who is oppositional here is th...Outrageous. The one who is oppositional here is the doctor. :(Liz Mayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13960276167677132860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-47787622189493164832009-11-02T22:09:46.140-05:002009-11-02T22:09:46.140-05:00Isn't it amazing when the person won't fit...Isn't it amazing when the person won't fit in the box?Everyday Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486528297252417282noreply@blogger.com