tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530451786669304321.post1840393800600419539..comments2023-09-22T08:12:25.535-04:00Comments on THE PRIVILEGED ADDICT : Endless NeedsCharliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183269305957041463noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530451786669304321.post-23801140847872311842016-01-23T10:11:47.089-05:002016-01-23T10:11:47.089-05:00Good to see you, Kathleen. Thanks for writing ;)Good to see you, Kathleen. Thanks for writing ;)Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04183269305957041463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530451786669304321.post-9301561151323474262016-01-23T10:11:14.897-05:002016-01-23T10:11:14.897-05:00It is amazing, isn't it, how that pitch will p...It is amazing, isn't it, how that pitch will pang through your entire body and saturate your brain, squeezing it like it's in a vice or a microwave or something ;)<br /><br />Great to see you, Yvonne. Perhaps we should lobby the treatment community to mandate the thumb thing should we fail to complete the program. I have no problem embarrassing myself on some poster with my thumb in my mouth if it will help spare a few lost souls.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04183269305957041463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530451786669304321.post-90103986944029353462016-01-23T10:03:32.813-05:002016-01-23T10:03:32.813-05:00Love your motto. I'm going to tattoo it to bot...Love your motto. I'm going to tattoo it to both of their forearms ;) But seriously, that is great advice. My wife gives me all sorts of nonsense about how to talk to them, and I'm like "Hun, the kid is having an aneurism... there's no talking about feelings right now." A firm, flat "No" will be my new thing. Great to see you, Lori. How is he doing? Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04183269305957041463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530451786669304321.post-2177220078971629792016-01-23T09:58:59.589-05:002016-01-23T09:58:59.589-05:00Thanks, Charlotte. Good to see you, and appreciate...Thanks, Charlotte. Good to see you, and appreciate the analogy validation ;)Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04183269305957041463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530451786669304321.post-57982692125107253202016-01-23T09:56:51.687-05:002016-01-23T09:56:51.687-05:00Good to see you, Liz. You know what's also fun...Good to see you, Liz. You know what's also funny... I think I'm like sort of okay mentally and spiritually and then a couple of kids send me over the edge in a split second. Can't wait to find the time to meditate so much that I can get punched in the face and smile, but I think we both know that will never happen ;)Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04183269305957041463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530451786669304321.post-57013531150625431242016-01-23T00:08:33.278-05:002016-01-23T00:08:33.278-05:00So sadly right.
Kathleen in Az So sadly right.<br />Kathleen in Az Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215975672519363676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530451786669304321.post-83935653296913043392016-01-22T01:47:26.820-05:002016-01-22T01:47:26.820-05:00"modern-day PC definition of child abuse"..."modern-day PC definition of child abuse"<br />too funny :))<br /><br />yes, I support your idea that addicts should suck their thumbs so we can identify them.<br /><br />It's easy to *not* get worked up and let the little ones scream and cry when they don't get what they want ... as long as it's not your own child. Your own child seems to have a specific pitch to their voice that eats into the parent's brain, making it impossible to react calmly. I look back and think: why did I react like that? Now that they are all grown up, any whining just doesn't affect me anymore. Yvonnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530451786669304321.post-34975046392107422202016-01-20T19:35:30.797-05:002016-01-20T19:35:30.797-05:00Better to just say no and mean it. If they are goi...Better to just say no and mean it. If they are going to cry anyway, why kill yourself? I teach 4/5 year olds. My classroom motto is "You get what you get, and you don't mind a bit, and you never throw a fit!"...and a few years ago a precocious 4 year old added "And you don't kick the teacher!" which I thought was hilarious and appropriate, so I have been known to add that to my motto from time to time.<br /><br />You are absolutely spot on about addicts being big children. Unfortunately for them, they don't have that cuteness factor to go along with all their whining.<br /><br />Ps. You have your hands full. I miss those days!notmyboynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530451786669304321.post-60159095070663396502016-01-20T15:36:02.278-05:002016-01-20T15:36:02.278-05:00Yes, I have kids...and the analogy is very apt. Fu...Yes, I have kids...and the analogy is very apt. Funny stuff.Charlottenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530451786669304321.post-29549236882708959162016-01-20T14:18:04.142-05:002016-01-20T14:18:04.142-05:00Oh...my... God... Toooo funny! Oh...my... God... Toooo funny! Liznoreply@blogger.com