tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327612538796008401.post6919789524326333811..comments2023-10-28T07:50:08.391-04:00Comments on Bragger: And You're PROUD Of It?.......Braggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01252719085678735035noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327612538796008401.post-74422534139404042832010-03-11T05:56:03.377-05:002010-03-11T05:56:03.377-05:00Evil Pixie - I'm SO going to use your line abo...Evil Pixie - I'm SO going to use your line about a diagnosis not excusing bad behavior. Thanks for that! <br /><br />Lilith - I forwarded your comment to all of my co-workers. They loved it!<br /><br />Maggie - I think some of mine don't know the difference between ADHD and asthma.....Braggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01252719085678735035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327612538796008401.post-58553135995120679882010-03-10T20:20:02.930-05:002010-03-10T20:20:02.930-05:00I know what you mean and a high school is certainl...I know what you mean and a high school is certainly a place where kids think putting their "crazy" in public is good!<br /><br />Just yesterday, the weirdest, most dysfunctional kid in my building was proudly proclaiming how she had: "ADD, ADHD, OCD... and asthma." Little freaks.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01283944377017377125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327612538796008401.post-86869195646012610982010-03-10T08:06:10.396-05:002010-03-10T08:06:10.396-05:00I don't think a teenager can actually be diagn...I don't think a teenager can actually be diagnosed with personality disorder. I just studied this in Abnormal Psychology! The symptoms of personality disorder are what those of us who are adults would call, "being a teenager." LOL<br /><br />You have to love when people self-diagnose!Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955472531395280837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327612538796008401.post-73884750815567264032010-03-09T20:34:14.374-05:002010-03-09T20:34:14.374-05:00I know exactly what you're talking about, Brag...I know exactly what you're talking about, Bragger. I think believe that place of pride in their diagnosis is simply a legitimized excuse for them. Now that they have something to hold onto they are entitled to all sorts of special treatment and are excused from behaviors that would normally be unacceptable and have stiff repercussions. I once had a running start student who announced to the class that she was bipolar. My response was "And your point?" She started rattling off this laundry list of why she should get special treatment because of it (e.g. absent for class should count against her, late assignments shouldn't count against her, etc.). I finally pulled her out into the hallway where there was a bit more privacy and informed her the diagnosis excuses her from nothing. <br /><br />I believe a good part of the problem is people don't call them on their poor behavior. They believe it is okay, even acceptable, to say the things they say and act the way they do.Evil Pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15862347415955885344noreply@blogger.com