jillio

Maybe you would balance each other out!

Deafness

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deafskeptic

Or maybe we'll get along like two cats in hell.

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souggy

But she's a mom!

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jillio

That's a very real possibility, too!

sallylou

You haven't seen the mom happy hours. Moms aren't all sugar and spice.

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shel90

She got it right. One of my good friends and I became roommates in 2001 and our friendship almost got ruined because she couldnt stand my constant cleaning and I couldnt stand her clutter.

I cant function in cluttered surroundings. I get very nervous and high strung.

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CJB

Same here.

rockin'robin

Can't stand clutter either, especially on the floor. All my boys make their beds before school, and all dirty clothes in the laundry room, even clean their placemats after eating. Makes life a lot easier!

VamPyroX

I'm not going to mention who.

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CJB

Love the direction this thread has gone in.

jillio

Beats the heck out of where it was headed!

saywhatkid

I refuse to discuss house cleaning, since that is a woman's field....*ducking tomatoes*

BTW, I am joking....please keep your girdles on!

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sallylou

SWK, you already have a fan club. Can't fool your fans.

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deafskeptic

http://www.tomatocasual.com/wp-conte.../02/rotten.jpg

SPLAAT!!!!

*image of thrown rotten tomatoes that exploded on computer screen*

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Buffalo

Andrea is still in the state mental hosptial in Kerrville, TX. It is her ex-husband Rusty who remarried and had a son.

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Buffalo

Tell that to Rusty. Rusty, the former husband of Andrea Yates had starting leaving her alone with the children for an hour each morning and each evening just before she killed the kids.

Andrea Yates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Buffalo

Jillio; Suppose Irene Vilar hasn't gotten the help she needs to break the cycle... would she became worse when she undergo menopause? How does one like her break this cycle? By replacing the 'high' of getting an abortion with the 'high' of something else that is far less dangerous?

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Cheri

I was talking about Irene Vilar's two small children.

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CJB

I don't think it's fair to lump all mental illnesses together by comparing them. Andrea in Kerrville TX, Irene Vilar, and this woman who was an abortion addict are all different cases.

Cheri

I wasn't trying to stereotypes people with mental illness, nor was I belittles people with mental illness. Maybe I wasn't careful with my own choice of words, I don't mean anything bad. If I had any way offended anyone with mental illness, then I apology.

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CJB

Oh I'm not saying you stereotyped or belittled mental illness Cheri. I'm just saying these three cases of mentally unsound women are three distinct cases and I don't think they can be compared. That's all.

Buffalo

Oh, ok.

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sallylou

Cheri, I appreciate your concern and apology. I wasn't offended. My deal is that the stigma surrounding mental illness needs to be eliminated. It keeps many people from receiving mental health care when they need it. Mentally ill people need support, not shame.

It's slowly changing. My elders would not see a therapist or shrink to save their lives. Mental illness in my family was hidden and denied. I have 2 cousins who are schizophrenic and it's a tragic disease. It's also a disease which keeps patients from taking their medication (the paranoia). It has both a genetic and environmental component. Schizophrenia is the most feared disease because of the loss of touch with reality. That's what makes the person unable to live a normal life and it's incredibly sad.

Many people who need mental health care have suffered trauma, including physical, sexual and emotional abuse. In the US, we have soldiers returning from war who need help. These people need understanding and compassion, not shame.

Thanks for allowing me to share these thoughts. Many people are not aware of mental health issues, even though every person knows someone that has been or will be affected by mental illness. It's time to bring these issues out of the closet and address them. Mental health care is seriously lacking in the US. We all deserve better.

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jillio

Yes. Had she not received help, she would have found another way to gain the power and control she felt she did not have in her life.

jillio

You are exactly right. These women had 3 very different diagnoses. They cannot be compared at all. Not only is symptomology different, etiology is different, prognosis is different, treatment is different, and propensity for dangerousness is different. It is like comparing someone with a common cold to someone with cancer.