The Saddest Calvin and Hobbes Sketch Ever
POSTED BY: 6ixStringJack
UPDATED: Saturday, March 3, 2007 14:12
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My brother had pretty extreme ADHD as a kid (and still gets pretty off-the-wall as an adult). When he was a kid, he was given the option of taking Ritalin, and did for a while. After about 4 years of medication, he decided that the medication had calmed him enough that he was able to learn methods to controll his energy level himself, and so stopped taking ritalin - a decision our Mother supported. He's still a hyper person, but when he needs to buckle down and get something done, he knows how to do it.
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
I suggest that, just like cigarettes, pills should not be allowed to be fed to children under 18 years old, except for possibly the most extreme cases... say a child who it has been proven to act like Damion from the Omen.
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I feel that giving a 10 year old kid Ritalin is the equivalent of a pre-emtive strike on their personality, and in essence, limiting their own ability and creativity before they've even had a chance to discover themselves.
Question. What about the kids that are at a SEVERE academic disadvantage? The kids who could be B or A students but who will instead be C or D students? The kids who might be able to go to a good college and get advanced degrees and good jobs, but who will instead go to community college and get crappy jobs? Do we condemn them to a life of mediocrity and hardship?
'nother question. What about the other kids? The ones who are distracted by the ADD kids? The ones who learn less because they or their teachers are constantly being interrupted by the unmedicated kids? I suppose we could segregate out the problem children but then that would only make them even worse.
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"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
Where/who is this from?
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Originally posted by Storymark:
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
Where/who is this from?
I thoroughly disapprove of duels. I consider them unwise and I know they are dangerous. Also, sinful. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet retired spot and kill him.
- Autobiography of Mark Twain
King of the Mythical Land that is Iowa
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Argh! I first saw that Calvin one a while back and was told it was the last one. That was really depressing. There is however a photoshopped "happy ending"
Also, the actual last Calvin and Hobbes strip, which is much much nicer:
http://midknight.wilson.googlepages.com/home
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My only problem is that children being fed the pills really aren't old enough or self aware enough to be making these choices for themselves on their own, and usually have no say in the matter since the parents are the deciding factors here. I suggest that, just like cigarettes, pills should not be allowed to be fed to children under 18 years old, except for possibly the most extreme cases... say a child who it has been proven to act like Damion from the Omen.
Here is something more to consider. Usually it is the parent or teacher that notices a child has ADHD, not the child. Expecting someone to be aware that they have any type of mental condition/illness is probably not going to happen soon. I think you can't take away a parent's right to try the medication route when a minor is having ADHD related difficulties. I would be interested in any hard data on the success rates of meds for ADHD.
"You can believe your eyes...or you can believe me." -Groucho Marx
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My daughter never believed she had seizures either. Doesn't mean she didn't have them, or didn't need medication.
Insight is hard to come by, and it's the one real advantage to getting older. You have to experience yourself in many situations over and over before you know yourself. It's not possible for a child to "know" themselves.
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Reality sucks. Especially when it contradicts our cherished ideas.
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When I was a child of course I never thought I had ADD/ ADHD. All I knew was that I couldn't do what other kids did. For example, I couldn't pay attention enough to know what was going on in class. I still have nightmares of being in class and all the other kids are taking out papers and pens and I'm wondering why. I have vivid memories of the teachers demonstrating to the class how to do something, and I couldn't follow more than two steps at a time - I was always lost when it came to that kind of thing. And if it hadn't been for those few minutes (which I still vividly remember) when the internal noise went away, I would never have realized that the overwhelming noise was anything other than normal.
But if the child has ADD/ ADHD and you put them on medication and it appears to be objectively effective, it would give the child a comparison.
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Calvin and Hobbes was the best ever. Followed closely by Bloom County. But eventually, Calvin did have to grow up. He had to face the reality that life isn't what one makes of it. Life is what others tell us it's suppose to be.
People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss
" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "
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