forced meds

[camismom]

Amsmom said:

oh please!!!! i saw a quick spot last night on tv with kelly preston and kirstie alley about this. (although i am in favor of meds if needed, i am also an advocate for parents' rights.) kirstie alley was saying that "kids should not be put on meds like ritalin and i should know because i took cocaine and became addicted to it." WHAT!??!!!!!!! oh that annoyed me sooooooo much. how can she possibly compare the two ??!!!!! i highly doubt that she got the coke from her dr!!!! oh that annoys the hell out of me!!!!!!

It annoys the hell out of me too Ammsmom! I mean, I get so sick of celebreties talking their crap like they think they are experts on the subject. Just because you are a well-known figure doesn't mean you have the right to judge other parents or talk about things you have no PERSONAL experience with. Acting in a movie or t.v. show doesn't put "m.d." behind your name! And unless you have a child with ADHD you don't know what it's like to live with it and be forced with making a decision. Finally, yes you are entitled to your opinion, as in everyone, but being a celebrity doesn't give you the right to force it on people either!! So..... SHUT UP!!!

ok, off my soap box now!

[mothercat]

Celebreties seem to know everything about everything..politics, meds, diseases, religion, you name it and they have celebs out there who are experts..then why are there so many celebs out there who are on coke and other drugs, or having breakdowns, or relationship disasters, or personal catastrophies of one sort or another. If they are all experts then whats up. I didn't even think Kristi Alle had kids?? Does she?

[Amsmom]

she has 2 that she adopted. they are probably about 10 to 12 yrs old i think.

[gabrielsmom]

I agree with you Amsmom.