Courage

[drais]

Thanks Matt, but i always respond when people say I had "courage" I didn't.
I had two choices: Work real hard, and get back to a semblance of normal
life, or stay in the hospital until I died. Anybody in this message group,
could have, and probably would have done what i did. (Provided they didn't
get wrapped up  in self-pity, and I don't think that would have happened)

 I really don't know how unique thier situation is, (talking about the
outcast at school now) it seems to me that many people in one form or
another, have had bad consequences due to someone else's actions.I think
being "treated like a potential criminal" rates real low on the traumatic
event scale. Now, if they were being handcuffed and sent to jail (Being
treated like actual criminals) then they would have a real beef.

Dave R

>Egad.  It's understandable that you'd have zero tolerance for the pointless
>self-pity of others, after what you went through.  Talk about courage...
>
>But I'd argue that what these kids are going through is unique to this
>situation.  There are perfectly normal, healthy *children* who are being
>treated like potential criminals because of the actions of others.  (And
the
>stupidity of rank-and-file bureaucrats performing a not-so-graceful ballet
of
>CYA.)  I've played Doom and Quake, and I've surfed the net.  Would that
make
>me a risk if I were still in high school?
>
>I don't want to make this issue a springboard for my homeschooling
argument,
>but that's what I'm going to do.
>
>See next post if you're interested in the public school rant.
>
>-Matt
>