Posted on 05/18/2008 6:54:58 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
I agree. I have an autistic son and I try to teach him to be aware of others, but I have met many parents who think the world needs to take care of their child. Sometimes it is out of ignorance but sometimes it just being lazy and unwilling to do the hard work of being a parent. Applies to every parent really
I don't, which is why I specified "...for this situation".
The Twin Cities TV stations showed video of this family today. The boy is a giant, hulking 13-year-old who is not only tall, but over-weight.
One story I read in the newspaper says this boy hit a child in the congregation, and nearly knocked down some old people in a rush to exit the church at the end of Mass. The parish has been talking to the family since last summer about the problems this boy is making for the entire congregation, but the mother will not listen to their concerns. That is why a restraining order was issued. Now the mother is making a big fuss about it.
I wonder how the Mass went today in Browerville?
There was a young man on the bus I was riding awhile back. He was mentally challenged. His mom set beside him. He started getting restless and she handed him a big bag of doritos and he settled right down.
“The Twin Cities TV stations showed video of this family today. The boy is a giant, hulking 13-year-old who is not only tall, but over-weight”
Well, then, he should just be killed. Can’t be tall and heavy, after all.
I attended Mass in Bertha a long time ago. Lots of old people.
I don’t care what church you belong to-——no one should be put in the position of possibly being spat or urinated on. This Mom should just grab a bottle of Holy Water and bless her son often. He doesn’t understand the Mass and is disruptive—leave him at home.
Is that from "Deep Thoughts from Jack Handy"? ;)
I thought about a cry room also. But I wouldn’t want to inflict him on new mothers with infants either. This woman should face the reality of the situation and have him watch a mass on TV. It is irresponsible to make so many others uncomfortable just to make a point. He isn’t really benefiting. The ‘love me, love my abnormal child’ only goes as far as to not infringe on others experience in church.
No
Since the day "tolerance and inclusion" trumped every other. The individual is now so protected from society that society is no longer protected from the individual.
My severely autistic son, age 15, is tall and overweight, too. I’m sure some compassionate Christians around here would just as soon have him locked away for his sins against society.
My son goes to church with us every Sunday. He is mostly well-behaved...yes, he jabbers a bit and laughs from time to time, but he does not detract from the spirit of the services. Of course, there are other youngsters that are vocal as well—we don’t have a “crying room” for infants and toddlers. We have a foyer.
My son had his periods of unruliness. When we lived in Minnesota, we attended a small church, and my son went through a period where he did not want to be in the building. He would yell out loud during the service, so I took him out. When it gets to the point that other people are frightened, unable to concentrate, or are in danger, then the child goes. My son and I spent many Sunday mornings in the park while my wife and daughters stayed in church.
What makes you think he’s possessed by demons?
Speaking as someone with a profoundly retarded brother I think you are absolutely correct. There are certain standards of public conduct that even the mentally handicapped must be held to by their parents/guardians.
Letting a child disrupt other people's lives with outrageous behavior and then saying "oh well, nothing can be done" isn't acceptable and shows a lack of respect.
If he cannot be controlled then he should stay home.
Perhaps some generous soul could offer to stay home with the boy so his mom and others can hear Mass in peace. It sounds like she does not get much of a break from him. His behavior cannot be tolerated, but sadly his family may be so used to it that they don’t notice or have forgotten what normal is. The mom says he likes the Mass’s consistency and order, the idea to let him watch it on tv might be a good solution.
You think He’d let someone assault and urinate on little old ladies and little kids???
But your son is not assaulting anyone. I see a big difference.
I think the church can go the extra mile to be tolerant of noise, aberrant behavior, odors. . .
but not to put vulnerable elderly and children into physical danger. It doesn’t sound as though your son is endangering anybody, and that is probably a credit to you.
God bless you and your family.
As a Catholic and a mother to a child with autism, this story greatly saddens me.
Going to this extreme to prevent a child from entering a Catholic Church is not a Diocese I would have anything to do with.
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