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Let's see ... you're a victim of your kid's "problems", your kid is a victim of his "chemistry", your brother is a victim of this, your dad is a victim of that.

Unfortunately there is no pharmacological concoction ready yet for the curse of victimhood.

Yet it can be cured. Try a more courageous attitude.

You're a loser. There's no medication available for that either. And I guess if people are depressed, they shouldn't take antidepressants. I guess if they're manic-depressive, they shouldn't take lithium either. I do believe that ADD and ADHD are legitimate neurological conditions. I also believe that in some cases, it's handed down from generation to generation. Back in my dad's days, no one ever mentioned it because there was no knowledge of it. There was also no knowledge of many other medical discoveries that have been made in the last 50 years. Kids who were very hyperactive were blamed for such stupid things as eating too much candy. They were beaten by their parents or the 'penguins', and were constantly getting in trouble for things that, at times, were out of the reach of their own personal control. It's too bad you haven't run into a real ADHD child. You'd see the difference, after trying everything from discipline to diet, and realizing that there really is a problem they can't control.