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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe it's a result of too much mainstreaming of people who shouldn't be in school.[/quote]

This is just ugly.  Would you be happy if we just removed all people with mental illness form your life?  I'm guessing that would include people who are near and dear to you.

As for the other ugly post form a parent judging the parents of kids with mental illness -- I can tell you that in my DS' case of major depression (not hospitalized, successfully treated) it is genetic because I've had major depression as well.  In the supposedly good old days there were plenty of teens with depression and anxiety who just suffered with it.  From appearances they might have seemed fine but they really struggled.  trust me, I know.  There is nothing new here except that thank God we can help teens more effectively.  And I knew several kids in the 70s who were hospitalized with psychiatric illnesses so it absolutely happened.  I know that in all of those cases the parents were not open about why their children were absent from school, coming up with various excuses.  I knew the truth because I knew these kids.  Today people would be more open because they understand its not a shameful thing (though nice of you to try to shame parents of kids facing these terrible diseases).  In other words, you know more of these kids because times are better, not worse.

And I hope I don't know you because you are really mean to vulnerable people.[/quote]

You are making the assumption that this is about mental illness. WTH? Anyway, the point is that college is for not everyone. But our educational system has shoved that down everyones' throat so everyone thinks they NEED to go. Why don't we have other avenues for people to learn a skill? Trade school or apprenticeships could do this.[/quote]

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