Sunday, December 19, 2004

And Then My Heart Got...




Breaks my damn heart.

(via Empire o' Dirt)

6 comments so far. What are your thoughts?

Anonymous said...

That's so fucked up. 

Posted by Six

Anonymous said...

I want to hug my kitty immediately.

The Calvin & Hobbes comment that always makes me cry is the one where Calvin and Hobbes talking about being together in heaven. It reminds me of Kinky Friedman talking about how when you die you go to heaven and all the pets you had in life come running to greet you, as if you had just come home from work. 

Posted by Amanda

Anonymous said...

Isn't this just a heartbreaker?

This one really got me cause an old friend of mine is a Calvin & Hobbs fan - I knew him back when we were pre-teens, and he was a total ADD boy. If he was growing up now, he likely would have been put on ritalin.

He's since managed to channel all of his energy into ballet dancing, of all things.  

Posted by Kameron Hurley

Anonymous said...

Sorry, but ritalin doesn't turn you into a dull, unimaginative workaholic.

It might help Calvin with his homework, but it'd also help him build the best damn intergalactic spaceship he'd ever built.

Being creative is great, but it's even better when you can stick with one brainstorm long enough for it to see fruition, rather than leaving a string of unfinished projects.

Ritalin helps you focus, but it doesn't force you to focus on mundane things like homework. It also lets you focus on Calvin-type things, if you're so inclined.
 

Posted by Jon H

Anonymous said...

Having never been on ritalin or any of the drugs now being given to almost 5 million American children, I can't attest to the drug's pros or cons in the imagination department.

But as a science fiction fan who grew up reading about what were supposed to be scary dystopias about governments who drugged up the populace so that everyone felt and acted the same... I'm worried about the long-term ramifications of a generation of children raised to believe that "normalcy" comes in a bottle.  

Posted by Kameron Hurley

Anonymous said...

" I'm worried about the long-term ramifications of a generation of children raised to believe that "normalcy" comes in a bottle"

It still sucks if you can't achieve your goals, which may have nothing to do with the establishment. If you can't pay attention long enough to study, you probably can't pay attention long enough to learn how to paint, or sculpt, or write music, and practice enough to do it well.

Serial failure is not particularly romantic, or something to be cherished.

Also, lots of people with ADD don't have behavior problems at all, so the ritalin isn't about "normal" behavior.
 

Posted by Jon H