I wouldn't condemn them, but we need some serious public discussions. As a "fun" fact, I consider even piercing ears to put earrings to babies in the same category. But I also can't judge parents who do it.
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Have you ever done addy or ritalin? I have (over the years as well as few hours ago, hence the post). And it sickens me that a 2 yr old can too. Or a 10 yr old. Or even 16 yr old. Like for fucking real. There is zero reason to put a child on speed. Literally no different than giving em a line of meth or coke. Maybe worse.
And for me, I most certainly do judge parents who do this. Yes, they are ill informed as well, but, thats a major failure as a parent.
I know about these medicines only from movies. Where I live, it's pretty hard to get a prescription even for antibiotics. Mostly it's a mix of self-healing combined with a plant-based medicine combination. Does the kid have a fever? Over 38.5°C (101.3°F), you can give Paracetamol to your kid. Other than that, tea, honey and rest. And some honey and plant-based candies for the throat pain.
PS: But I know what speed is, so I can imagine. 😂
Sadly, in the US, children, particularly boys, are drugged up as early as possible. Years back a girl I was dating, had a two yr old on anti-anxiety meds. 2 yrs olds dont have anxiety, but moms might and they push their issues onto their childen (munchausens by proxy). And school is not good for children either, so when they 'act out' due to bordom, they get labelled ADD / ADHD, and thats when the stims come out. Besides my own first hand experience with modern chemistry, I have also witnessed children on these same drugs. And its truly criminal. And then there is the over use of SSRIs ( prozac and such), that add a layer of literal homicidal thoughts to a speed freak child. Its seriously fucking insane what is done to and / or pushed onto children here. 72 jabs, potent stimulants, mind melting SSRIs, and then the shit in food marketed to childen. And worse, noone here I tell these things to even fucking cares. Its all 'you dont have kids, you dont understand' type shit. Nah, they dont understand. A parent has one duty. The child's health well being
I do agree with you on children and peircings too btw. Although, that doesnt devastate their brains and bodies.
As an anarchist parent I see my kids as property that is slowly transferring ownership to their self-ownership. My wife and I force our kids to do all kinds of things against their will without their consent. It is nobody else's business. We would never give our kids amphetamines or vaccines but they don't consent to fire-cider or tinctures, or even antibiotics; if they ever need them either. They are coerced if we deem them necessary. I'm not opposed to corporal punishment as well pain teaches leasons fast. I used my judgement as a parent when and how to raise my kids. Only statist scum think kids are owned by the collective or government. And I been around plenty of spoiled hippie kids that have no self-discipline, who never get punished everything is voluntary. They end up commies most of the time, Because those kids are allowed to freeload off their parents they only help when they volunteer. My little human resources have work to do, let me get back to cracking that whip and get off social media.