Yay - I beat some kids!
Both my sisters kids are ADHD (they actually are!) and she's raised them on her own 'cos their father is a grade A pillock. As they're family I help out when I can. One particular evening the kids had been playing up all day (Bless 'em, they really can be a f*cking nightmare) and my sister was frazzled. I popped round to make sure that they would go to bed. As usual they were being a pain in the bum and wanted to take their Gameboy Advances to bed with them. 'We won't play with them, we just want them upstairs' they said, 'Yeah, right' thinks I, knowing that they'll just play until the early hours. It was then I hatched my cunning plan...
'Now, you promise you won't play with them, you'll just go to bed?'
'Oh, yes uncle Jam, certainly'
'You won't even touch them?'
'Oh, yes uncle Jam, certainly'
So unknown to them I pulled the batteries before placing them by their bedsides. I walked downstairs with a broad smile knowing that I had them bang to rights - Check and mate you little shits!... ;-)
( JamHamster My eyes, my beautiful eyes!, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 13:29, 27 replies)

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( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 13:34, closed)

Thanks for that!
It is also worth mentioning that they were diagnosed prior to being allowed access to computer games but thank you for your help. ;-)
( JamHamster My eyes, my beautiful eyes!, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 13:39, closed)

That sounded a bit like I was accusing the mother of being a bit shit
rather than congratulating you on killing temporarily disabling their toys. Soz.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:37, closed)

Hey, no worries!
It's nothing I haven't heard before, in fact I've heard a lot worse, T'was very big of you and I appreciate the clarification. ;-)
( JamHamster My eyes, my beautiful eyes!, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:40, closed)

Having no father figure, a computer game for main entertainment and (most likely) a poor diet
is not ADHD.
(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 13:40, closed)

What?
'Most likely a poor diet' Cheers then... ;-)
( JamHamster My eyes, my beautiful eyes!, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 13:43, closed)

I'm making assumpshinz.

(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 13:48, closed)

No doubt they're scruffy and probably poor as well.

(Falstaff's Spiritual Successor, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 13:49, closed)

Yeah!
And they swear and spit and probably have herpes! ;-) To be fair, now they're older they have chillled out a lot and are doing very well in college. I'm actually proud of them, it's mainly due to my sisters seemingly bottomless reserves of patience though ;-)
( JamHamster My eyes, my beautiful eyes!, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 13:52, closed)

Chilled out AND in college.
Definite druggies.
(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:01, closed)

You say that like it's a bad thing...

(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:27, closed)

Never did me any harm...
I'm off to wash the blood from my clown suit... ;-)
( JamHamster My eyes, my beautiful eyes!, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:30, closed)

I like this
But i dont like how quick every one is to make out ADHD isdue to bad parenting. My mother was always so quick to say "No such thing as ADHD" but when I was diagnosed with it..she went a bit quiet.
(Document Pocket, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 13:50, closed)

Sorry, what wa...............

(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 13:51, closed)

LOL...
That really made me la...
( JamHamster My eyes, my beautiful eyes!, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 13:54, closed)

Exactly right!
Good point well made! ;-)
( JamHamster My eyes, my beautiful eyes!, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 13:58, closed)

In my day it was called being spoilt
or having too much sugar.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 13:59, closed)

They haven't been beaten enough either.
Spare the rod, spoil the child.
(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:00, closed)

I wholeheartedly agree.
Never did me any harm - I've hardly ever killed anyone - not like these hoodies today steaming each other for their iTouches and having gangbang orgies behind the garages.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:23, closed)

It's also worth noting that...
They're both fecking enourmous now and could easily hammer me into the ground like a tent peg without any apparent effort. I'm a bit pleased I didn't give 'em a few good kickings! ;-)
( JamHamster My eyes, my beautiful eyes!, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 14:56, closed)

See
That's your problem - you were too soft on them.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 15:10, closed)

The advantage to being nice is that...
They don't visit me in the night and fold me into the shape of a pretzel. ;-)
( JamHamster My eyes, my beautiful eyes!, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 15:17, closed)

Like I said - soft.
There's no advantage to being nice - you only get hurt in the end

/16yo poetry
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 15:42, closed)

ADHD = A Damned Hiding Deserved

( eXOBeX, Thu 17 Feb 2011, 0:07, closed)

You sure showed them

(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 16:13, closed)

They "were ADHD"?
Were they measles sometimes, and 'flu'? Let's hope they don't become sprained ankle or poorly tummy.
Sorry, not having a go at you personally, but why must everyone be an ilness nowadays and not have it?
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 17:47, closed)

Why have something if you can be it?
I was a werewolf but I'm alright now-ooooooooooOOOOOOooooo!
( fluffymitten NAN, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 19:39, closed)