So I may get ripped for this but I see this two ways.

1- cool and I think it is awesome.

2- Things like this get overdone so much these days that I feel like it almost loses its value and makes it appear as if kids with special needs, illness, etc get special benefits and get to do all sorts of things that regular kids don't get to do- and makes people numb to the fact they don't have regular lives.

For example- the videos of the special need kid "scoring" a touchdown are flooding the internet and were cool at first. Now they get a like but people don't watch them or react to them the same way because it happens so often.

cowboycwr said:

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So I may get ripped for this but I see this two ways.

1- cool and I think it is awesome.

2- Things like this get overdone so much these days that I feel like it almost loses its value and makes it appear as if kids with special needs, illness, etc get special benefits and get to do all sorts of things that regular kids don't get to do- and makes people numb to the fact they don't have regular lives.

For example- the videos of the special need kid "scoring" a touchdown are flooding the internet and were cool at first. Now they get a like but people don't watch them or react to them the same way because it happens so often.

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Depends on how you look at it. If its to benefit the actual kid - I say keep doing it until the cows come home. Its a special thing for them, which should be the goal.

I wouldnt think it is done for any other reason, then yep, probably overdone.

Assassin said:

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cowboycwr said:

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So I may get ripped for this but I see this two ways.

1- cool and I think it is awesome.

2- Things like this get overdone so much these days that I feel like it almost loses its value and makes it appear as if kids with special needs, illness, etc get special benefits and get to do all sorts of things that regular kids don't get to do- and makes people numb to the fact they don't have regular lives.

For example- the videos of the special need kid "scoring" a touchdown are flooding the internet and were cool at first. Now they get a like but people don't watch them or react to them the same way because it happens so often.

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Depends on how you look at it. If its to benefit the actual kid - I say keep doing it until the cows come home. Its a special thing for them, which should be the goal.

I wouldnt think it is done for any other reason, then yep, probably overdone.

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Sometimes I feel like the group or team doing it may focus more on the publicity they will get for doing it and that is why it gets done.

cowboycwr said:

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Assassin said:

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cowboycwr said:

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So I may get ripped for this but I see this two ways.

1- cool and I think it is awesome.

2- Things like this get overdone so much these days that I feel like it almost loses its value and makes it appear as if kids with special needs, illness, etc get special benefits and get to do all sorts of things that regular kids don't get to do- and makes people numb to the fact they don't have regular lives.

For example- the videos of the special need kid "scoring" a touchdown are flooding the internet and were cool at first. Now they get a like but people don't watch them or react to them the same way because it happens so often.

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Depends on how you look at it. If its to benefit the actual kid - I say keep doing it until the cows come home. Its a special thing for them, which should be the goal.

I wouldnt think it is done for any other reason, then yep, probably overdone.

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Sometimes I feel like the group or team doing it may focus more on the publicity they will get for doing it and that is why it gets done.

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and thats a valid point.

I would argue that if the kid gets the benefit out of it, its an acceptable tradeoff. IMO - its always about the kids

I might burn for this. 13 years ago I was on an loa from work going through chemo and radiation smoking a lot of weed. I wrote a comic book called captain gotard and the handicapable avengers. Janitor at a special needs independent living facility. Residents fought crime at night. Pretty wrong, but turned out pretty good.

bobo said:

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I might burn for this. 13 years ago I was on an loa from work going through chemo and radiation smoking a lot of weed. I wrote a comic book called captain gotard and the handicapable avengers. Janitor at a special needs independent living facility. Residents fought crime at night. Pretty wrong, but turned out pretty good.

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Sorry to hear about your medical issue. At least you had Mary Jane to comfort you.

As long as the SN are the heroes, I could live with it.

Assassin you have such a love for these kids. Really any kids. Your are such a special person. Good heart. Thanks for caring. I never even thought about teaching them until I did volunteer work with them while in school. God just sort of put them in my path. Lol. He actually knew what was best. Ha imagine that.

Good story. The motives of others dont matter to me. Its good for the kid.