I can't be around mentally challenged people.

I have a cousin who is mentally challenged. He's probably 13 by now. He's deaf, blind, paralyzed, mentally incapable and all he can do is be cared for. I can't be anywhere around him or anyone who is like him. If i stay around for too long, i almost cry. I'm a piece of shit.

 

You aren't a piece of shit for that, unless you are making fun of them or something.

I have a mental disorder and I completely freak out when I see people with similar issues. It scares me how bad people can get. Maybe seeing it in your family freaks you out, cause you know it could have just as easily happened to you?

 

i have a cousin that is 15 and he has the mental capabilities of a 2 year old and the vocabulary of a 1 year old...it's tough sometimes, but other times you can look at him and be grateful that he is so appreciative of all the people around him...

he may not be able to talk or do any logical thinking, but he has a way with people and he definitely remembers random ass people he has met in public someplace.

he likes to meet pretty girls - always has haha

 

I can't be around them either. I just laugh at the things they say.

It's not that I'm laughing at them, I laugh at the hilarious comments I hear. And if I keep laughing it's going to look like I'm making fun of them... So I just try not to be around them because I'm not making fun of them, I just can't not laugh when I hear something funny.

 

Then you've come to the wrong place

 

i agree. not a piece of shit...a lot of people have issues being around people when they are different. Some people are uncomfortable around children or the elderly...etc. At least your reason is a compassionate one.

 

That's a bit harsh, seafort

They are indeed extra work, but really, you're sorta morally bound to help them out.

 

That's a terrible way to think of it seafort...seriously. People don't choose to have debilitating disorders. You could just as easily have been born with one or became physically disabled at some point in your life. I'm sure you'd feel differently if that happened...or if someone especially close to you was. There are a lot of "burdens on society" but disabled people are definitely not one of them.

 

thats fucked up, just because a person needs care and doesnt do 'anything' they should die? atleast the retarded arnt out killing people or being assholes. so retards are better than about 70% of people on earth because they are not capable of evil, for they are unable to judge.

 

Seriously, what the hell is wrong with you?

 

I see that point...though to me it's harsh...Here's the deal though...don't babies take up resources and need to be taken care of 24/7? Small children, the elderly and the terminally ill are often the same. Should we just outcast everyone who can't help themselves? As for the physical thing I'm glad you took it back, but say you were in a car accident and sustained brain damage...would you want your family to abandon you? I'm not trying to sound hateful, but I think we should try to love and accept everyone regardless of their differences.

 

What do you suggest, we euthanize them


Hotwater

 

creates jobs for the health care industry., Just like inmates create jobs for the correctional industry.. Sick world we live in, it is!!

 

We put animals down when we can't (or won't) do anything for them, why not people as well?

 

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I've got a question: are animals born mentally retarded as well, or is that only a human defect?

 

internet error.

 

But our brains are a lot more advanced, maybe something goes wrong in the process of ours being formed that some people just come out mentally challenged, more things can go wrong, animals are basically pure instinct. Or maybe, they are susceptible to it as well, but because they still live in the animal kingdom, natural selection has gotten rid of that 'retarded' gene in them.

 

what is the point of the human race? we are just the same as Ants, and bats, and whales and every other speices out there. Our technology is our evolution just as plants and animals evolve to surive.

peace
Phear

 

Yes, but they usually don't make it much farther than birth because humans have the technology and knowledge to keep other humans alive, ignoring the theory of the weakest die out, whereas animals really don't. Usually the retarded animals don't even know well enough to eat, and they just starve to death. It's happened to a few of our kittens, no matter what, you just can't get them to eat, and they starve. It's just the cycle of life.

And OP, I don't think you're horrible at all. I work with a lady who has a mentally handicapped son who is 24 years old with the mentality of about a 3 or 4 year old. It's really difficult to interact with him, he's unpredictable, but even being as old as he is now, when you talk to him, it's cuter than hell because he gets all bashful and blushes and replies really softly or with this childlike giggle. He's funny and fun to listen to and watch, just because he is just like a little kid. But I'll admit, I was really shy around him and afraid to say much to him until his mom told me she really appreciates when we talk to him and try to make him feel involved and special, because his autistic characteristics really make it hard for him to socialize. It's sometimes difficult to not be afraid of things you don't understand, but maybe you should talk to your cousin's parents and try to understand a little bit more about his circumstances. It might help you be a little less afraid.

 

your a sick person. go die.