Replies to '09/19 "Afraid of My Mom"'

You have never seen dramatic people in life? Drama queens? Well, hello, I'm Jen, nice to meet you. I'm a complete drama queen. I blow many things out of proportion. When I was 5 or 6 years old I learned to run upstairs and slam the door for attention or effect or whatever. I learned how to make myself cry for attention, even if nothing was wrong at all what so ever. I learned it from t.v. and I'm talking about old time tv not the craziness out there now. But it didn't go over quite the same way in my home because eventually, I had no door left to slam. Oh well. I still to this day though get dramatic and I'm working on changing that because it makes things difficult.  

There are children who simply are overly dramatic, and that is wonderful! Why change it? I mean unless it really is causing a huge disruption in the family, why not let that child be who they are. Maybe enroll them in theater or something so they can be dramatic where it is appropriate? Otherwise perhaps they do need therapy. I just hope to god or whomever that someone teaches them at some point that they are not the center of the universe. (otherwise that would explain the many ego-centric people in this world).  

While I don't think that was the case with this family on the program today, I really do believe that this woman is abusive.  And I believe that the children deserve better, a healthy safe environment to grow and learn in. There was nothing dramatic about this situation it was real. But everyone isn't like this woman and every child isn't like your children or other children. If someone says they are dramatic or has a dramatic child, that very well could be the honest case.  

But I'm a drama baby and I wouldn't care if my mother referred to me that way. Just try for one moment to see it from someone else's perspective and not your own.  

You have never seen dramatic people in life? Drama queens? Well, hello, I'm Jen, nice to meet you. I'm a complete drama queen. I blow many things out of proportion. When I was 5 or 6 years old I learned to run upstairs and slam the door for attention or effect or whatever. I learned how to make myself cry for attention, even if nothing was wrong at all what so ever. I learned it from t.v. and I'm talking about old time tv not the craziness out there now. But it didn't go over quite the same way in my home because eventually, I had no door left to slam. Oh well. I still to this day though get dramatic and I'm working on changing that because it makes things difficult.  

There are children who simply are overly dramatic, and that is wonderful! Why change it? I mean unless it really is causing a huge disruption in the family, why not let that child be who they are. Maybe enroll them in theater or something so they can be dramatic where it is appropriate? Otherwise perhaps they do need therapy. I just hope to god or whomever that someone teaches them at some point that they are not the center of the universe. (otherwise that would explain the many ego-centric people in this world).  

While I don't think that was the case with this family on the program today, I really do believe that this woman is abusive.  And I believe that the children deserve better, a healthy safe environment to grow and learn in. There was nothing dramatic about this situation it was real. But everyone isn't like this woman and every child isn't like your children or other children. If someone says they are dramatic or has a dramatic child, that very well could be the honest case.  

But I'm a drama baby and I wouldn't care if my mother referred to me that way. Just try for one moment to see it from someone else's perspective and not your own.