continued Thatfucker discussion

[anonniemouse]

Since we've been kicked off FFA for the week, please feel free to continue the anon discussion here. Apologies if this is a big flop - I've never made a DW community before!

The rules are vaguely the same as they are over on FFA. Please refrain from being too much of an asshole, making personal attacks, posting identifying information or engaging in transfail.

ETA: If there's information you'd like to see archived (journal/blog posts related to Andy, etc.), please dump it here and link to it from the main post for discussing.

Comments

Re: Question

[(Anonymous)]

A lot of agencies won't allow someone with a mental illness to adopt either, particularly one as severe as schizophrenia. Even if it's under control and being treated.

The logic is that unless you're looking for an older child or one with special needs (and most people are not), there are far more people waiting to adopt than there are children to go around. If you have 5 prospective homes for a child and one of them involves an element of risk (ie, the chance that someone may relapse, go off their meds, etc), why would you pick that home when four others without that risk are available?

Hell, lot of countries won't let adopt from oversea if you have had diabetes or cancer now. It's really tough to get approved.

Re: Question

[(Anonymous)]

*Not that I believe Andy is schizophrenic or schizoid or whatever his flavor-of-the-week diagnosis is, but it does appear he's been treated for something, and he claims that's what it is.