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Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 1:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
Landi, what is the new non-ritalin drug?

Travis has not always taken Ritalin. He has taken Adderall, Straterra and still is taking Concerta.

I have to wonder if Mr. Cruise realizes that most of us pray for the day when our children can be drug-free. In my son's case, although I will never give up hope, that could quite possibly be never.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 1:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
The real reason kids are getting off of Ritalin is because of the side effects of it that other ADD & ADHD medications don't have. Unfortunately, this information about Ritalin and the new drugs came to be right around the time of his "rally". So if he is saying that kids are being pulled of the drugs for this disorder altogether, then they didn't need it in the first place or it is a cruel thing and a stupid thing for a parent to listen to the likes of Mr. Cruise.

Also, and I don't wish this on any child (ADD, ADHD, Aspergers or being Tom Cruises' Child) but would it not be poetic justice if one of his spawn had one of these disorders and had to be placed on the medication?

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 1:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
No actually it wouldn't.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 1:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
I think it would be a pretty cruel twist of fate.

Landi
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07-29-2002

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 1:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
i don't wish ADD/ADHD on ANY child or family. having had to deal with it myself.

native: strattera is a non-ritalin medication. my daughter's physician plans on starting her on this during christmas break to see if this could be a chance for her to go off of ritalin. although it was FDA approved in 2002, it has only begun be accepted by Kaiser-Permanente as one of the valid drugs that it approves for ADD/ADHD, in 2005


Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 1:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
My nephew takes strattera and does really well on it. His only side effect that I know of is his loss of appetite. Is this normal with these kinds of drugs??

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 1:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
As I said, I wouldn't wish it on any child.....

Landi
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07-29-2002

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 2:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
nic, it is VERY COMMON with these medications. we can talk about it in my folder if you wish.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 2:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Tom Cruise needs to walk a mile in a post partum mom's shoes or a child with this disorder or this child's parents, that is what i should have said.

Wasn't one of the side effects of Ritalin a stunt in growth and motor skills?

What is the success rate that kids will eventually grow out of these disorders or learn to function above them? Maybe 465,000 overcame the disorders in the period of time between then and now, and he is taking credit for something he didn't have a hand in.

On another note, do you how likely it is that Brooke Sheilds coming forward about her PPD may have helped women and children the world over overcome this disorder by showing them that she got the help she needed and it is a common issue and it does happen and it's treatable? It makes me angry that Tom Cruise would try to hinder something like that. Why does he deliberately want to hurt women and children?

Westtexan
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07-16-2004

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 2:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Westtexan a private message Print Post    
About the Barbara Walters special...I was surprised about the most fascinating person of the year, Camilla Parker Bowles. Whatever! Nothing against Camilla really, but please!

When she was setting up the introduction she described the woman as someone who has not won a big award for this or that, but she was being recognized merely for loving a man. I thought she was going to say it was Dana Reeves, the widow of Christopher Reeves. I thought that was a great choice. Then she said Camilla.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 2:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Yeah, I was a bit shocked too.

And Kanye West was almost unwatchable. I have never seen someone so wrapped up in their "race". You can't get past racial barriers with that attitude, and it's no wonder he feels the way he does after hearing about his father. There was a lot more deserving people than the ones that made this list, IMO.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 3:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
This list is Baba Wawa's list. Baba belongs on it herself.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 3:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Who were the first 8 on her list?

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 3:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
I liked/like Kanye. I find him smart and talented. No shame in having a mother who's an English professor and a father who was a member of the Black Panthers. Seems like a really socially conscious family.

Julie, I don't remember everyone on the list, but I know that mother of the Aruba girl was on it in addition to the ones I named earlier. Oh and Condi Rice! LOL!

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 3:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Jaime fox deserved to be on the list. He has had an amazing year and to me is a fascinating person. I also think Lance Armstrong was a given. I don't find Tom Cruise so much fascinating as I do appalling and the same goes for Kanye West. Beth Holloway Twitty does have strength of Character in her favor. I don't think Camilla was deserving of the top honors.

I just think there were a lot more fascinating people this year

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 4:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Dang wish I could've heard what Kanye said.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 4:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
He was really great, Mocha. It definitely was NOT a typical Barbara Walters interview! LOL!

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 7:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
sorry I missed it ...

Bandit
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07-29-2001

Thursday, December 01, 2005 - 8:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bandit a private message Print Post    
Nicole Kidman pregnant?

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Thursday, December 01, 2005 - 8:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Hey isn't that Jbeanie's man??

Coco
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07-13-2000

Thursday, December 01, 2005 - 8:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Coco a private message Print Post    
..yes...ut ohhh.

Froggiegirl621
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02-14-2003

Thursday, December 01, 2005 - 10:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Froggiegirl621 a private message Print Post    
Last night on ET they reported that they were engaged and my first thought was "Oh no, poor Jbeanie!" LOL

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Thursday, December 01, 2005 - 10:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
She's gonna be devastated.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Thursday, December 01, 2005 - 11:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I just read that Mariska Hargitay is expecting. I really just love her. How exciting for her and her husband.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Thursday, December 01, 2005 - 11:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
EXCLUSIVE: JENNIFER GARNER GIVES BIRTH!

Us Weekly has learned exclusively that Jennifer Garner, 33, has given birth to a baby daughter. Sources confirm to Us that Garner, whose due date was December 8, had her labor induced at an L.A. hospital. The actress is married to Ben Affleck, 33. ''They induced last night,'' a friend of the couple tells Us. ''Ben was with her the entire time.'' Last night, when asked by Us when Garner would be giving birth, Garner's Alias co-star Joel Grey said ''tonight.'' Another one of Garner's co-stars and close friends, Victor Garber, (who officiated the pair's intimate sunset wedding ceremony on the isle of Turks and Caicos on June 29), told Us last night, ''My gift will be that I will be a doting uncle.'' The pair were planning on naming the baby girl Violet. When Garner had her October 23 baby shower, guests made sure to give the soon-to-be parents many purple gifts. When contacted by Us, a rep for Garner wouldn't confirm nor deny news of the birth. A rep for Affleck could not be reached US Weekly

i like the name!