yeshivishsocrates -“But i did nail the disenchanted parent thing didnt i! he he he”
Actually, I like to spend more time with my kids. My comments were referring to you and those like you. You belong in Yeshiva, not blogging about subjects you know nothing about.
“The definition of the term addiction is constantly being refined and there are those who will side with your post, which i did read before posting my chochmos. I offered my opinion, which was siding with those who see a discernable chasm between chemical addiction and compulsive behaviours. Youre entitled to disagree, a right which you seem to have taken to heart but, sadly, as a self confessed member of a generation, mainly only indirectly experiencing this problem, your opinion carries less weight.”
I told you to read the article before you responded. What you obviously don’t understand there are reasons that they just can’t change the definition. Millions of reasons – $.
Your conclusions about those that are still harping on the old definition is extremely immature. A person who is engaged in these types of activities, whether they meet the criteria of addiction or not, is irrevelant. Most of these people need Mental Health help, they Can Not just stop on their own!
To say that they can – shows the lack of understanding of Mature, Adult topics!