this girls parents should be shot.....

[James]

Thank you.

Originally Posted by CutiePie2000

Munchausen is what you're thinking of.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by James

Thank you.

Munchausen by proxy actually. One is making yourself sick and sympathetic, the other is doing it to your kid.

She 5 years old. She cant exactly roll in the kitchen and make herself an omlette and a few dozen hot pockets whenever she pleases. Her parents are the ones who make her meals - therefore the blame SHOULD be on them.

Exactly. If the parents keep feeding her because she's hungry they should be smart enough to take her to the doctor, syndrome/disease or not. She probably couldn't get INTO the cupboards or pantry much less make anything.

[Jimmy Choo]

What I'm really shocked by is that this has gone on for this long! Didn't a red flag go off at any of this child's checkups with her doctor?

[CutiePie2000]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Munchausen by proxy actually. One is making yourself sick and sympathetic, the other is doing it to your kid.

Yes, that's right. I just went on Wikipedia and dug a lil' deeper.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by CutiePie2000

Yes, that's right. I just went on Wikipedia and dug a lil' deeper.

Yeah, I'm not sure if remember more from my abnormal psych class or an episode of Law & Order: SVU. Now, if the parents just wanted money and fame and it wasn't a psychological issue wanting sympathy and attention (there's a distinct difference) that's just plain malingering. It's like shaving your kids head, and making her sick just for the cancer donations instead of for people saying "oh it's got to be so difficult being you, how can I help you"

That was the L&O episode but I think she turned out to just be a shitty mom and not a psych patient