Bobby Beale

[Siobhan]

I agree. It's the same with a lot of things with kids; if you're forever cleaning up after them, they'll never learn. Of course it also depends on what's actually wrong with Bobby. I said once in a previous forum that Bobby might possibly have IED, a psychological condition where the patient literally can't control their rage. They can be calm and in control one minute, and suddenly explode with anger in the next. These anger outbursts usually don't last long, and the patients apparently feel something like relief or even pleasure while they're going through it, only to later feel remorse once it's passed. During these outbursts, they can be capable of virtually anything, from mere shouting and cursing, to inflicting physical harm on others. From what I've read about it, Bobby seems to have all the symptons.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interm...osive_disorder

My son suffers from ADD with violence, similar to what you explained above. He can be quiet and calm one moment and then a demon the next. We (myself and his dad) did not ever use this as an excuse, instead we got help and therapy (resulting in my son spending a month in an overnight clinic at Christmas) until we found out what was the problem. I am very happy to say that my son is a millions time better and is very calm and loving. However, anything could have happened to me or my daughter when he had these outburst (always made sure my daughter was somewhere safe when my son would freak out) but I never ever covered anything up nor would I.