If someone in your family was mentally handicapped would you like them still.

Most likely no.

I have a brother who is mentally handicapped. My family and I treat him like his normal. Although sometimes we have to consider that his mind and his understanding is different from ours. We still give him chores to do and we scold him if he needs to be scolded, but that's a rarity. :) Sometimes people make fun of mentally handicapped people, you can try to tell them to stop but you can't change them if they already think that way. What we do is try to explain it to my brother that there are some people who do not understand how to interact with mentally handicapped people and if he can just ignore those kinds of people in the future.

First about people making fun out of mentally ill or handicapped people, I am strongly against these kinds of people. I mean, what the heck are you thinking? making fun of someone mentally ill or handicapped, dont you have a heart? We had this neighbor who's hands and feet are deformed, my friends were like always making fun of her, even the grownups, I am always like, how could you make fun out of her?, look at her, what if your kids turned out to be like her? even though I kept stopping them from what they are doing, they just kept doing it over and over again, especially when I am not around. It seems like its in their nature already, enough said. For a family member who is mentally ill or handicapped, well I would still treat him/her the same way like when he/she was still normal except I gotta add more understanding as to why they got their selves into something unless they did on purpose just to attract your attention. I easily fell for these kinds of people, mentally ill or handicapped, I got a soft heart for them, so I always take the consideration that they are ill or handicapped. I wouldnt even bother arguing with them.

Why wouldn't you like them? A mentally handicapped in a family should be given more love and care . It's not their fault that they are mentally handicapped. But if someone despised them because of their condition , that person is mentally evil.

well i already do have that in my family and yes i would care for them

You can't stop ignorant people from being stupid, God will handle them, but just stay a careing and loving person.

Of course you treat them the same. I mean put yourself into those shoes. Would you like to be treated any different? Would you want to be outcasted? Of course not. Now, scolding can go in the yes and no categories. They semi don't understand something, but others they do. Mental handicaps can differ, there is so many. Schizophrenia, Down Syndrome, Bipolarity and so many more. You say mentally handicapped and the image that comes to mind are the poor child in the Special Ed classes. It depends on they're bran capacity if they can handle being scolded or not. You definitely wouldn't scold a Schizo would you? You may try and reason with an challenged person. Explain what they're dong is wrong, but not in a anger temper as which they may not understand. That's my opinion at least.

Obviously I will love him/her. The love can't depend on this factors. As a human he/she deserves to be loved and I would be as nice as I can with them. I really can't figure out how a person could ignore and be so "snob" with a mental handicapped. Said that, I would shout up everyone making fun of him/her because is disgusting to see a person who has fun with such a grave problem, I think the real handicapped are those people. Sincerely, Andrea

I wouldn't just like them; I'd LOVE them :) The thing with cases like this is that the family has to fully support. It's not just one person's responsibility to care for someone who is mentally handicapped. It won't always be easy, but most of life never really is easy anyway. I would make an effort to stop a situation involving someone making fun of or bullying someone disabled. I'm not the type of person who would walk away from something like that without saying something. No one deserves to be made fun of just because they happen to be that way.

Ofcourse mentally handicapped people must be treated in a special way plus it requires a lot of patience to deal with them. It's not their fault to be in that condition so we must always be humane to them. We just have to give them the assistance that we can offer.

If there is somebody in the family who is mentally handicapped I think we treat them as if they are special because they need special attention. They never want it to happen to them in the first place that's why we need to understand how they feel about the situation. If you were in their place what will you feel if you will not be treated fairly. We should love them unconditionally. That's the love that the people who are mentally handicapped.

treat them how they want to be treated. if they want be treated normally at all, treat them that way. for retarded, show your real love i am normal and i happy with that but the true happiness happens if shared

You know, i saw an episode of extreme makeover house edition where a family of mentally handicapped had a house makeover. The "mother" was the sibling of all of them, and they were all related in someway, but she always tries to give them the best life possible. Thats when the makeover crew heard about her story, and built them a new house. I really think that the family had deserved it. She was always working hard for her family, and well times were tough for them. They spent most of their life inside their home, and she always had to be there to keep an eye on them. They're still people you know. They cant help it if they're handicapped.

Yes why not if theyre family im not going to reject them well my brother is really annoying and i pretty much consider him handicapped cause he cant do anything himself so I guess I wouldnt look at them any differently.

Hi lawrence, We are all unique in our own way and we are here for a purpose. I treat handicapped people as I do others in the family, in fact I am especially kind and helpful to them. I often think that such people are very special and probable came into our life to teach us the importance of love,compassion,patience etc. Blessings.

Hi. lawrence65. I still would treat this person with love, respect and admiration as I would with anyone. I would be more sensitive to their needs and wants though. I would still like someone whom is disabled or mentally handicapped. I would not want to be hateful towards them. They are people just everyone else is. I will not make fun of them or treat them cruelly just because someone else will.

My opinion here is so simple. They're not deserving to be unfairly treated. Just like us, they are human too. The more we must be nicer to them, for we are more blessed than them. Come to think of it if we are the one in their situation, for sure that would be so painful for us if we are not accepted even in our family. It would be so inhuman if we deprived them the support and care we can give them.

Being handicapped in any way is nobody's fault. They can not be blamed for their conditions. Family should always bond together. I would accept and love a family member no matter what their handicap might be. they would have all my support and encouragement to succeed as well.

really a very good topic. Yes of course If I have a disabled or mentally handicapped family I will be care them seriously. Ofcourse try to treatment their with most careful. Becuase he/ she is my family member.I never ignore them. More carful about them. And always try to take care. Ofcourse everybody should be care there family disabled or mentally handicapped people.Its a human sense to take care them.

Yeah, I would like them still, it is not their fault that they become that way. With a few special attention or privilege given to them, I'd still treat them fairly and scold them depending on the level of their fault and their understanding. I don't think its fun and fair to make fun of them, whether they are slow or handicapped they are humans just like us and they feel what we feel. they need more encouragement from us as to help them strive more.