Indigo Chilren = Idiot Children

[Gurm]

No, seriously. Everywhere you turn lately there's some retarded kid with severe Ass-burger claiming that he's an "Indigo". Someone needs to round up these new age nutbags and put them all on a deserted island somewhere so they can't harm society.

Edit: For those of you who are curious, I'm blowing off steam about this HERE, instead of polluting some New Age forum. They'd probably all use their crystal powers against me, and I'm scared of emo kids anyway...

[DukeP]

I have no idea about that which you are talking.

Am I just being lucky?

~~DukeP~~

[Umfriend]

Indigo....that's a kind of green, no? Silly me, it's BLUE.

[Sasq]

this should answer.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070208092752AADcFqr

well answer as much as anything can I suspect

[Technoid]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigo_children

poor kids that has "new age" nutcases as parents

[Dr Mordrid]

Yep. HEAVEN FORBID the parents fess up to having raised BRATS or admit that their kids are special ed, they have to find some advantage to their behaviors that makes them some kind of budding super-race

Sorry; my wife has 2 such pain-in-the-ASS kids in her class who claim "Indigo" status and she's ready to tie their parents to a train track

That said there was a CSI episode, "The Unusual Suspect", that dealt with a supposed 12 y/o Indigo girl genius who took blame for a murder her brother was accused of. Had the CSI's spinning like tops. Nice story, but lousy in real life.

[Gurm]

I love reading the lists of "indigo" traits. Depending on who you ask, they read like a laundry list for gifted kids or a laundry list for kids with Asperger's. These two are not mutually exclusive, of course. Lots of kids with autism-family disorders are very bright!

I think the absolute worst thing is that there's a HUGE percentage of these so-called "indigo" kids who clearly exhibit symptoms of autism or Asperger's, and their parents won't treat them because they think their child is "special" or "gifted". This is especially sad because with new treatments administered at a very young age (not just drugs, but behavioral therapy and counseling) these kids can lead productive lives. But without? They will always be social outcasts and end up miserable adults.

Also... and this is hilarious... people who "see auras" often say that these children have blue-purple auras. Hence the name. Both my kids have blue-purple auras... because... wait for it... THEY HAVE STRAWBERRY BLONDE HAIR. Yep, when the light hits that kind of hair, if you squint or are prone to 'seeing auras' (actually a fairly well understood visual phenomenon, nothing psychic about it) you'll see purple anytime you look at a fair-skinned, red-haired kid. Heck, Julie has one.

I'm all for there being a few "next steps" in the evolution of the species, but not this sort of claptrap. And encouraging the sort of antisocial behavior these kids exhibit is just... well, I was pretty arrogant as a kid. I had some of these behavioral problems. Lots of really advanced kids do. Just can't understand why everyone else isn't that smart, y'know? It's an innocent thing, but it has to be treated carefully by the parents, or else it gets the kid into trouble. It did with me, and I don't wish it on anyone, so I'm being VERY careful with my kids... not ENCOURAGING any such behaviors.

[Dr Mordrid]

I love reading the lists of "indigo" traits. Depending on who you ask, they read like a laundry list for slightly gifted kids or a laundry list for kids with Asperger's.

Or true ADHD, emotionally impaired etc. etc.

Also... and this is hilarious... people who "see auras" often say that these children have blue-purple auras. Hence the name. Both my kids have blue-purple auras... because... wait for it... THEY HAVE STRAWBERRY BLONDE HAIR. Yep, when the light hits that kind of hair, if you squint or are prone to 'seeing auras' (actually a fairly well understood visual phenomenon, nothing psychic about it)

Cataracts, myopia...

well, I was pretty arrogant as a kid. I had some of these behavioral problems.

As a KID??

[Gurm]

As a KID??

*ahem*

If you ask Claymonkey, there is a distinct difference between "Gurm" and Jason.

Gurm is where I let my remaining antisocial tendencies - including the off-the-charts holier-than-thou arrogant ****olishness - out to play for a bit.

Please don't be so naive as to think that I could possibly be so rude, antagonistic, and downright unfriendly in real life.

[TransformX]

LOL! Eitan - my son, must be an 'indigo child' as well!

1. They come into the world with a feeling of royalty (and often act like it). - All babies do
2. They have a feeling of "deserving to be here," and are surprised when others do not share that. - All babies do
3. Self-worth is not a big issue; they often tell the parents "who they are." - All babies do
4. They have difficulty with absolute authority (authority without explanation or choice). - All babies do
5. They simply will not do certain things; for example, waiting in line is difficult for them. - - Did I already say that all babies do?
6. They get frustrated with systems that are ritually oriented and do not require creative thought. - See above
7. They often see better ways of doing things, both at home and in school, which makes them seem like "system busters" (non-conforming to any system). - Most everybody do, maleducated people actually go ahead and do such things without permission
8. They seem antisocial unless they are with their own kind. If there are no others of like consciousness around them, they often turn inward, feeling like no other human understands them. Sounds like a baby/small child to me
9. School is often extremely difficult for them socially. Must have been an "Indigo child" myself..
10. They will not respond to "guilt" discipline ("Wait till your father gets home and finds out what you did"). - When you're a brat and know that nobody will punish you, why would you care? Besides, my son is too young to understand guilt discipline, still "Indigo"!
11. They are not shy in letting it be known what they need - All babies do
12. Have strong self esteem, connection to source - Please define "connection to source", all babies are 'connected to source'
13. Have an obvious sense of self - All babies do
14. Refuse to follow orders or directions All babies act this way
15. Get bored rather easily with assigned tasks Go ahead and assign a task to a 5 month old baby
16. Are rather creative - Well Doh! Ofcourse my son is creative!
17. Display strong intuition - How does one display strong intuition anyway? Crying out of hunger a minute before the bottle arrives?
18. Have either strong or no empathy for others - All babies do
19. Develop abstract thinking very young - When my son starts talking, you'll see he did too
20. Are gifted and/or talented, highly intelligent - All babies are, at least to their parents!
21. Are often identified or suspected of having ADHD - So many children are treated with Ritalin these days anyway
22. Are frequent daydreamers - - So many kids are
23. Have very old, deep, wise looking eyes - *cough* bullshit *couch*

[ZokesPro]

Upon reading the definition of what an indigo child is, it sounds more like a mental disorder of some sort than a gift, that or the kid is just more in tune with his intuition/instincts. I understand though how it could seem like a gift because we are taught to use our intelligence and to put aside this animal instinct even though we should actually rely on it more often that not but in no means is this a "power" or supernatural ability. Combine that with a parent that tells his child that because of this that he has a special ability and that he's better than the average human and what do you get? An indigo child. So basically an indigo child is a kid who's more intune with his instincts and intuition and that has new age snotty parents that feed him crap.

indigo child = f***ing B.S. and nothing more.

Indigo children should be indigo beaten up andf their parents should be given an indigo beating as well.

[Claymonkey]

*ahem*

If you ask Claymonkey, there is a distinct difference between "Gurm" and Jason.

Gurm is where I let my remaining antisocial tendencies - including the off-the-charts holier-than-thou arrogant ****olishness - out to play for a bit.

Please don't be so naive as to think that I could possibly be so rude, antagonistic, and downright unfriendly in real life.

Though I do call him on bringing gurm to play in real life. Tends to happen when works gets stressful. But yes, generally he is very pleasant in person. You only want to kick him upside the head once a day.

[Dr Mordrid]

Please note the teminal , as in pulling his leg.

[KRSESQ]

LOL! Eitan - my son, must be an 'indigo child' as well!

1. They come into the world with a feeling of royalty (and often act like it). - All babies do... etc
...23. Have very old, deep, wise looking eyes - *cough* bullshit *couch*

By this definition, I was an Indigo Child! I appear to have outgrown it, more or less.

He was never formally diagnosed, but I'm reasonably certain my son Tony had Asperger's. He was initially diagnosed with ADD and prescribed Dizipramine at age ten and showed a marked improvement in social skills. Never the less, he remained socially retarded his whole life. Hated company. Terribly uncomfortable in social settings. Very sensitive to even the slightest percieved insult. But a quick wit and a keen mind. And the characteristic mania for one subject of interest. In his case, computers. He might have become very rich one day, but he would have been a very lonely man.

And his favorite color was Purple. Which is not Indigo, but reasonably close.

Kevin

[ALBPM]

They have difficulty with absolute authority (authority without explanation or choice).
They simply will not do certain things; for example, waiting in line is difficult for them.
They get frustrated with systems that are ritually oriented and do not require creative thought.
They often see better ways of doing things, both at home and in school, which makes them seem like "system busters" (non-conforming to any system).
They seem antisocial unless they are with their own kind. If there are no others of like consciousness around them

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!

My Dad would whip my Arse for being too "Indigo" and not taking Responsibility for my actions.