On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:45:37 -0600, BlueBrooke wrote:

> Our neighbors are like that. Their "asthmatic" daughter only seems to
> have these attacks when she's throwing a temper tantrum. Lots of
> coughing and spitting -- definitely not like the ones they have on TV.
> Being no expert on asthma, I suppose that's just how her's works. What
> I can't understand, though, is how she can be screaming and hollering
> so loudly for so long if she can't breathe?

How weird. We all know it's not asthma. The real questions are
how did it come to be known as an 'asthma' attack? Who else
besides themselves are buying that crap besides the kid and the
parents? It sounds like a convenient defense mechanism for oth the
parents and sadly, the child.

-sw