I'm Cautious About A Lot Of Words

Psychotherapy Theory Turns It All On You: You Are The One Who Is Wrong. If A Kid Is Having Trouble Or Is Discouraged, The Problem Is Not Just Inside The Kid; It's Also In The System, The Society.

The Easy Path Of Aging Is To Become A Thick-skinned, Unbudging Curmudgeon, A Battle-ax. To Grow Soft And Sweet Is The Harder Way.

A Mother Should Have Some Fantasy About Her Child's Future. It Will Increase Her Interest In The Child, For One Thing. To Turn The Fantasy Into A Program To Make The Child Fly An Airplane Across The Country, For Example, Isn't The Point. That's The Fulfillment Of The Parent's Own Dreams. That's Different. Having A Fantasy - Which The Child Will Either Seek To Fulfill Or Rebel Against Furiously - At Least Gives A Child Some Expectation To Meet Or Reject.

It's Very Hard To Know What Wisdom Is

From My Perspective As A Depth Psychologist, I See That Those Who Have A Connection With Story Are In Better Shape And Have Better Prognosis Than Those To Whom Story Must Be Introduced.