The title is true... and I’m a jerk. Several years ago, I made my hygienist cry and not tears of joy from making her day. I should be clear; I’m not bragging. The crazy thing is this happened while she was cleaning my teeth. Yes, I’m that dumb that I made the person with sharp objects in my … [Read more...]
Understanding What Having Potential Means
When you’re young, the word “potential” often gets thrown around. I used to hate it, but now that I’m old I find I want to use it for young people. As someone who doesn’t fancy being a hypocrite, I’ve been trying to figure out what it actually means. There seems to be three main ways it’s … [Read more...]
Are Your Parents Proud of You?
I have had more graduations than anyone I’ve ever met, and how does someone achieve this? By making a lot of bad life choices: (announcer) Do you want a great way to pay a ton of money for the privilege of doing endless hours of homework? (me) “Will I be able to make less money than my friends when … [Read more...]
Are You or Someone You Know Psycho?
In the show, Brain Games, the writers provide a simple six question test that has been scientifically proven to help point out if someone has psychopathic tendencies or not. Talk about a fun party game to do. Here’s the test: Do you believe the following statements are true? Success is … [Read more...]
Respect versus Obedience
“With all due respect” is a really great phrase that warns you an insult is coming. Coincidentally, using this phrase means the other person thinks the only respect you deserve is equivalent to the respect they give trash. Respect, in general, seems to be a word that is misunderstood. If you ask … [Read more...]
We are Allowed Our Emotions
Last week my second daughter was born two and a half weeks early. I’m not a fan of early birds. They don’t get the worm; early birds get angry neighbors yelling they’re trying to sleep. Here’s a fun aside. With my first daughter, she was born at the perfect time that allowed me to announce on … [Read more...]
Know When to Let People Help
Here’s a question: Do you make more friends doing a favor or asking a favor? I’ll come back to this in a moment. I remember years and years (and years and years) ago, I was at little league baseball game watching a friend play – why? I have no idea. We had made plans to have a sleepover that … [Read more...]
Are You Hearing Things Right?
One problem that often pops its head in couples’ therapy is someone not “hearing” what the other person is saying. The person is “listening,” but they don’t “hear” it right. Does that make sense? (See what I did there?) Sometimes we assume we know what the other person is saying without actually … [Read more...]
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