When I was really young, I thought the pinnacle of being a good son was buying your mom a house like Elvis did. What I didn’t know was that idea was dumb (no offence to me). Maybe if I was from an immigrant family who moved to a new country with nothing then that would be a nice idea because it … [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...]
Story: Help for Overcoming Anxiety
Debra was feeling even more anxious than usual because she was sitting in the waiting room of the anxiety clinic. She was staring at the stack of waiting room magazines wondering how many germs were on them when an older man came in and sat right beside her, which was weird because she was the only … [Read more...]
Do you wish your parents were proud of you?
I had an important realization this week. One of those moments where it was like “Man, I’m an idiot! How didn’t I see this before? It’s so obvious... now.” For most of my self-aware life a constant theme has been wanting to make my parents proud of me, especially my dad. This desire became even … [Read more...]
Are your parents proud of you?
Do you ever wish that your mom was an alcoholic when she was pregnant with you? I do because then I’d have an excuse for some of my problems. If she at least did something to screw me up that’d be awesome because I could say something like “Yeah, I’m this way because my parents beat the stuffing … [Read more...]