Television Sitcoms project a universally positive image of the typical North American family. Television sitcom images of the typical North American family are very distorted. In my twenty plus years in my private psychotherapy practice I have seen a remarkable change in the clients who come […]
“Then I’ll be make a lot of money and be rich,” I heard from overhead on my early morning walk. A half dozen men were doing the dirty job of stripping a roof of shingles so as to lay a new roof. There is our universal fantasy.
Many fairy tales, myths, movies and books end […]
One of the false myths that zips around suburbia is that our children have to be successful and that it is up to us to enter them in every possible program so that they will succeed. The reason that this is false is that parents tend to define what is meant […]
Carolyn asks a very important question in her comment on my last post. Stephen makes an attempt to respond to her question and, although it is done tongue in cheek, does a pretty good job.
There does seem to be a difference between men and woman, […]
Greetings. To begin with, I should say that I got some negative reaction to my post yesterday about thong underwear as a disappointing technology shift, in the sense that it didn’t mesh well with Dad’s post on the importance of listening in relationships. It seemed an interesting topic and an insightful post at the time, […]
“I know what you are thinking” is a common phrase in relationships and in the counselor’s office. This is a powerful and very destructive false myth. We have the delusion that we can read the other person’s head and know what they are thinking. When […]
Welcome to another edition of When Reality Knocks Lifestyle and Technology Guide. I’ve been concentrating a lot on technology lately, so today’s post will cover territory in both Lifestyle and Technology. As Maclean’s magazine tells us, any new technology goes through several different stages as it permeates the culture: innovators, early adopters, early majority and […]
Even when people need to talk about their concerns, it is often extremely hard for many to do so. People come for therapy, where they know that they have to talk and they still hesitate.
I taught Clinical Pastoral Education for 15 years and know that even clergy, who will be hearing people’s stories over […]
Welcome to another entry in When Reality Knocks Lifestyle and Technology Guide. Today’s topic: A ten-year evaluation of the internet and how it has changed our lives.
CNN ran a story recently about how much the internet has changed our lives in the past 10 years and it has indeed. I’ve been feeling a little […]
Here is the first in a weekly series, we’re going to call Debunking The False Myth Monday, where we take on some cultural myths and try to show things how they really are, not how some people would like them to be.
Today’s myth: Brides always appreciate their mother’s help in planning their wedding.
It is […]
Greetings all. Here are at When Reality Knocks we’re all about cutting through the clutter and helping to see the way things are and as a public service, I have decided to present the first in a series of editorials on how to recognize and protect yourself in our society, which I call: How To […]
World stupidity awards
Canada and the United States both won top awards at the Just For Laughs Comedy festival’s World Stupidity Awards.
Canada beat Iran, North Korea and the United States for the dumbest government of the year. Canada won on the strength of the Gomery Inquiry which is tracing where […]