Have you ever lied to a mental health professional (psychologist, psychiatrist, counselor)?My mother was a crazy and violent person. But whenever I took her to a psychiatrist, she would lie to them, often making it look as if I were the crazy one,and they always believed her and not me, even when I had hard evidence of her behavior, like... See More »
Would You Believe This?When I was 13 years old, I was trying to write a sonnet (I didn't succeed in doing that until my 50s). I put the paper into the palm of my hand as my mother walked into the room. Suspicious, she feared I was sending a secret letter to the FBI to get... See More »
The Current Recall of Dr. Suess BooksI haven't studied this in any detail. But it's now in the news that the estate of Dr.Suess is withdrawing several of his books from publication due to some racist material in these books that was considered OK at the time of original publication. My... See More »
Why I Rarely Complained As a KidWhen I was about 8 years old, I told my mother I was having a tough time falling asleep because my bed was too hard. The next day, I was home right after school, and I walked into my room to see my mother struggling with a huge flat piece of wood as... See More »
