And to his credit, at every age we were given plenty of room to explore our world, to become independent, confident people.Īnyway, like I said, what he said ruled. When I think back on it I'm sure he really did leave room for us to ask questions about why we had to do certain things his way when he wanted, but we didn't feel comfortable doing that. He and my mom have a traditional marriage to this day, except my father does a lot more cooking and quite a bit of work around the house. He was old school, as many of the people who are still vertical in his age group tend to be. You did it immediately.Įncouraging assertiveness wasn't exactly his bag. In my house you didn't say, When this t.v. He said Weed the garden? We weeded the garden until there wasn't a weed in the yard. My father is a wonderful guy and he did a great job as a parent and we did what he said we had to do. So here's a story I've told over in therapy a hundred times. But there are times when a therapist has a personal life example that packs that perfect punch.
I don't even tell new patients about the blog any more to tell you the truth (the anonymity feels so good). Outside of my blog I don't tell patients much about me. He came up on me fast, but he had the right of way.Īnd all he said was, Just be careful, okay? It turns out that although I had looked for cars I hadn't looked for bicycles. I'm not going to bore you with the details.
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Like I need his advice on how to ride a bike? HE was going too fast on his bike, obviously. What, like I didn't look? Here's some 20-something kid telling me to look. It wouldn't get to everyone, but it got to me. I was riding my bike to work when another biker cut me off on the street and said, "When you turn the corner you should really be sure to look to see that nobody's coming. You're not the boss of me now, and you're not so big. The show is about kids and the song is performed by They Might Be Giants. Not the Boss of Me is the theme song of a television show, Malcomb in the Middle.
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