Stosh2
2008-02-22 09:50:01
Dr. Helen:
Going back a bit….
I think you addressed the concerns raised in the letter in your usual perceptive and humane way.
However, “…it really hurts me when…” is 100% girl speak.
Suggesting that a man use girl speak to confront the women who have been psychologically abusing him for years does not seem like an effective course.
Consciously or subconsciously they will pick up on this and most likely consider him unserious and deserving of the treatment they have given him all along.
It appears that these women may not possess the motherly / familial instincts – that are popularly credited to women – to appeal to.
Ending a decades long practice and way of thinking and relating to people will take a much firmer and bolder approach.
