tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125132926699584358.post5170073057340611319..comments2024-03-28T09:59:51.779-05:00Comments on Family Dysfunction and Mental Health Blog: Book Review: Not to People Like Us by Susan WeitzmanDavid M. Allen M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06280912088483192599noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125132926699584358.post-37376969246787627952021-07-16T17:53:28.612-05:002021-07-16T17:53:28.612-05:00lol I wasn't including you (I was thinking of ...lol I wasn't including you (I was thinking of more traditional medical doctors and/or of Protestant background which I don't get that sense from you although I could be wrong)Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553105730593842429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125132926699584358.post-48595250115099468272021-07-16T17:33:23.926-05:002021-07-16T17:33:23.926-05:00Hey, we're not ALL that bad!Hey, we're not ALL that bad!David M. Allen M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06280912088483192599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125132926699584358.post-28998314463547999772021-07-16T15:11:46.112-05:002021-07-16T15:11:46.112-05:00"And another implicit premise here seems to b..."And another implicit premise here seems to be that being embarrassed is worse than having your jaw broken! Really???"<br /><br />Among certain wealthy people, reputation is more important than anything else.<br /><br />"The author does acknowledge that these women did seem to ignore red flags when they first meet their husbands, but seems to downplay the significance of this, and offers no convincing explanations of why they would do this."<br /><br />Maybe among upper-class heterosexual American men certain narcissistic traits are normative (especially businessmen, doctors and lawyers?), so they wouldn't stand out.Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553105730593842429noreply@blogger.com