(September 20, 2015 at 2:41 pm)MTL Wrote:Thanks MTL - - our stories are very similar. Like you, I wasn't hunting for sympathy. It was a long time ago. When I hear colleagues say things like "I was spanked and I turned out fine" I sometimes indulge in sharing. I think they need to know that there are a LOT of kids out there that have a completely different idea of what "spanking" is. I think the risk of falling into the area of abuse is very high, even with intelligent, deliberate, reasonable, loving parents.(September 20, 2015 at 1:42 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: Wait, I know. We'll get enough of our childhood abuse stories together and make a movie. Yeah, yeah! Now for a title, .................how about Breakfast Club?
How bizarre that you should say that. Last night I dreamt that I walked into a library where there were four other people and I sat down and looked around at them, and said, "Hey...do you realize that we're The Breakfast Club?"
They looked around at each other and laughed and agreed.
I was in all black, like Ally Sheedy's character.
There was an athlete, a preppy girl, a brainy type, and a metalhead guy.
It wasn't the actors from the movie, and nobody I know IRL...just the characters.
How very weird you would say that, the very day after I had that dream.
And I chose this post to respond to because it was short, and I like the Breakfast Club reference. I'd have to be the little wallflower somewhat-brainy band nerd though . . . we might have to re-write it if you let me in "the club"!
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein