Category: Disrespect
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The Presidential Meeting That Made My Skin Crawl
The bullying that took place in the Oval Office between President Trump Vice President Vance and President Zelenskyy was an embarrassment and not worthy of the respect deserved by the office of the President of the United States.
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Election Campaign 2024: Rejections, Accusations and Psychological Projections
Psychological projection is the tendency to unconsciously see certain traits in another person –– traits you cannot acknowledge them in yourself. These might include anger, sadness, fears, insecurities, vulnerabilities, and dependency. It might include your tendency to be stubborn or flirtatious or bad or too loud or pushy or competitive or controlling. have a tendency…
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Seeking Respect in a Dissing Kind of World
Respect is the backbone of relationships — personal, workplace, and as we see now, political. Lately I’m noticing that respect has become frayed and tattered and torn and sometimes practically non-existent. Misunderstandings and hurt feelings and anger and resentment seem to be filling the space and there is barely room for connection.
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The Big-time Influence of Personal Boundaries
Personal boundary confusion is a challenge for many of us, especially if we grew up in a family where there was a lack of clear boundaries often leading to disrespect and shame. Boundary confusion can be especially problematic in the workplace.
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Wearing Victimhood As a Badge of Honor
Donald Trump is talented at using his own painful feelings of victimhood to bond with the public. When we feel inadequate we might puff ourselves up to bully size. He learned how to be an expert bulliy from being bullied by his father .
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You’re a Grand Old Flag – What Happened?
Hearing The Singing Senators on YouTube belt out ‘You’re a Grand Old Flag’ and ‘This is My Country’ makes me want to sing and march along. And at the same time makes me sad for for what seems like the demise of the country that I used to feel so proud was my country. Hoping…
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Liar, Liar Pants on Fire
I really hate being lied to. And lately there seems to be outright permission granted to lie in outrageous ways. Congressman-elect George Santos is a recent example of disrespecting his constituents –– and the rest of us as well..
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John Fetterman and Me and Auditory Processing Challenges
Recent criticisms of John Fetterman’s stroke-caused speech challenges bring up my own life-long insecurities from Auditory Processing Disorder. When I stumble on words are friends or clients or audiences judging me? Luckily Fetterman’s neural circuits will continue to rebuild.
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How Can Putin Save Face?
What will it take for Putin to save face and his honor in the face of the disrespect he is gaining world-wide by his devastation of Ukraine.
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Bullying and Disrespect: the Supreme Court Hearings and on the Oscars Stage
Public bullying behavior has been rampant lately –– Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings and on the Oscars stage from both Chris Rock and Will Smith. Personally, I have an overwhelming visceral response from my own early bullying experiences which made an indelible imprint on my life.