Althouse: "So, ever since the fight at Thanksgiving, my daughter doesn't speak to me."

March 21, 2026

"So, ever since the fight at Thanksgiving, my daughter doesn't speak to me."

27 comments:

The Vault Dweller said...: 'This is the worst day of my life," was a pretty funny and incisive line.; 3/21/26, 8:52 AM
The Vault Dweller said...: Also are therapists really $500 an hour? That is some pricey talk. Is this another example of how as people become more and more atomized and we have more and more new economy things the GDP number goes up but the actual value in society isn't really increasing?; 3/21/26, 8:55 AM
Bob Boyd said...: The guy on the couch turned in to what looked like a rabbit with lightening coming out of his ass for a second there. What's up with that?; 3/21/26, 9:00 AM
Wince said...: Did they try to make the therapist sound, at points, like Jordan Peterson?; 3/21/26, 9:26 AM
Leland said...: I wonder if the compression blanket is like a yoga mat.; 3/21/26, 9:39 AM
Mary Beth said...: What's up with that?

Pikachu!; 3/21/26, 9:46 AM
Quaestor said...: Therapy, the most lucrative scam there is -- or was, until the Somalis landed.; 3/21/26, 9:47 AM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: “Why is psychotherapy a lot quicker for men than for women?
Because when it comes to going back to childhood, men are already there.” —Psychology Yesterday; 3/21/26, 10:05 AM
Meade said...: “ Therapy, the most lucrative scam there is -- or was, until the Somalis landed.”

And how does that make you feel?; 3/21/26, 10:09 AM
David53 said...: Pretty funny. I was sucked in at the beginning because I could relate with the dude, I’m estranged from my daughter. The ending is priceless though.; 3/21/26, 10:27 AM
Lazarus said...: AI says:

Psychotherapy typically costs between $100 and $250 per 45–60 minute session in the U.S., while psychoanalysis often costs $80–$275+ per session but requires higher frequency (often 3–5 times per week).

Conceivably, one could be paying $500 a week for psychoanalysis. AI also says that a dollar in 1965 would have the purchasing power of $10 today, so if you were paying $100 a week for psychoanalysis then, $500 might be a bargain now.; 3/21/26, 10:36 AM
stunned said...: Some people ended up raising terrible children, sometimes through no fault of their own, it's ok and even healthy not to talk to them.; 3/21/26, 10:39 AM
n.n said...: Geniality dysphoria therapy.; 3/21/26, 10:42 AM
hombre said...: Fits my picture of psychobabble therapy.; 3/21/26, 11:03 AM
Amexpat said...: Non-directive therapist, another job that AI puts at risk.; 3/21/26, 11:52 AM
The Cracker Emcee Refulgent said...: “Non-directive therapist, another job that AI puts at risk.”

THX-1138. I think.; 3/21/26, 12:18 PM
Bob Boyd said...: “ Therapy, the most lucrative scam there is -- or was, until the Somalis landed.”

And how does that make you feel?

Right about now, I feel pissed!; 3/21/26, 12:43 PM
Aggie said...: Pretty much sums it up.; 3/21/26, 12:45 PM
Not Illinois Resident said...: therapy can also be quite validating, with zero "how do you feel" uncertainty.; 3/21/26, 12:55 PM
Tobermory Miguel said...: I took a psychology class at a Jesuit college back in the ‘70’s called Rational Self Counseling (RSC). The gist of it was: our feelings about things that happen to us, are in our control. We decide how to respond to stimuli, even though it seems that the outside force (spouse, boss, stranger on the subway, etc.) is dictating your response and therefore your reaction is “caused” by them. For example, “My boss reprimanded me and that made me start smoking again.” By training yourself to reflect on the tenuousness of the link between the trigger and your reaction to that trigger, you realize that there is no direct cause and effect. Rather, it’s an action and then one reaction out of many possible reactions - all of which you control.
Thus the question in the video: “And how does that make you feel?” seems to presuppose cause and effect. Rational Self Counseling doesn’t deny the feeling, it just allows you to realize that there may be other, more helpful reactions to the same trigger. It’s not easy to practice RSC, given how instantaneous an emotional reaction can be, but thoughtful reflection after the fact can help prevent damaging downstream behavior.
I’ve been a daily reader of this blog since 2004 and this is the first time I’ve published a comment. Thank you, Ann for all those years of stimulation and enjoyment.; 3/21/26, 12:56 PM
Ann Althouse said...: @Tobermory Miguel

Thanks for reading and also for writing!; 3/21/26, 1:04 PM
Kai Akker said...: This is pathetic. An obvious joke and a little too long even at 25 seconds or whatever it was!

Movies are equally overrated. Forrest Gump is rated 8.8 on Imdb. And all the current releases are in the 7s, 6s, and 5s. That must mean they are unwatchable by human intelligence.; 3/21/26, 1:51 PM
Will Cate said...: I laughed myself silly. OMG that was brutal; 3/21/26, 2:46 PM
Joe Bar said...: Almost as good as the Bob Newhart bit where he goes "Stop that!"; 3/21/26, 5:19 PM
Joe Bar said...: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Md5nvQ1Pdhw; 3/21/26, 5:20 PM
Lucien said...: Oh crap — now I’m thinking about what the candidates for “worst day of my life” are.; 3/21/26, 6:24 PM
Iman said...: Therapist: Do you have a will?

Dinky: What… to live?; 3/21/26, 7:41 PM