QMusings

My dad was very excited.

I had signed up for this free investment seminar and invited him to join me.
My dad is very Chinese. This means he “came over” and has a difficult time with concepts like, “finding your purpose.”
As an eldest son, he pretty much thinks that your purpose is obvious:

Got to school.
Get good [...]

Most of us musturbate.

If you do too much of it, you won’t go blind but you may get depressed.
What is musturbation?
It is the destructive idea that our needs and expectations must be met.
Examples:
I must be perfect.
I must be loved by everyone.
I have to…
I should…
“Musturbation” was coined by Albert Ellis, the founder of Rational-emotive behavior therapy. [...]

Mr. O’Apostrophe and I had very different modes of communication.

I spoke to him respectfully and clearly.
He spoke to me defensively and shot out assorted sounds in a thick Irish accent.
I placed my rental checks in letter-sized envelopes with his name neatly written on the front. If I had to leave him a note, I would [...]