I agree with you. Mental conditioning is an easier to swallow term. Brainwashing is just crude. But they both mean the same thing.

yeah, if you take military and pull ups out of it, that's pretty much my story. Perfectionism, fear of not being the best, etc.

You know how some people are naturally good at math, or music, or other things? Can cleaning be one of those things?

Perhaps.

My mother-child selfies are hardly ever cute. Most of the time is a giant toddler head and my eye, half my nose, half my mouth. But I am there. Because I flipped through my cell pics and realized I wasn't there and it made me sad.

Whatever, to what some people seems like nothing or common sense, to others some things are worth dissecting and studying. And then you have sociology. That's how we came to understand racism and sexism and all the isms.

Probably because the ones crying about it are people who had a different experience with social media and their experience = IT THE END!

I can get behind this. I like it. It's bucking the system and not caring so much to ALWAYS be on and look pretty and acceptable to gather likes ugh!

So you're the second person (kind of the third one maybe) that let's me know her parents always put their own needs first. And it baffles me. First because I had parents who gave everything for us the kids (to an unhealthy point I think sometimes). Second, because I am a parent. It's just HARD to against that natural…

I disagree. I think you can take care of both. You have to so you can continue to give something good.

In part, I think the discussion has been that every time a politician (male) turns out to be awful the media quickly reduces their drive to sexual desires because they are men and they can't control themselves. It's easy to accept. And so common. So it's easier to get past it.

You can hold two different dissenting thoughts and act upon one or the other at different times. People are not so simple.

Doubt it.

At first I thought Claire was all about Frank's agenda. Until I realized that she wants that but she will probably not be (or is not interested) in being president. So she uses her husband to be the face of politics to get what she wants.

I think this is the first marriage I've seen on tv where they have no kids and no sex (when was the last time they showed sex between them two alone?) and barely spend time together yet they are not miserable and they are not using each other.

The thing is, you can be feminist but not a nice person and not feel the need to be a saviour.

I am interested in Psychology and believe that I could help a lot of people in my community given that I am not only bilingual but I am also well versed in my mother culture (there isn't a lot of culturally educated counselors here).

One of my friends put a ring on his finger (not fancy just plain) when he got engaged. He explained that to him it was a sign to everyone that he was completely off the market.

I HATED THIS.

Emotionally it can be devastating. I've heard horror stories.