Dear President Trump, Sometimes I can be pretty dense. Yesterday as I was going over papers to include in a review of therapies for people with both PTSD and substance use disorders I came across two that evaluated treatments involving writing about one’s traumas. This led me to remember how such writing therapies got traction, … Continue reading “Dear Abuser”
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One heck of a reframe…
Dear President Trump, In the last week I’ve received three “Response to Your Message” emails from you, in addition to the daily auto-reply. There have been a total of six of such emails since January 6th. The first couple included an appropriate salutation, but the rest just launch right in with your “response.” I’m betting … Continue reading One heck of a reframe…
Angry Tears
Dear President Trump, I’m going to pivot away from current events this morning because the landscape will likely have shifted so much by this evening that whatever I focus on now will be irrelevant. You must be driving everyone in congress completely crazy, messing with them like a cat does a mouse, pretending they should … Continue reading Angry Tears
Change of a minor, but still irritating, sort
Dear President Trump, Off and on all day I’ve gotten emails from the White House Correspondence Team thanking me for my messages to you. They are all dated today, 1/5/18, even though I’ve not sent today’s message yet. All told, there were 21 emails. At first I thought the contact system went bonkers like the … Continue reading Change of a minor, but still irritating, sort
Shyster hypocrisy
Dear President Trump, We got back from our California trip this afternoon and it's nice to be home. Does the White House seem like home to you yet? I'd actually be pretty surprised if this were the case. My bet is you like being there because it means you are president but that you really … Continue reading Shyster hypocrisy
I bet you are going to pout
Dear President Trump, I have a feeling your decision to bring John Kelly in as your new chief of staff is going to end up a "careful what you wish for" situation. If the idea is that he'll bring firm discipline to the West Wing, you know the first place he needs to start is … Continue reading I bet you are going to pout
We watch you even though it’s exhausting
Dear President Trump, We are having some (more) semi-forced family time on day five of our California college tour trip and we are watching selected segments of "The Office" in order to see the especially embarrassing bits with the boss, Michael Scott. Have you seen the show? You and Michael have an awful lot in … Continue reading We watch you even though it’s exhausting
I’ll be pretty shocked if your luck holds out
Dear President Trump, Tonight we went for a pretty rugged hike in the foothills outside of Santa Barbara. The trail was very rocky and there were deep washed out portions that made even regular hiking challenging. As we were heading up we saw some out of shape middle age guys trying to come down the … Continue reading I’ll be pretty shocked if your luck holds out
He seemed completely unaware
Dear President Trump, We are in California for a week to tour colleges from San Francisco down to the LA area. Today was just a brief no-guide tour through the University of San Francisco and then a side trip to the Wharf to see the sea lions. There was a floating dock crammed full of … Continue reading He seemed completely unaware
“You can never have too much money”
Dear President Trump, When I was 24 I lived with roommates in Boston after college, working at the VA as a research assistant preparing to apply to graduate school. When it was time to actually apply I did the math and realized I couldn't afford the cost of grad school applications, pay rent, and eat … Continue reading “You can never have too much money”
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