Entitlement

A few days ago, I was waiting patiently in the queue to pay for a few pieces of clothing for my son. The reason for the delay was a family comprising of one male & two females who had seemingly decided to exchange the clothing bought earlier in an unhurried manner. They were taking up

Instinct

Today I was thinking about the phenomenon of trusting instincts. As children, we are persistent about what we know and seldom hesitate to convey our needs and feelings. Socialization changes that aspect. Most often the landscape of people, relationships and culture we experience determine how much (or little) we trust ourselves. In a context where

Entering groups

Today over lunch, we were chatting about the challenges of entering new groups with our teenage son. He told us it is ‘weird‘ when joining an already formed group. He spoke about being an isolate (alone / outside) where the rest have many things in common.   I tried to unpack this phenomenon further with him.