This morning my son had a fit because he wanted to leave his folder at home. The worse that his fit got the more that my wife and itried to correct him . Looking back I think that the attention actually served to reinforce his behavior, this is a basic concept of operant behavior. I did inform him of consequences to come this evening perhaps this willoverride the bad conditioning.
In one of my morning classes my professor mentioned some things about his 12 step group. I thought that I was glad that I didn't go to that group because of the fact that so many highly educated and affluent people go there. Then it occurred to me that it didn't matter, that I have a new confidence based on a more reasonable attitude about what I think I know. I realized that I have had an unreasonable aversion to some particular clubs for that reason. That I was afraid of being discovered as a fraud. The character values of intellect and sophistication have been a big part of my identity and I have been afraid that in the presence of legitimately educated and truly affluent people, that I will be outed. I never had this problem outside of 12 step groups because I don't have to be open and honest there.
I got to have a good talks today with friends from my class both before and after class.
My older son had a baseball game tonight. I was very impressed with his abilities. He wasn't perfect and neither were the boys, but they had a great attitude and gave a great effort.
Thanks be to God.
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