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Date: | Tue, 15 May 2001 09:25:59 -0400 |
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>This is why it might seem like there is so much "doctor bashing"
>even though we all know many wonderful MDs; It is because
>that is where the most power lies.
I always think of tantrums as a reaction to powerlessness: children (and
sometimes adults) "lash out irrationally" because they know they have no
truly effective tools and no genuine power. And tantrums rarely occur in
settings where the tantrum-thrower feels at risk.
Could the flames, the venting, the doctor-bashing that occasionally break
out on lactnet actually be *tantrums*, pure and simple, because we so often
feel helpless and because we feel safe here? If so, perhaps other
lactnetters can do what the experienced parent does: calmly wait for the
tantrum to pass, offering reassurance rather than lashing right back...
Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC Ithaca, NY
www.wiessinger.baka.com
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