Friday, September 26, 2008
A Quiet Dinner With the Drapers
I got distracted looking at vids of Mad Men. This one's good. See, Betty Draper hates her son, I don't know why, but, she can't stand the kid. So she tells Don if he doesn't beat him he won't grow up right. Don can't beat the kid because he was abused as a child himself. Betty ends up almost getting knocked on her ass. It's scary. There's a lot going on here. Damn, I love this show.
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His was an enlightened comment.
There is still a misguided belief,which seems to be carried and "played-up" for emotional response among television drama writers and politicians, that abuse begets abusers.
I think that most professional caregivers are agreed that victims of abuse know what it feels like and wouldn't even consider treating someone that they love in such a harsh, criminal manner.
...al least, the sane ones.
I agree.
Like father, like son. Beth has problems with her son's lying and acting out, but it's really only a projection of his father's behavior. Don Draper is leading a double life, and she knows it but is powerless when it comes to him. So she jumps all over the little boy when he does even the smallest thing.
Ahhhhh, okay.
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