{"id":65708,"date":"2019-09-28T19:06:55","date_gmt":"2019-09-28T19:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twitchy.com\/brettt-3136\/2018\/01\/06\/peak-stupid-psychologist-on-board-with-movement-to-ban-best-friends-in-school\/"},"modified":"2019-10-23T11:52:42","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T15:52:42","slug":"peak-stupid-psychologist-on-board-with-movement-to-ban-best-friends-in-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/65708","title":{"rendered":"Peak STUPID: Psychologist on board with movement to BAN best friends in school"},"content":{"rendered":"It\u2019s been quite a week for those in the mental health profession and those in government and the media who like to pretend they are. Yes, the narrative of the week, kicking off with President Trump\u2019s North Korea tweet on Tuesday and continuing through the weekend (and surely into next week), is that Trump is mentally unfit for office and must be removed.\r\n\r\nWith that in mind, consider this unrelated entry from\u00a0psychologist\u00a0Barbara Greenberg, who writes in <a href=\"https:\/\/health.usnews.com\/wellness\/for-parents\/articles\/2018-01-05\/should-schools-ban-kids-from-having-best-friends\">US News<\/a>\u00a0that \u201cthe word \u2018best\u2019 encourages judgment and promotes exclusion,\u201d and so children should be banned from having best friends in school.\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">Should schools ban kids from having best friends? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V695aqcEH3\">https:\/\/t.co\/V695aqcEH3<\/a>\r\n\r\n\u2014 U.S. News (@usnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usnews\/status\/949618724809662465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2018<\/a>\r\n\r\n<script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/af2821b0\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">Home schooling FTW <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R7YcJuVIMo\">https:\/\/t.co\/R7YcJuVIMo<\/a>\r\n\r\n\u2014 Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/949821762828566528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2018<\/a>\r\n\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\u201cSo, what do I, as a psychologist, think of this trend where schools are banning best friends?\u201d asks Greenberg. \u201cI have thought about it long and hard, and I say bring it on.\u201d\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">What does this even mean? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2JJ7ql91En\">https:\/\/t.co\/2JJ7ql91En<\/a>\r\n\r\n\u2014 Josh Hammer (@josh_hammer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/josh_hammer\/status\/949778670264217600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2018<\/a>\r\n\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\nOK, bring it on \u2026 how? Are schools supposed to \u201cban\u201d friendships, or simply ban the use of the words \u201cbest friend\u201d? In either case \u2026 nah.\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">No. But we should ban this author from writing. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tLv82hmcFh\">https:\/\/t.co\/tLv82hmcFh<\/a>\r\n\r\n\u2014 Ben (@BenHowe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenHowe\/status\/949737565728493569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2018<\/a>\r\n\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">I keep hearing that homeschooling my kids will make them awkward, and that only a prison run by animals who think up things like this will properly “socialize” them. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1FSNa7pu3X\">https:\/\/t.co\/1FSNa7pu3X<\/a>\r\n\r\n\u2014 Mr X the Ever-Living (@GlomarNeverDies) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GlomarNeverDies\/status\/949757492841648128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2018<\/a>\r\n\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">I can\u2019t even. No. The answer is NO. One more thing on my list of 274,345,824 reasons to homeschool. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7frpWNsPop\">https:\/\/t.co\/7frpWNsPop<\/a>\r\n\r\n\u2014 Kate Paredes (@Paredes44katie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Paredes44katie\/status\/949836636220788736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2018<\/a>\r\n\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">I\u2019ll write more later, but here is an actual adult arguing that schools should ban best friends bc they are \u201cinherently exclusionary.\u201d We are dumb as bricks. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rua2dL1iu6\">https:\/\/t.co\/Rua2dL1iu6<\/a>\r\n\r\n\u2014 a very stable genius at that (@the36review) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/the36review\/status\/949833447266291712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2018<\/a>\r\n\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">What the hell is wrong with people? As someone who to this day struggles with making and keeping friends, banning me from having the only friend I had in school would have been beyond devastating. STOP PRESUMING EXTROVERSION IS NOT ONLY THE NORM BUT THE ONLY HEALTHY WAY TO BE! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B4mJfvwtOm\">https:\/\/t.co\/B4mJfvwtOm<\/a>\r\n\r\n\u2014 alexandriabrown (@alexthechick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexthechick\/status\/949827067251712000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2018<\/a>\r\n\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">I am going to yelp about this more. The adolescent psychologist who wrote that article sets a standard of no best friend, but a small circle of close friends, but not too large a circle of friends. That is a ludicrous standard that will only amplify social anxiety. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B4mJfvwtOm\">https:\/\/t.co\/B4mJfvwtOm<\/a>\r\n\r\n\u2014 alexandriabrown (@alexthechick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexthechick\/status\/949832136672104449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2018<\/a>\r\n\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">Ever wonder how we got so many emotionally stunted adults who fail to grasp how life works? Well, our education system (and some parents) think their job is to protect kids from reality. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6HNejX3Y3z\">https:\/\/t.co\/6HNejX3Y3z<\/a>\r\n\r\n\u2014 Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseKellyDC\/status\/949733823415275520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2018<\/a>\r\n\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">Schools should ban all human nature <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EfYI1lLsy\">https:\/\/t.co\/3EfYI1lLsy<\/a>\r\n\r\n\u2014 Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awstar11\/status\/949774179225632769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2018<\/a>\r\n\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">Someone really had a rough, jealous-filled childhood <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PbS510ptWW\">https:\/\/t.co\/PbS510ptWW<\/a>\r\n\r\n\u2014 Benji Backer (@BenjiBacker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenjiBacker\/status\/949734327595679744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2018<\/a>\r\n\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">Eureka! We have just discovered there is no limit to the insanity\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/22y2LWPw0t\">https:\/\/t.co\/22y2LWPw0t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\u2014 Jim Henderson (@DrJBHenderson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrJBHenderson\/status\/949836548689756160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2018<\/a>\r\n\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\u201cHey boss I have a really dumb hot take I wanna write about.\u201d\r\n\u201cSay no more get it in by the end of the day\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zn4nwQcXEp\">https:\/\/t.co\/zn4nwQcXEp<\/a>\r\n\r\n\u2014 Funny Libertarian (@funlibertarian2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/funlibertarian2\/status\/949815101728673792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2018<\/a>\r\n\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">We are only 6 days into 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/knEkFx3V7A\">https:\/\/t.co\/knEkFx3V7A<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rjy593ucIz\">pic.twitter.com\/rjy593ucIz<\/a>\r\n\r\n\u2014 Harry Khachatrian (@Harry1T6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Harry1T6\/status\/949821933935247360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2018<\/a>\r\n\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">It only took five days for 2018 to reach peak stupid. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s9YhUSmkLn\">https:\/\/t.co\/s9YhUSmkLn<\/a>\r\n\r\n\u2014 Ian Parish (@IanTreyParish) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IanTreyParish\/status\/949809132462362625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2018<\/a>\r\n\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-xs-3\" style=\"float: left;\">\r\n<div id=\"div-gpt-300x250_1\" class=\"ad-300x250\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ( (window.__aa_fraud_serve === undefined) || (window.__aa_fraud_serve == true) ) { \tgoogletag.cmd.push(function () { \t googletag.display(\"div-gpt-300x250_1\"); \t}); } <\/script><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/giftideas.usite.pro\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/TT0Gsr8\/Charles-Linden-sig-300x155.jpg\" alt=\"Charles-Linden-sig-300x155\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nRead more: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitchy.com\/brettt-3136\/2018\/01\/06\/peak-stupid-psychologist-on-board-with-movement-to-ban-best-friends-in-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/twitchy.com\/brettt-3136\/2018\/01\/06\/peak-stupid-psychologist-on-board-with-movement-to-ban-best-friends-in-school\/<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been quite a week for those in the mental health profession and those in government and the media who like to pretend they are. Yes, the narrative of the week, kicking off with President Trump\u2019s North Korea tweet on Tuesday and continuing through the weekend (and surely into next week), is that Trump is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/65708\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Peak STUPID: Psychologist on board with movement to BAN best friends in school<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1013,"featured_media":65710,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3672,4412,409,468,3665,158,1402,180],"tags":[34141,34142,34143],"class_list":["post-65708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christmas","category-government","category-health","category-health-care-policy","category-natural-phenomena","category-politics-government","category-science","category-society-culture","tag-ban","tag-best-friend","tag-us-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/15698704219609-tin-foil-hot-take.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1013"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65708"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65758,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65708\/revisions\/65758"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}