Traditional Responses

I enjoyed Thursdays lecture on traditional responses. I never really thought about it but it's really true. One thing that really bothered me growing up, was when my parents would say, "Oh, when I was a kid, the same thing happened to me but I found my way through it." At the time I was just worried about myself and didn't care much about how my mom or dad dealt with it. I was usually just looking for someone that would listen and not judge me. Yea its nice and all and I am sure that most people mean no harm but what people usually say doesn't necessarily help the situation. I have known only a special few people in my life do some pretty good effective interpersonal support. Listening, understanding, and support are all most people are looking for. Usually that is mixed in with being judgmental and advice giving. Knowing these things could possible help me if I were wanting to work with families in the futre. It would allow me to have the tools to help others.