Article archive / November 1, 2009
Originally published: . Volume 1, No. 3. Source pages: 2.
Someone gave me three emails from the September 3rd, LAMP listserv. “The Psychology Times” was the subject line, and a person wrote, “Anyone else get the ‘new online eNewspaper for the psychological community in our state’ published by Dr. Julie Nelson?” He continued with a general criticism. Then two other comments were posted with the same subject line of “The Psychology Times.” One was from Dr. Lowe who wrote, “My cousin DeWayne was engaged to that mare for a short time until he found out she was also seeing a psychologist on the side.” Another comment with the same subject line was from Dr. Quillin who wrote, “What exactly is that guy doing with/to that horse?”
I can’t prove that these comments were about me, and they may not be about me, but since some perceived them that way, I want to defend myself. If they’re speaking of some other female, then shame on them because she doesn’t run a newspaper and can’t stand up for herself.
I don’t know where Dr. Lowe’s imagination has run off to these days, but I’ve never dated anyone named DeWayne or broken an engagement because of someone “on the side.” This is false and silly. And as far as the other comment, well I’d say someone should have their mouth washed out with soap. This is still the South and there are ladies on the LAMP list.
How about leaving the messenger out of it and address the real questions about Act 251? Why in the world did you hand Prescriptive Authority over to medicine on a silver platter? And what gave you the right, other than the fact that you could do it, to unilaterally redefine things for everyone else, split the board, and set this in play in other states? Whose fidelity is really the question here?
But, I do appreciate that you didn’t call me a pig. Or a sow. Now that might’ve really hurt.
And actually, while not anywhere as cool as having a cross burned on our yard when I was ten, in my family’s myths and legends, this sort of thing is a great honor.
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