dave down the road saw it

my fifteen year long trick or treat session

I always thought it was weird when you said you’re a therapist.

Me too. In that role, I was expected to behave a certain way in order to build trust in both myself and the profession.

Professional standards exist to create a pretense of competence and sanity.

It’s a mask, a pretense.

Your therapist is likely more neurotic than you are. They’re pretending life is fine.

They pretend they have the answers. They do it for you so that you believe the ruse that there actually is a ‘correct way’ to live.

They don’t know what they’re doing. The lawyers, accountants and all of the experts - even prime minister know it all neppo baby here in canada has no clue what he’s doing - despite how hard he pretends.

Instead?

I’m building a new business.

I do not know what it’s going to be but it’s going to be tourism based.

I told neighbour Dave about this.

That’s more like you. This seems to fit. I always thought it was weird when you said you were a therapist.

It was an unlikely moment. I know Dave, but I really…