Subject: Obsessions and Names
A psychiatrist was conducting a group therapy session with four young
mothers
and their small children..."You all have obsessions," he observed. To
the first
mother, Mary, he said, "You are obsessed with eating. You've even
named your
daughter Candy."
He turned to the second Mom, Ann: "Your obsession is with money.
Again, it
manifests itself in your child's name, Penny."
He turns to the third Mom, Joyce: "Your obsession is alcohol. This
too
manifests
itself in your child's name, Brandy."
At this point, the fourth mother, Kathy, gets up, takes her little
boy
by the hand
and whispers. "Come on, Dick, we're leaving."
