Posted by Bob on September 26, 1999, at 16:26:43
In reply to Re: Normal is Sick?, posted by Noa on September 26, 1999, at 3:55:27
> There is a British psychoanalyst named Christopher Bolas who coined the term "normotic" and I think he uses it to refer to abnormally normal people. Too normal. Just thought you'd like to know...
Normotic?! I *LOVE* it! I had a housemate in grad school whose whole family is normotic. Parents met at UMich as undergrads, moved from Chicago to Ann Arbor once all three kids went to school there as well so the family could be together. Even after undergrad, when two of the kids were in grad school and living away from home, they'd still have Sunday dinner together. Meanwhile, my housemate is dating this extremely neurotic guy with an over-protective (even at 25) single mom. My housemate thought something was wrong with her because all of her best friends seemed to have some "personal" issues to deal with, particularly dysfunctional families, and she didn't. Her dad never even yelled at the kids -- she yelled at him once because in a situation that should have started an argument, he said "Well, let's sit down and talk about this ..."
Normotic ... LOL!
Bob
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