My Brother's Psychiatric Wit
Phone conversation:
Jen: "So I'm going to this commitment ceremony in Pennsylvania this weekend, and I want my friend to drive. Do you think I should rent a car or ask to borrow dad's car."
Dave: "Well, you have to remember that with Dad he can take it away at the last minute."
Jen: "Yeah, or he could say no, and I could start crying and asking why he let's you take it."
Pause.
Jen: "Or my friend could end up getting in an accident."
Dave: "I would fear an enactment more than an accident."
P.S. If you don't understand my brother's razor sharp wit, see comments.
posted by Jayla @ Tuesday, October 05, 2004
2 Comments:
In psychoanalytic terms, an enactment refers to the repetition in adulthood of a childhood conflict, most often with a parent. For instance, in a simple interaction like asking to borrow my dad's car, very likely the two of us could get in to a heated exchange based on an unresolved issue from early years.
I'm impressed with your brother's wit.
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