Anita Parsons-Bakhtiar LICSW

03/17/2026

03/17/2026

“We don’t need anybody. We’re the strongest nation in the world. We don’t need them.” And yet here we are: Trump on Truth Social all weekend, publicly begging allies and even China to send warships to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz after his own escalation helped get it shut down.

The result? Not a single government has actually stepped up in public with a concrete commitment to join his mission, despite him loudly name‑dropping countries like China, Japan, South Korea, France, and the UK as supposedly ready to help. Behind the bluster about American “strength,” he’s reduced to pleading on social media while key partners stay quiet or outright brush off his demands.

It’s a perfect snapshot of what his “America First” foreign policy really looks like in practice: alienate allies for years, ignite a crisis with Iran that chokes off nearly a fifth of the world’s oil, then discover that when you suddenly need everyone else, nobody is eager to clean up your mess for you.

03/17/2026

Tomorrow 3/17/2026 will be my aunt Lois’s fourth heavenly birthday. I miss you always , talking, laughing, shopping and all the memories we made . I’m glad you are not suffering anymore and in that ℹ rejoice. Happy birthday Aunt Loisy ❤️❤️❤️

12/07/2024

Every word of this! I hate to tell people, but all those “insults” don’t work.

Libs- abundant
Snowflake- beautiful and unique
Woke- ummm, awake & aware
Safe Place - I’d love one, thanks.

Being called these things are such a beautiful, if unintentional, compliment to the kind of person I am. So, thanks?

11/24/2024

Sadly, many parents have been taught that the way to achieve this through “tough love.” This can include anything from physical punishment, harsh criticism, or shutting down completely.

But children don’t need tough love.

They just need love.

Love is secure, steady, and consistent. But love does not over-intervene. Love does not block someone from experiencing frustration, pain, or discomfort. Love allows with patience and trust.

All parents want their children to be happy, and that’s a beautiful thing. But what happens when they’re not? What happens when they’re angry, when they’re let down, or when they’re broken hearted. Have they been given the space to learn from those experiences? Have they been modeled how to cope and self regulate? Do they know how to sit with being unhappy?— something that will happen over and over throughout life.

The healthy and loving parent lets the child feel the natural consequences. They affirm they’re capable. They hug and soothe, and they also step back to allow mistakes and pain. They don’t want their child to be unscathed by life (impossible)— they want them to be empowered to deal with their internal emotional world. Or, in simplest terms: they want them to be able to cope.

Once the child can cope with life, they see life more clearly. They develop resilience and grit and it is those two things that allow them to eventually thrive. To ride all the waves of life and to get back up over and over again

11/24/2024

Seems true

11/23/2024

Exactly.

11/23/2024

07/02/2024

This is defined as Cognitive Dissonance

I'M VOTING FOR THE FELON, WHO WILL RESTORE LAW AND ORDER TO ARE GREAT COUNTRY!