He’s Forty—Sometimes Only Four

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 195, 20 August 1935, Page 4

He’s Forty—Sometimes Only Four

THE MAH’ WHO WHINES, HAS TANTRUMS, BOASTS AND BULLIES

The way grown-ups can regress to the infantile was spoken of by Kotarian (Rev.) J. Hubbard, at yesterday's meeting of the Palmerston North Rotary Club. The speaker classilied such behaviour as continual boasting, bullying, whining and displays of bad temper as ills of a psychological origin and begotten as a result of the individuaal refusing to face up to the particular problem of life he or she is confronted with. He pointed out that the world at the moment was like that individual, refusing to face up to problems of reconstruction necessary for th e buildin"- up of a more peaceful world. Instead, the people were taking flight, in pleasure. Here are a few snapshots of Rotariar. Hubbard's remarks: — ‘ ‘ Boasting—this is the way some people make up for their own inferiority." "To tell your wife that she is the best little woman iu the world, is hyperbolic baby talk,"—a remark which raised a round of laughter. "The man who whines is a long drawn-out domestic pest. His wife has learnt to whine and now his boy whines also.' ’ "Facing the troubles of 40 with the technique of a four-year-old child only leads to difficulties." "In the recent dispute between the City Council and the Power Board, the Mayor would say there has been a regression to ihc infantile on the part of.

the Power Board and a failure to face up to a situation” (laughter). "Mussolini is showing a good deal of retrogression to the infantile. He wants to play the big man instead of facing the situation in front of him with an adult brain.” "We adults must stay grown-up." ‘‘Normal people are inclined to become neglected." "I know of a woman who won’t face up to disagreeable things. When her past life was delved into it was found she had been the victim of an overcaring mother. Now she is 45 but is by no means an adult in her mentai outlook."

"Whining is seen a great deal in olu ladies. They go about voicing this low-geared wrath as a result of a fusal to face the problems confronting them with an adult mind." The moving of tho vote of thanks to the speaker was in the hands of tho Mayor, Rotarian A. E. Mansford, who said, amidst laughter, that he heartily agreed with Rev. Hubbard that the Power Board wouldn’t face up to facts. He t.dded: "We are going to put them in a place where they will have to." (further laughter).