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Robotswithpersonality
The Te of Piglet | Benjamin Hoff
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Nineties attitudes are alive and well and appropriating my childhood! I would not recommend this to anyone, for any reason. If you were looking for a quick, coherent guide into the tenets of Taoism, this ain't it. If you were looking for a pop psychology/self help type book cogently examining the philosophical or spiritual traits of dear Piglet, this ain't it. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? The author has opinions about everything that's wrong with society today, but they're presented as (uncited) facts and generalizations. If this was a choice to bulk up the book by matching Taoist thinking to all the ways it can fix what's wrong in the world, it's a clumsy effort. Likewise what is objectively an important environmental message gets buried under a lot of other tidbits and is left feeling out of place with the tone of the book. 2w
Robotswithpersonality 3/? Considering the amount that other people are quoted, the author may have been better off producing a book of quotations.
Don't get me started on the steaming pile that is the Eeyore Effect chapter. Definitely some toxic positivity added to the mix.
2w
Robotswithpersonality 4/4 I could expound further on all the ways I found this book patronizing or offensive but I really don't want to spend any more time thinking about it.
I'll have to track down some of the actual Winnie the Pooh books to give my brain a good rinse.
2w
dabbe #fanofthepan! Better books ahead! 🤩🤩🤩 2w
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Robotswithpersonality
The Te of Piglet | Benjamin Hoff
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O-KAY! Officially hate-reading this book. 😑

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Robotswithpersonality
The Te of Piglet | Benjamin Hoff
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First section I actually said out loud "oh, I'm not gonna like this..." Second section: "I was right!". YIKES.
Yes, it was published in the 90s. No, I can't find evidence of a revised edition that would correct some of the more egregious choices encountered so far. ?

TheBookHippie It‘s all YIKES so is the Tao of Pooh 😵‍💫 @GingerAntics remember this awful experience ?! 2w
Robotswithpersonality @TheBookHippie Alas, my fondness for Piglet has led me astray. 🤦🏼‍♂️ 2w
TheBookHippie @Robotswithpersonality Happened to us as well!!! 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ 2w
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Robotswithpersonality @TheBookHippie Ah, the salve of commiseration, I appreciate it. 😅 2w
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie boy howdy! As soon as I saw the book title I was like “eek, we stopped before we got to that one!” 1w
GingerAntics @Robotswithpersonality and here we thought Tao of Pooh was going to be so cute. How wrong we were! @TheBookHippie it seems we were right to pass on Piglet. Poor Piglet! The bad man did both you and Pooh SO wrong! 1w
Robotswithpersonality @GingerAntics Justice for the denizens of The Hundred Acre Wood! 😤 1w
GingerAntics @Robotswithpersonality JUSTICE!!! ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻 1w
GingerAntics @Robotswithpersonality Hoff just rubbed be all kinds of the wrong way! I started reading actual taoists views of the books and WOW not fans. Don‘t go read Hoff‘s website. That thing is even worse. This is the Hoffism of Pooh and Piglet. There is no dao or te involved here. Just, yuck. 1w
Robotswithpersonality @GingerAntics Yeah, I don't think I'll be reading anything authored by Hoff, ever again! 1w
GingerAntics @Robotswithpersonality welcome to our little group! 1w
GingerAntics @Robotswithpersonality we don‘t have T-shirts or jackets… we thought it would be hateful. But we do commiserate the drama from reading Hoff‘s work/neurosis (edited) 1w
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Robotswithpersonality
The Te of Piglet | Benjamin Hoff
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Riiight, 'cause no one in the West has ever practiced arranged marriage (pretty common all over depending on the historical period, as far as I know), polygamy (isn't that a Mormon thing? I prefer polyamory) or body modification in adherence to beauty standards (also still a thing). 🙄 How about we skip the borderline racist trash-talking of Confucianists and get back to the intro to Taoism, yes? 🙎🏼‍♂️

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Robotswithpersonality
The Te of Piglet | Benjamin Hoff
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I don't what this book actually is yet, but so far I'm really enjoying myself. ☺️

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Judybskt
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💜Dinner here with some of our adult children and one grandson.
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🩵Mrs Piggly Wiggly

@Cupcake12 #motivationalmonday

Cupcake12 Thanks for joining in. Have a great week x 1mo
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Bookwomble
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Not the game of Poo Sticks I'd prefer to play, to be honest 💩
However, I've reached the age when I get routinely included in testing, so I'm going to have to grin and bear it (multiple puns there, for which I make no apology 😁)
I have no indications of a medical problem, but as my dad died from bowel cancer, it's wise to get checked 🙂

marleed Sometimes we just gotta do crappy things 💩 😉 2mo
LeahBergen I like the “please do not add extra” bit. 😆😆 2mo
Bookwomble @marleed I did think when I took the sample package to the letter box that I was making a literal Shit Post! 💩📮 2mo
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Bookwomble @LeahBergen Yes, the imperative "Please" suggests some awful packages arriving at the lab! ? I used to deal with product complaints for a big supermarket, and received some weird "shit" (not always requiring quote marks!) at times. 2mo
LeahBergen No! 😮😂😂 2mo
quietlycuriouskate @LeahBergen That made me chuckle, too. In bold, I note: I suspect it took remarkable restraint to stop at just the one exclamation mark. 2mo
The_Book_Ninja Unreal! Were synced again. My daughter just asked me if I‘m really Bookwomble. That box came through the post before Xmas and it sat on the mantle until last week and I finally did it because the family was telling me I shouldn‘t ignore it. Grimiest thing I‘ve done since I stopped being a plumber 😬 2mo
Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja Worst game of snap, ever! 😂 And, you've got to look after your pipework, Jay Tee 🪠 2mo
The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble yes…this is true🤭 2mo
LeahBergen @quietlycuriouskate I bet you‘re right! 😂 2mo
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TheBookHippie
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Pickpick

Pooh!! 🧡🦃

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SaunteringVaguelyDownwards
Trick Or Treat! | Ann Braybrooks
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My cat Watney is patiently waiting for trick-or-treaters! I've seen a bunch of groups out in the neighborhood - we have an elementary school and a house that puts on an elaborate display - but not many have come to the door. I wonder if our outside lights aren't bright enough?

#CatsOfLitsy

dabbe Hello there, adorable Watney! 🖤🐾🖤 6mo
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Blueberry
Tao of Pooh | Benjamin Hoff
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I was having a bad day and my friend sent me this. 💛

#ThinkPositiveBePositive