They Call Me Cookie to My Face

 I'm upset. IT'S AN OUTRAGE! Here we are consuming stale sequels and remakes and the SAG and WGA are outside waving signs.  I want to know if Tom Cruise's hip will make it through another mission impossible. I want to see Indiana Jones raid the social security office.  I want to see that shit.  But no....These entitle actors want residual checks over $20 dollars. So selfish! I have been waiting for season 2 of The Sandman.  Last I saw,  Satan the Karen was going to write a letter to corporate about how Jesus the dreaming and Matthew the Holy Ghost was acting up in hell. "Dear God, I am so insulted! I was minding my own business reigning over all the evil forces that walk earth and here comes your immortal son and his little sidekick. He lost one of his toys in my backyard and had the nerve to come into my home uninvited. The nerve! Not only did he insult one of my many subordinates but he struck me with the truth of the gospel. So disrespectful! I demand a ...

 The first thing I found out about this "mental illness" is that it is not actually a codified mental illness. It is not in the DSM AT ALL. The second thing I found out is that it is a product of pop culture. At that point the validity of the label immediately came in to question.  Growing up Peter Pan was one of my favorite Disney movies. Which is why when "Hook" came out I instantly fell in love.  Now from what I remember Peter Pan was a pretty cool dude. He was a little silly but he seemed to get on well in what most children would find an unforgiving environment.  Many that get labeled with Peter Pan Syndrome are accused of being immature, reliant on others or otherwise child-ISH. Peter Pan was none of those things, really. He managed to keep himself fed, he could sword fight. He stood up against the oppression of pirates (grown ass men) and other villains and won.  Most modern children have a meltdown if the WIFI goes out or their favorite social media plat...