Still catching up like my fellow writers.
July 14: When History Repeats Itself
I just learned about an old syndrome that occurs in elementary schools in an old dictionary. I had just stumbled on it one day and felt that it was kinda weird for me. The Helga Pataki Syndrome. Why was this named after her and who was she? I have to admit that I committed this syndrome back when I was in elementary. I just didn't know it had a name.
So I started doing a study on elementary school kids to see if this actually occurred and you know what? It did happen and in almost all of the schools I went to. I sat there and watch six different little girls and one boy in different schools pick on one particular boy/girl in their class. I had to laugh at this because the Helga Pataki Syndrome has been alive for over 300 years and is still continuing. So once I saw this I had to go back to my original questions.
Once again I start researching on this Helga Pataki. Do you know what I found? Now don't get me wrong it took me awhile to find my answer from 300 years ago. I found out that Helga Pataki was a writer, a poet, wife, and mother. She also wrote an autobiography about her life experiences. For example the time she was beating up on her future husband at PS 118, an elementary school they went to. What caught my attention in my research was that her psychologist, Dr. Bliss, is the one who recommended Helga as the prime candidate for the syndrome.
This is how it's been for over 300 years. I know y'all are wondering who I am any why is this important to me? Well it's all in the name really. My name is Helga Pataki and this might have been my ancestor from 300 years ago. Another weird thing in this look at history is that my husband Arnold, the guy I picked on, is the same name as her husband. History repeats itself in the weirdest and scariest ways.
I hope y'all like this and have an adventure.
