I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter: 6 Patient Files That Will Keep You Up At Night (Dr. Harper Therapy, #1)

by Dr. Harper

What would you do if someone told you about 9/11 the day before it happened? Or Newtown? Or Vegas? How would you stop it, without sounding like a raving lunatic?

He thought for a moment and said, “I’d be their God for a day.” “But that’s no way to gain power and fame,” I said. “I mean, no one even remembers the names of the shooters after Parkland. We’re numb to it by this point.”

“I understand why you did it,” he said gently. “But I hope you can see now that a man of God would never initiate inappropriate contact with another male.” I found it a little unsettling that he seemed more concerned about the male thing than the 14-year-old thing.

Who needs an abuser when you have a big book telling kids that an omniscient deity thinks they’re defective.

“A real God would never punish you for having love in your heart.”