History Main / TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes

* It's often claimed that the son of Dr. Benjamin Spock (the childcare guru) committed suicide -- he didn't; it was actually his grandson, who was schizophrenic.

** It's not just Leonerd that suffers from this trope. Her other children also suffered from the lack of affection/birthday celebrations/Christmas celebrations etc. and whenever one of their accomplishments, personal or professional, is brought up she doesn't express any pride or joy because they aren't her accomplishments. Then there is her husband who borrowed the aforementioned hugging machine and was mentioned that the only times in the marrage that they had sex was to consummate it and for reproduction, granted that he has never actually appeared but his having an afair would indicate that this arrangement was largley her choice and then the likley lack of affection that plagued the rest of the family. It is all played for laughs but all evidence indicates that she was/is extremely emotionally abusive and/or neglectful to her entire family despite being a world-renowned psychologist and parenting expert.

* Disscussed in {{Peanuts}} when Peppermint Patty and Marcie debate about how the judges for a skating contest can be qualified if they themselves can't skate.

* Quoted in StephenKing's HeartsInAtlantis by an adult Bobby Garfield. He is a carpenter, yet admits his own roof leaks in a good rain.

*** In the Australian code of ethics, mental health professionals are obliged to seek treatment for any psychological issues they have themselves, whether the issue be an actual disorder, a drug addiction, or just a very high stress level.

--> '''Marcie:''' The world is full of unmarried marriage counselors.

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* Historical example: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) wrote a lot of material on innovative ways of child-rearing and education, mostly centered around the concept of the child as an unspoiled creation of nature who should not be tainted by science and reason and civilized norms, but allowed to develop naturally. Also, he had five children (with a woman he did not marry), all of whom were immediately after birth placed in an orphanage and never heard from again.
** That could be interpreted as practising what he preached, not spoiling the children by attempting to form them himself.
*** Yes, [[SarcasmMode because orphanages in 18th-century France were progressive institutions which immediately put everything Rousseau wrote about child-rearing into practice]].
* Charles Schulz, who went on to create ''{{Peanuts}}'', was said to have very bad haircuts as a kid, in spite of the fact that his father was a barber. The reason for this is said to be that he could only get a cut when the barbershop was empty, and when a customer came in he had to get out of the chair and wait before his dad could finish working on him.
* Children's author EnidBlyton wrote books about children in warm, loving families while (allegedly) neglecting her own two daughters at best and abusing them at worst. Her own daughter said of her: "The truth is Enid Blyton was arrogant, insecure, pretentious, very skilled at putting difficult or unpleasant things out of her mind, and without a trace of maternal instinct."
* The [[PreachersKid Preacher's Daughter]] is a trope of her own (as immortalized by LynyrdSkynyrd); it's a stereotype that the children of a religious official are wild.
** One of the theories behind this is that the child of a church man isn't exposed to small temptations as often, so they're more likely to go for the big one when it eventually does happen. An alternative is that it's just the natural way to rebel against a straight-laced father.
** Or the [[LogicBomb sadly funny]] reality that many parents who care a lot about other people's kids often neglect their own children.
** Some of the members of the German communist/terrorist group RAF also were kids of Protestant priests.
** FriedrichNietzsche's father was a Lutheran pastor, as, was his maternal grandmother. He came to be not only an atheist, but a sharp critic of religion. "Gott ist tot" indeed.
* It's often claimed that the son of Dr. Benjamin Spock (the childcare guru) committed suicide -- he didn't; it was actually his grandson, who was schizophrenic.
* The wife of 2010 FIFA World Cup Final referee (and police officer by profession) Howard Webb has said (albeit light-heartedly) that in the family home, he's useless at upholding discipline: "He can't take charge of his own children. I don't know how he manages it on a football pitch."
* Madalyn Murray O'Hair was an infamous atheist activist, whose efforts resulted in the removal of compulsory Bible reading from the public schools of the United States. Her son converted to Christianity and became a preacher.

** In addition, the one case Detective Ryotaro Dojima is unable to solve is the identity of his wife's killer. He feels totally wracked about it as the incident totally broke his daughter.

* Quoted in StephenKing's HeartInAtlantis by an adult Bobby Garfield. He is a carpenter, yet admits his own roof leaks in a good rain.

* Hugh Darrow from DeusExHumanRevolution, the man known as the "The Father of Tomorrow", inventor of modern human augmentation, author of countless books about transhumanism and one of the most powerful, influential and beloved people in the world... has to walk with crutches, as he of all people suffers of an extremely rare genetic condition that causes his body to violently reject augmentations. There is just something so ''tragic'' about seeing an old man forced to watch all of his dreams of a better humanity coming true and knowing that he would be the only one not to enjoy the paradise he has created.

** [[spoiler: Considering he tries to kill off a good chunk of the world's augmented population out of jealousy, it becomes less tragic.]]

The same justification can be used for doctors (their emotional attachment can blind them to what's wrong with themselves or those they love, or make them unable to use a risky treatment), so many hospitals have policies that forbid doctors to practice on family members (the exception is when they're the only specialist available, i.e. a venom specialist whose family member just got bit by a snake). For lawyers, it's not verboten, as it is a legal option, but they advise against it (as in the expression, "A man who represents himself in court has [[AFoolForAClient a fool for a client]].")

* Tony Soprano's therapist on ''{{The Sopranos}}'' is divorced and goes to therapy with her ex-husband and college age son.
** This makes a lot of sense, actually. Dealing with other people's problems constantly must make you want to unburden yourself as well. I hear a lot of therapists do this.

* ''TheImpossibleYears'' is a 1960s play/film about the home life of a college professor and psychologist who writes materials on family relations. Specifically, on how to handle teenagers (authoritatively espousing a lax parenting style). But he has teenage daughters himself. You can see where this is going.... (And what WAS the word on the other side of that sign?)
* In ''{{Traffic}}'', the American Drug Czar's daughter gets addicted to cocaine right under his nose. He is fully aware of the (tragic){{irony}}.
* The psychiatrist's family in ''WhatAboutBob?'' is highly dysfunctional.

* In L.M. Montgomery's ''[[Literature/AnneofGreenGables Anne's House of Dreams]]'', Gilbert, being a doctor, is very solicitous about Anne's health, explicitly wishing to refute the proverb "Cobblers' wives go barefoot and doctors' wives die young."

[[WallOfText tl;dr]]: They're lacking the professional distance that's required for doing their job objectively.

* During one of JamesHerriot's books, he describes how the kid singing their Drill Sergeant's bawdy song loudest and with the most enthusiasm turned out to be the son of an archbishop.

* An episode of ''HowCleanIsYourHouse'' featured a professional cleaner whose own house was the dirtiest Kim and Aggie had ever seen.

* The overarching plot of the short-lived series ''MissMatch'' was that a woman who was both a matrimonial attorney and a professional matchmaker couldn't handle her own relationships well.

* On ''{{ER}}'' the treatment of Mark's father causes a temporary rift between himself and Elizabeth. Elizabeth does not think Mark should be treating his own son and Mark wants his father to live at home rather than go into a hospice. Mark's father doesn't want to stay either but has mixed feelings about palliative care anyway. In the end, Mark prevails and his father dies at home.

--> '''Marcie:''' The world is full of unmarried marrige counselors.

* Charles Schulz, who went on to create ''{{Peanuts}}'', was said to have very bad haircuts as a kid, in spite of the fact that his father was a barber. The reason for this is said to be that he could only get a cut when the barbershop was empty and when a customer came in he had to get out of the chair and wait before his dad could finish working on him.

** Some of the members of the German communist / terrorist group RAF also were kids of Protestant priests.

* It's often claimed that the son of Dr Benjamin Spock's (the childcare guru) committed suicide -- he didn't, it was actually his grandson, who was schizophrenic.

* Used and subverted in ''BlackJack'', in the most literal manner. Twice, Black Jack himself is wounded. The second time, he has to have someone else operate on him, as even he cannot heal himself. The first time? He removed a parasite from his intestinal tract. Without anasthetic. In the middle of [[DownUnder the Outback]]. Surrounded by wild dingos.

* The above-quoted proverb from TheBible makes this trope OlderThanDirt.

'''Brigitte''': [[CompletelyMissingThePoint That makes no sense, their dad was a cobbler.]]\\

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