King Kanute Syndrome

A suffer refuses to see the world has moved on , and through their own sense of entitlement believes things should only be the way they want them to be. i.e. If the tide shouldn't come in, then it shouldn't cos they say so ! Just like King Kanute.

Business changes, Pil thought it should work the way he and his company wanted, and refused to see the world had changed. He suffers from King Kanute Syndrome.
Henri decided that the court can only rule his/her way on child maintenance, the facts said different. Henri suffers from King Kanute Syndrome.