Daddysredhead
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Joined: 11/6/2005 From: Northern (yet still part of the South) Virginia Status: offline
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*hugs to all who are feeling sad, ill, out of sorts, etc.* Wanders, I know what you are talking about and it stinks. I've had that retro-boomerang emotional deja-vu thing happen before and it can really through me for a loop. Take care, sweet lady, and know that sometimes these feelings just kind of come out of left field, but we don't have to accept them, esp. when we've done nothing wrong. I hate that I need to take some time this afternoon to write down some things that I prefer not to, in an attempt to understand why I react to some situations the way I do. After talking to Thing 1's counselors for the past several weeks on my own, it seems that my "Monster" as I call it has served a purpose throughout my life. This anger/rage reaction has protected me in many situations, but it's also caused collateral damage along the way. I see certain patterns in Thing 1 that show he is developing his own "Monster" and I don't want him to grow up feeling he has to rely on it to stay "safe." I hate that acknowledging terrible things have happened to me in my life makes me feel weak and stupid. I hate that I don't believe I need the same kind of "slack" that I offer to others who are going through a tough time. I hate that I feel the need to minimize bad things so people won't feel sorry for me because I feel like there are so many people who are worse off than me. I hate that I have wondered all my life why I feel this way, and just this week, may have uncovered some reasons why and I hate them because I feel guilty for attributing some of these feelings to the person I do. I also hate that everyone tells me I say "I'm sorry" too much and I know it's true. I apologize for everything, even shit that has nothing to do with me. I hate that this post makes me seem like a whiney, pitiful worm, and not the strong woman I always want to be and be seen as. I hate that being vulnerable is so damn risky, but I love that I feel "safer" putting this out here than I do telling pretty much anyone in my everyday life.
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