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TLDR: Life Continues to Suck but This Will Never Be My New Normal


HerNameIsBuffy

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So another rough day yesterday, what else is new?  I had an all canine nursing team at the beginning of the evening ...I swear these guys are having meetings and setting shift schedules. I think I'm on some kind of watch.

I have been making a concerted effort to isolate less, so against character I picked up when one of my sisters called.  Normally I'd have ignored it making a mental note to call her when I was in a better place, and on a good day text her to tell her that.  But pick up I did.  A lot of crying and a couple hours later I felt a little better for a while. 

Maybe there is something to this letting people love you thing.

There were parts of that call, and there have been times here on FJ last few weeks, where I've felt like myself again.  It was nice...I really liked the old me and I miss her.  A lot.  The person I've become is a hot mess and I don't like her.  I feel sorry for her, but she's not someone I'd choose to spend time with.  Unfortunately she's moved into my head and lives here now.

Who knows, maybe the healthy part of me that flits in and out will get stronger and kick her out.

(FYI this is an analogy and not a mental break.  Also I know this is self-indulgent and of interest to no one but me, but as we can't delete on FJ perhaps my descendants will enjoy reading about my decline as captured in real time.)

 

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    • Giraffe

      Posted

      1 minute ago, JermajestyDuggar said:

      You weren’t ready for college….. that’s why you dropped out.

      You weren’t ready for that new job…. So you were fired.

      You weren’t ready to potty train… so you gave up after a week.

      You weren’t ready to homeschool….. so your kids fell behind.

      You weren’t ready to buy that house…. So you were denied a loan. 
       

      Does she not realize that when you aren’t ready, things can fail spectacularly? I try very hard not to place expectations on my kids that they can’t handle. They aren’t ready for algebra. So I’m not going to force them to learn it. Her thinking is completely flawed. 

      Exactly! There are way more instances where "no, you're not actually ready" is the appropriate response. 

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    • JermajestyDuggar

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      You weren’t ready for college….. that’s why you dropped out.

      You weren’t ready for that new job…. So you were fired.

      You weren’t ready to potty train… so you gave up after a week.

      You weren’t ready to homeschool….. so your kids fell behind.

      You weren’t ready to buy that house…. So you were denied a loan. 
       

      Does she not realize that when you aren’t ready, things can fail spectacularly? I try very hard not to place expectations on my kids that they can’t handle. They aren’t ready for algebra. So I’m not going to force them to learn it. Her thinking is completely flawed. 

    • Giraffe

      Posted

      Here's the thing. "You're never going to be ready so you might as well do it now" can actually be good advice - in very specific situations! But overall as a general post for your broader audience? That's horrible advice! It's also profoundly tone deaf and painfully unaware of her own immense privilege. It's easy to have kids & to start your own business from scratch when "from scratch" is having access to hundreds of thousands of dollars! 

    • hoipolloi

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      And an endorsement from America's favorite fake historian:

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    • JermajestyDuggar

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      This is horrible advice. There are absolutely times in your life when you are more ready to have a baby than others. I had my first at 30 and I can tell you I was about a million times more ready than when I was 18. Would she say the same for a 12 year old who was pregnant from rape? Probably. She’s that ridiculous.

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