December 2010
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Closure
Co-worker: So you’re not seeing your parents this Christmas?
Me: Nope
Co-worker: If you weren’t working, would you?
Me: Oh gosh, no.
Co-worker: Why not?
Me: Because I hate them.
Took me a year and a half to say it. When I finally did say it, I felt confident. Maybe it’s the brief FOO contact I got this week. Any which way, I’m glad. Certainty feels great.
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This is why I can't talk to people.
Small (ok, maybe not so small) breakthrough yesterday, two memories popped into my mind when I was mauling over the question of why I find it so hard to speak to people.
First memory, I was around 7 years old. My brother and I were playing together in the living room, apparently being quite a bit noisy. I can’t remember if mom told us to be quiet or not. Doesn’t really matter. Then, a...
coryander: here's to no more unchosen obligations →
gregmintyfresh:
coryander:
I have been hearing a lot of anti-family sentiments lately…people telling me about how they are avoiding their family during the holidays, but then saying how they “have to” go home anyway for the big family dinner. They tell this to me as if it is some sort of ongoing joke that everyone knows and…
Yes, my friend.
Breaking from the family system is one of the best...