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you know, I wouldn't even mind that if falling for it ever amounted to anything
Whining Thread #2
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Count me in on the not falling for it or expecting it to amount to anything.
However three things. One. Sometimes the quickest way to move it right along is to acknowledge what was said. Two. My conscience wouldn't be clean if I didn't hold up a mirror. Whether anybody else chooses to look into the mirror is their responsibility. Holding it up is mine. And three. I think that an admirable (and possibly very difficult) amount of restraint has been shown of late. There's drama, but a heck of a lot less than in times past.
I do what I can do/say and let the outcome go. That's not the same as "falling for it," IMV.
However three things. One. Sometimes the quickest way to move it right along is to acknowledge what was said. Two. My conscience wouldn't be clean if I didn't hold up a mirror. Whether anybody else chooses to look into the mirror is their responsibility. Holding it up is mine. And three. I think that an admirable (and possibly very difficult) amount of restraint has been shown of late. There's drama, but a heck of a lot less than in times past.
I do what I can do/say and let the outcome go. That's not the same as "falling for it," IMV.
Sorta like the bait we keep taking on the AT forum
And I'll add a 4:
Everyone has had times of self-absorption / neediness / melodrama in their life at some point. Few people get to a stage of maturity and perspective without having gone through it, and for many people it's not a linear progression from melodrama to maturity. There's a lot of back-and-forthing on the path.
I'm not sure I'd believe anyone who claimed to have never been self-absorbed (etc) or who thought they had shown great maturity all their life.
(Or maybe it's just me that struggles with it..
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wonderwoman
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If I were the only person on DF who ever vented about their personal lives I'd consider feeling bad about any of the above. I don't get all bent out of shape reading anyone else's stuff.
wonderwoman
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And I'll add a 4:
Everyone has had times of self-absorption / neediness / melodrama in their life at some point. Few people get to a stage of maturity and perspective without having gone through it, and for many people it's not a linear progression from melodrama to maturity. There's a lot of back-and-forthing on the path.
I'm not sure I'd believe anyone who claimed to have never been self-absorbed (etc) or who thought they had shown great maturity all their life.
(Or maybe it's just me that struggles with it..
lol I'm really sorry to hear this confirmed. I was sort of hoping it was the instant switch everyone seems to demand from me (not here, in my personal life).
Sad but true. Unless you're nothing like me, it's a one step forward, two steps back process sometimes. We get there eventually. But it can be a struggle, for me at least.
Hang in.
wonderwoman
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It is true. I'm living it, I know.Sad but true. Unless you're nothing like me, it's a one step forward, two steps back process sometimes. We get there eventually. But it can be a struggle, for me at least.
Hang in.
One of my best friends expressed confusion about this recently, that I seem to have two bad days for every good day, and he wished I could just be on one level all the time. :eyebrow: You and me both, brother.
I just wish I could wake up and have it all figured out.
And I'm sorry, I have to add, if people have more important things to do than read this, then go get to it. :cheers:
wooh
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