
Many of us, myself included, come from a dysfunctional family which adds a lot of weight to the challenges of caregiving. I have read stores on various threads on other topics and decided it would be good to have a thread just for this topic for people to share, vent and discuss.
The idea for this thread originated on the thread named "The Caregiver....How are YOU doing today?"
“Don’t force yourself to fit in somewhere you don't belong.”
🙂🙂🙂🙂
Happiness is
...when you stop obsessing over someone who’s wronged you.
🙂🙂🙂🙂
Happiness is
...having to not care what people think of you.
🙂🙂🙂🙂
Happiness is
...going for it
(whatever - it - might be).
😉
Make a list of things that make you happy.
Make a list of things you do every day.
Compare the lists.
🥰🌈🥰
Don’t let anyone become a vacuum & suck the happiness out of you - pull the plug.
🥰🌈🥰
Follow your heart,
but take your brain with you.
😉😉
They should invent a brain that doesn’t tell you mean things at night.
it was just a joke. one of the many jokes i post.
was i productive this week? no. but was i able to relax? also no. but was i gentle with myself about all of this? no.
😉😉
I can see it’s gonna be a
rope, duct tape and shovel kind of day.
😉🙂🙂
Bikini season is just around the corner. Unfortunately, so is the taco truck.
🌈⭐️🌈
You know who’s gonna give you everything? Yourself.
🌈⭐️🌈
It’s YOUR story.
Feel free to hit ’em with a plot twist at any moment.
No truer words have ever been spoken about someone trying to make another person feel guilty for something they did themselves.
This is my mother and several other family members TO THE LETTER.
I came to a point with both of my parents where our relationship was I'll see you when I see you if I choose to see you. Then when they needed help it was basically I'll help you as much as I choose to and I will be no drama, no disrespect (on their parts), no manipulation, and no games. Or I'm out.
My MIL is starting up a bit hinting about us all living together, and it's a hard 'NO' from me.
🙂
So…apparently, if you keep to yourself
and you don’t bother people…
it apparently…
bothers people!
🌸⭐️🌸⭐️
May the bridges I burn
light my way.
🙂
I don’t regret burning my bridges. I do regret that some people weren’t on those bridges when I burned them, though.
so…
here are today’s words of wisdom:
🌸⭐️🌸⭐️
If standing up for yourself burns bridges,
I have matches.
We ride at dawn.
JRwornout - yes that too, for sure. Sometimes no contact is the way to go.
"You have to pretend I’m a bad person so you don’t feel guilty about the things you did." really resonates with me. Thanks for posting.
I'll add:
I'm not interested in rebuilding a bridge that you burned.
🙂
You look like a no thanks to me.
This one really resonates with me.