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<blockquote data-quote="Annie" data-source="post: 3109994" data-attributes="member: 42224"><p>Oh, I know. I cannot tell you how many times I heard my boys were gonna grow up to be gay (like that was something horrible), felons (okay, not really my first career choice for them lol), scarred (they are scarred alright but it has nothing to do with me being a single mom, just ask them haha!), blah blah blah ...</p><p></p><p>Guess my point was we ALL have something unconventional in our lives. Some of us choose to embrace those unconventional things and work with them. Some of us choose to pretend they don't exist and chastise the rest of the world every chance we get for not being perfect like us. <img src="/images/smilies/new/hey3.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":hey3:" title="Hey3 :hey3:" data-shortname=":hey3:" /> (Yeah, YOU know who you are, you bastards! <img src="/images/smilies/new/Hi24.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Heya:" title="Hi24 :Heya:" data-shortname=":Heya:" /> LOL) I'm good with not being perfect. I tried it (being perfect) for a while. The stress was unbearable. Only time in my life I seriously thought being an alcoholic might actually be a viable life choice. <img src="/images/smilies/new/drunk5.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":drunk5:" title="Drunk5 :drunk5:" data-shortname=":drunk5:" /></p><p></p><p>I know what you mean about talking about your problems and PTSD. I have talked a lot here about problems I've had growing up. Couple of things I've never talked about. I'll take those things to my grave. Some things talking about won't fix. And don't want to fix them, even if I could. If that wound stays fresh and hot, I don't have to worry about ever letting my guard down and having hit like that again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Annie, post: 3109994, member: 42224"] Oh, I know. I cannot tell you how many times I heard my boys were gonna grow up to be gay (like that was something horrible), felons (okay, not really my first career choice for them lol), scarred (they are scarred alright but it has nothing to do with me being a single mom, just ask them haha!), blah blah blah ... Guess my point was we ALL have something unconventional in our lives. Some of us choose to embrace those unconventional things and work with them. Some of us choose to pretend they don't exist and chastise the rest of the world every chance we get for not being perfect like us. :hey3: (Yeah, YOU know who you are, you bastards! :Heya: LOL) I'm good with not being perfect. I tried it (being perfect) for a while. The stress was unbearable. Only time in my life I seriously thought being an alcoholic might actually be a viable life choice. :drunk5: I know what you mean about talking about your problems and PTSD. I have talked a lot here about problems I've had growing up. Couple of things I've never talked about. I'll take those things to my grave. Some things talking about won't fix. And don't want to fix them, even if I could. If that wound stays fresh and hot, I don't have to worry about ever letting my guard down and having hit like that again. [/QUOTE]
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