God, I feel so the same way right now. I'm having massive amounts of trouble accepting the idea that it's okay for people to want different things for themselves than I want for them. I don't think it's purely closed-mindedness, there's also an element of equating a rejection of your values as a rejection of you. That maybe they think as litlle of your choices as you do of theirs.
Being rather unwilling to accept that I am possibly wrong, I've tried to focus on the idea that even if what they're doing does prove to be a mistake it's probably not going to be one they can't recover from, and I know that I'll be doing what I can to catch them when they fall. More and more lately I feel like the catcher in the rye.
I hope you're able to find some peace with your situation.
It's so hard to find a balance in anything worth pursuing. The exact point between pushing and not carrying, so you're resonating but not ugly. The place between wimpyness and domination, so you're supportive but also assertive. The small area between insecurity and arrogance.
I've been meaning to call you or email you--do you want to hang out?
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Being rather unwilling to accept that I am possibly wrong, I've tried to focus on the idea that even if what they're doing does prove to be a mistake it's probably not going to be one they can't recover from, and I know that I'll be doing what I can to catch them when they fall. More and more lately I feel like the catcher in the rye.
I hope you're able to find some peace with your situation.
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I've been meaning to call you or email you--do you want to hang out?
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