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You've been warned.

#MultiLingual-
I fluently speak 3 languages besides *English*, Euphemism, Hyperbole, and Profanity.

[My kid looking for a service provider, scrolling a web site]
Me: Well don't pick her, she's a real Lamerson
My kid: Huh? [Sees the doctor's last name is "Lamerson"] Ugh!

My brother once said, when we were discussing childhood memories, "It's almost as if we grew up in very different households." He wasn't wrong about that. We have very different stories about events we both remember, and we each remember things the other doesn't.

We are only our stories of ourselves, in the end.

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It's not always about the thing; it's the boundary. It isn't about the shirt that someone "borrowed" after you said no, the pan that someone used when you told them not to, or the food that someone ate when you told them it was yours. It's about the boundary you set that they disregarded. And it's OK to be upset that they violated your boundary. That's valid, and so are you.

I realize this may be easier said than done at times, but practice makes perfect.
You are never “too much” and you are never “not enough”! What you are is mismatched. There are people who will fully appreciate you. Let them find you as you are.. intact and wholesome and healthy.

Knowing when to walk away is important.

If you feel like someone doesn't respect you enough or is taking advantage of you, you deserve to walk away for the sake of your mental health.

Nothing "good" comes from being abused. Not strength and not kindness.

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#Humor #CoSoHumor

I really like this. 💗

Under-appreciated critters: the European pine marten

#caturday
SO cute!

I'm so sick of toxic positivity. Making people feel guilty & or shaming them for being depressed, low energy, or negative, because we bring others down. All I hear then is, I shouldn't talk to you. This means I either hide or lie. Which just increases depression, low energy & negativity.

In case you are unaware, there isn't just some switch I can flip, or think happy thought to change these feelings. So, you are effectively out of my life.

Counseling has taught me that we often don’t have the tough conversations with our loved ones. We just minimize or even say we are okay & battle in isolation.

There’s no shame in being anxious or depressed, it’s part of being human. They are normal feelings, speaking them & asking for help managing them is healthy. On the other side of these feelings there’s hope & joy, but we can’t get there alone.

It’s time to normalize listening to each other speak about our feelings.

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