I’m realizing that neither my family nor friends treat me nicely. I always put them first and offer to help when I think they might need me, but no one does the same for me. When I do things for people our relationship gets closer and I feel happy. I drive my friends, lend my […]
I have a close friend who has kids almost the same age as mine. Every time we talk she brings up and brags to me in detail about how her kids are superior to everyone in their class or on their sports team. I sit there feeling irritated like she is constantly trying to ‘one […]
My childhood best-friend and I were so close we planned to remain friends throughout our lives. As teenagers, winning and being the best made her happy, so I always pumped her up. Now we both have daughters a year apart in age. She always brags about how superior her daughter is in everything– perfect grades, […]
The relationship with my adult children upsets me. I divorced early and didn’t want them to suffer, so I was protective, didn’t talk about it and dedicated my life to them. Now they hardly call. When they do, they want something. If they don’t get it, they get irritated and hang up. I don’t want […]