Q. Why is it that no matter how early I go to bed I still feel tired during the day?
Q. Why is it that no matter how late my kids go to bed they still wake up early?
Q. Why is it that I am such an emotional crier?
Q. Would I be a better mother if I only had one child?
Q. How is it that no matter how hard I try my house is always messy?
Q. Why am I always engaged in power struggles with my daughters?
Q. Why can't people be honest with eachother? Why do we have to be so quick to judge and turn our backs on eachother?
Story: Last week at the library a little girl came up to me and said "Can I be her best friend?" pointing to Mara. I thought it was so cute and sweet but it also made me think about why it is people are so afraid to get close to eachother, let others in, be honest. We all have baggage. We all have issues, things we are working on. What brings us closer together is our ability to share and uplift. There are some women I know that I feel like asking "why is it that you're so afraid to let people in?" Why, when I offer to do some simple thing or to give some little thing you have to say no? Are you afraid of looking weak? Or what it might show about you?
I know this is pretty dull and disheartening but it's what's on my mind.
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4 comments:
good points on letting others in and allowing others to see our weaknesses...that's why i keep my house messy, so i can get to know people better.
I too wish people would just be honest. And considerate. And use their common sense more. But then, I've got a long way to go myself, so maybe they're working on it and I should just give them more credit, right? Just know, you're not alone in your frustrations!
- Sara xx
My sort-of answers
A. I feel the same way. I even felt like that in Hawaii when I had no kids to take care and could sleep as much as I want. I guess it's a mom thing.
A. My kids do the same thing.
A. I never cry when I'm bearing my testimony. It always makes me feel like I am acting like a robot.
A. I think about this too. But I don't think it would be better or worse, just different.
A. I feel the same way. There is this guy who drives around campus and moves toys from the grass and sidewalk to the mulch. That is his job. I was thinking about what a depressing job that must be, but then I realized that that is what I do all day! Move toys from one spot to another, only to have them taken out again two seconds later. I figure my house will be clean when I'm retired. It still stresses me out, though.
A. Isabel and I never get in power struggles :) (if only that were true).
A.I don't know.
I totally relate to most of your questions and could add a few, myself. I'm especially cynical of friendship lately. Growing up making friends was so easy, now it feels like climbing Mount Everist. What, with their baggage,(and my baggage, of course) their busy,busy schedules(everyone is soooo busy--except for me. I'm anti-busy. Life's not bearable if I'm too busy), I just
feel like it's a miracle when I do find a friend. And then a LOYAL friend? Well, that's a whole other story. Loyal people are extremely rare.
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