Today has been quite a day. There were the expected challenges and there were the unexpected challenges. There were the reconciliations with circumstances and there were the definitive hard-ass this-is-the-way-our-family-rolls-if -you-don’t-like-it-fuck-yous.
I came to the realization today that while I am independent, spunky and spirited, I also am still a people pleaser. I don’t like that about me. Don’t get me wrong. I want to be liked. I want to get along with other people. Just not at my own expense. Today I was told that I need to get a backbone. Instead of saying, “Excuse me? Have you raised five children on your own? Have you, while raising those five children as a single mother with limited resources, dressed one of your children’s burns, stayed with him while he screamed in pain, argued with doctors and insurance companies immediately after fighting a child custody suit and while you were pulling yourself out of homelessness?”, I said, “I know.”
Someone slap me.
