I Wish My Parents Had Taught Me...

[Srain]

It's ok to ask for help and to accept it. It doesn't make you weak, or needy, it just makes you human.

It's ok to cry. It takes more strength to admit that you are hurting and sad than to deny that these things are true.

It's ok to not always be perfect. Doing your best is always good enough.

These are things I was not taught but have had to pay others to teach me and have watched others teach and give to me. Then finally say I deserve and OTHERS deserve.

Each time I hear myself say them I reinforce their truth, not just for me but for others.

Maddog, great post.

peace,
Rain

 

[ClairBear226]

I am a human being in my own right, not an object to be used by anyone else.

It's okay to cry.

It's okay to make a mistake, or not always know the answer.

Abuse should be talked about openly and publicly. It gets its power from being hidden, and the only way to stop it is to drag it into the light of day.