Opting out is not a choice. Oh, do I ever know that feeling! When my kids were small, I used to get sooooo tired. I'd work so hard. Honestly, I look back now and I have no clue how I managed. No matter how bad things were, no matter how bad I felt (and believe me, there were some rough times) I never could let myself go to that point where I stopped being a mother, even temporarily.
I certainly had my pity parties, but I managed...I always managed.
There are, no doubt, people who cannot cope in spite of their best efforts. The abyss takes even the strongest among us from time to time. Those who choose to expend the majority of their energy in self-pity are the ones who often perplex and (sometimes) infuriate me.
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Date: 2009-03-20 02:28 am (UTC)I certainly had my pity parties, but I managed...I always managed.
There are, no doubt, people who cannot cope in spite of their best efforts. The abyss takes even the strongest among us from time to time. Those who choose to expend the majority of their energy in self-pity are the ones who often perplex and (sometimes) infuriate me.