tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post7473071642858567515..comments2024-02-01T02:51:43.854-08:00Comments on Sometimes it's hard: Pour Your Heart Out: Jealousystory girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876607625116932174noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post-66598268019547232252012-02-09T05:50:00.827-08:002012-02-09T05:50:00.827-08:00I have to re-realize it all the time. And you, my ...I have to re-realize it all the time. And you, my dear, are already one of the kindest people I know.story girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16876607625116932174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post-90598437731182877462012-02-09T05:46:19.120-08:002012-02-09T05:46:19.120-08:00I totally agree. When we begrudge people their har...I totally agree. When we begrudge people their hard-earned wins, we take away from what they've accomplished.story girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16876607625116932174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post-89968699922356134102012-02-09T05:45:30.994-08:002012-02-09T05:45:30.994-08:00Yes. This. Exactly this. And as much as we may ...Yes. This. Exactly this. And as much as we may want to, and as much as we may value openness, sometimes we just need to accept and respect the limitations that make them keep those doors closed.story girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16876607625116932174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post-66877857691788626562012-02-09T05:43:31.633-08:002012-02-09T05:43:31.633-08:00I've been thinking about it a lot. And I real...I've been thinking about it a lot. And I really think the problem isn't the jealousy. It's that we want to connect to people, and when they seem perfect, we can't see how. And that makes us the sad. Because we just want to love them.story girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16876607625116932174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post-19444336860714471002012-02-09T05:42:18.176-08:002012-02-09T05:42:18.176-08:00I understand this completely. I can't handle ...I understand this completely. I can't handle the "perfect" status updates. And while we do need to be kind and empathetic, it's also so important to protect ourselves.story girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16876607625116932174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post-83731988969065755472012-02-09T05:39:32.382-08:002012-02-09T05:39:32.382-08:00You know what? It's hard. (Yes, I know. Tha...You know what? It's hard. (Yes, I know. That's what she said.) But every stage of life is hard. And your house isn't clean because you are doing other things. And you are doing the best you can. And that's enough. Let a little of that kindness spill over to yourself.story girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16876607625116932174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post-23484376232797827082012-02-09T05:36:16.669-08:002012-02-09T05:36:16.669-08:00Thank you! This had been working around in my hea...Thank you! This had been working around in my head for a while.story girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16876607625116932174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post-82325556362677329352012-02-09T05:35:25.266-08:002012-02-09T05:35:25.266-08:00I try. I really do. And I love you too.I try. I really do. And I love you too.story girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16876607625116932174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post-12097986432258834412012-02-09T04:43:23.268-08:002012-02-09T04:43:23.268-08:00I so get this. I was super jealous of a mom friend...I so get this. I was super jealous of a mom friend at daycare. Until I saw her struggling with the same things I do. I realized that we won't know internal struggles. I am working on treating others with kindness. <br />JennyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post-84777182870699203482012-02-08T19:58:54.488-08:002012-02-08T19:58:54.488-08:00Totally. No one is perfect and I'm lucky to ha...Totally. No one is perfect and I'm lucky to have seen it firsthand. The totally put-together mom? I have a friend like that, and she's as close to perfect as anyone I know, and yet it's not as though she doesn't struggle. It's what makes her beautiful to me. <br /><br />I'm so perfectly imperfect I should get an award for it. ;)Robin | Farewell, Strangerhttp://farewellstranger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post-18956233451507947322012-02-08T19:18:23.249-08:002012-02-08T19:18:23.249-08:00Or the hard work it has taken to be put together.....Or the hard work it has taken to be put together...maybe she has been in years of therapy, maybe, yeah, just maybe. It is hard to be truly nice to those we feel inferior to. So hard.signingcharityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02277911657754648853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post-29829064542816760342012-02-08T13:50:27.338-08:002012-02-08T13:50:27.338-08:00I love this.
We never really know what is going o...I love this.<br /><br />We never really know what is going on in someone's life, behind closed doors. So judging on what we see or *think* we know- it's just not fair.Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811697675090627618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post-65612973913319120402012-02-08T13:10:51.257-08:002012-02-08T13:10:51.257-08:00I know this is exactly what we talked about. And ...I know this is exactly what we talked about. And it's so very, very hard. I'm trying too. A little kindness goes a long way.Rach (DonutsMama)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14029074046922966097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post-9214122769129987082012-02-08T12:27:53.629-08:002012-02-08T12:27:53.629-08:00This is a great post. I recently deactivated my fa...This is a great post. I recently deactivated my facebook because I was jealous of all the "perfect" lives i saw. I'm serious.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06474694827431035176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post-11997945285570882142012-02-08T12:21:55.975-08:002012-02-08T12:21:55.975-08:00Thank you for this! I'm a nanny and babysitter...Thank you for this! I'm a nanny and babysitter, so I see the Perfect Mommies at their worst moments. One mom gets teased for the crafty, perfect, de-commercialized birthday parties she plans for months. What they don't know is that she came home from Play Group last month and cried to me that her friend thinks she's an idiot who only cares about crafts. Also, because she can only afford child care when it's absolutely necessary (babysitting while she teaches as an adjunct), she hasn't been on a real date with her husband in like five years. NOT perfect. I see them cry. It doesn't make me feel better about not having a clean house even though I have no children.Anne-Mare @ Do Not Fainthttp://www.donotfaint.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post-55125816879339997202012-02-08T10:35:10.992-08:002012-02-08T10:35:10.992-08:00I love this post! You said it so well!:)I love this post! You said it so well!:)Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564805397010089954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post-22162999114988238572012-02-08T10:30:26.410-08:002012-02-08T10:30:26.410-08:00I love this post and I love you because you are tr...I love this post and I love you because you are truly a kind human being.<br />JennFox in the Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12163309708157436213noreply@blogger.com