Not gonna lie, gang, the past few days have been rough. I had to stand up to my biological mother two days ago and yesterday I hung up on my biological father. Both cases involved them crossing boundaries that I had very clearly articulated. Like, "Repeat this back to me," clearly.
TWO THINGS I AM GRATEFUL FOR (SPECIFIC)
1. I am grateful for Dr. K's video, "Why You Can’t Set Boundaries With Family Or Friends." It's been a script for me whenever I need to set a boundary with someone. I might not feel authentic standing up for myself, but I can follow a script with this damned theatre degree!
2. I am grateful, as always, for my wife, Cassie, standing by me while my biological parents (who are divorced, I should add) drain each and every spoon they can get their hands on. I feel like Bilbo Baggins holding off the Sackville-Baggins.
ONE THING THAT WENT WELL DURING THE DAY
Hmmn, Cassie made me some very lovely tea with honey in it.
ONE ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL ACTION ITEM FOR THE DAY
Dan Muñoz put out a call for folk to send in videos for his Big Bad Con retrospective and I promised I wouldn't put it off until the last minute and the last minute is fast approaching so I really have to do it. It's not even a big ask! I just haven't been able to brain.
WHATEVER IS ON MY MIND
It is very weird that I feel like I am the black sheep of both sides of my family. And my mother's and father's sides of the family do not have that much in common other than having less in common with me. Thankfully I have my adopted family and my in-laws who are all so much more on my wavelength. And I got some good friends sprinkled in there too, as a treat.
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