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Toughassteele
Toughassteele

So i have a place to sleep for a few weeks. A blessing for sure. But why do I feel horrible about it? My grandpa gave me a big complaint about how I have always been good to him and I'm a sweetheart and so on. But I'm 32 I should have my shit together. I lost everything my family my marriage which was not a great one my kid's my job I had for 13 years. My life. But I have learned alot over the last year and 7 months. But I feel hepless lost empty gone confused dead inside. I want to nit feel any more. Why did he have to leave me and my ex husband my best friend mysoulm mate. I need u. But I shouldn't need him to function in life I did it by myself before I can again but one day I feel that way and the next Im lost. How to coup with this all. Thank you

Toughassteele
Toughassteele
I mentioned to write I wasn't talking about my ex husband when I said my soul mate
arfie
arfie
At 63, I still beat myself up over not having my proverbial shit together. We don't want to talk about what the aging process is doing to the pieces of my shit that were together but are falling apart through natural causes. Ouchie. Why can't I be a superstar of shit togetherness? Lord knows it's not for lack of trying!

The mantra I use to get me past this gnasty, lifelong habit of self-flagellation, at least for a while, is, "Stop shoulding yourself."

Gentlest of support while you work through your own shit, Steele. Be gentle with yourself.
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