For years I have been irritated at my husband’s desire to watch sport on TV for hours at a time. Because he has ME, which means he is sometimes quite incapacitated and has a lot of time on his hands, watching TV for him has become something that fills in hours of time. He has always said it is a good way for him to relax. And I have always been rather scathing, considering his time better spent. In fact, I knew I was right about this. I was 100% convinced that if only he would live his life my way, then he would get better.
Gosh. It’s humbling admitting this, let alone writing it! Anyway, this summer things came to a head. Although we’ve had a good relationship for (more...)
How your perception defines your reality
A bunch of kids at a famous public school were sitting chatting with their friends and the conversation came on to the subject of whether their families were wealthy.
‘Well ‚’ said one ” I guess we are wealthy because my family can afford to send me here.’
“What about you guys?’
“Not us ‚’ said another, ‘My family are dirt poor, I’m only here cos I got a scholarship’.
And so on it went , until they got to my friend’s daughters, but they stopped right there and didn’t ask the question. Instead they said,
“Well, there’s no point in asking YOU!!! Your Mum’s well posh!’
This is a story told to me by a friend and colleague, and why it’s of interest here is because this mother is a single parent, (more...)