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Old 02-07-2014, 05:03 AM
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Marie87
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Neptune, NJ
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I am so grateful for all of your answers. Thank you. I must say, however, that I am not a complainer. Never was. I state an occasional feeling, but being a teacher, I know that complaining and blaming are the two roadblocks that will kill any kind of progress that we are trying to attain. Sure, I get frustrated, but to my partner, my children, and my students, I accentuate positivity. I see that complaining gets me nowhere and only fosters negativity. I see my partner struggling and get frustrated sometimes. Maybe al-anon would help there, but I don't know. I am somewhat of a fixer as well, and two fixers in a household are enough to bring a house down. Support is great; trying to fix everything is just a big setup for failure. I guess self awareness and self care is a good place to work on myself. Thanks so much again.
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