fbpx
Menu

squidgirl

Forum Replies Created

Viewing 5 posts - 1 through 5 (of 5 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • in reply to: Very Stressed out… #102731
    squidgirl
    Participant

    Thanks everyone! To answer some questions…I only have to work for him for 3 more weeks and then I will be transferring to a different location. The likelihood that we will ever see each other after this is slim to none, but we do still work for the same company so it’s hard to say, and also important that we don’t burn a bridge.

    I still feel pumped and I am pulling ideas from all of you! I really appreciate the feedback because I was feeling so lost and annoyed that it was hard to come up with anything but anger. Right now I’m keeping my head held high but also not going out of my way to try and please him or help him in hopes of him being nicer to me. I do agree that it’s not my job to change him as a boss or person so it’s best to just let him do his thing and not make it worse by picking fights or complaining. Especially since I get to leave soon! I think hes coming to terms with the situation and has begun to ignore me, but we’ll see how that changes as my last day gets closer.

    Again thank you all so much!!

    in reply to: Very Stressed out… #102616
    squidgirl
    Participant

    Thank you so much Anita! That totally pumped me up. I think it’s hard sometimes as women, especially in these situations to feel one way while the world is telling you to behave a different way. I am going to plow through with my head held high!

    in reply to: Jealousy!! #100581
    squidgirl
    Participant

    I don’t know if this will help, but my husband has two best girlfriends he grew up with and when we first started dating it drove me crazy. Every time we saw them they would squeal his name and hang all over him…he assured me that he never had feelings for them but it didn’t stop me from feeling crappy about it.

    The truth is, the closer we got and the more time we spent with each other, the less and less he needed to rely on them or see them. Although they still speak occasionally and we did invite them to our wedding, they are not nearly apart of his life the way they were before.

    If what you and your boyfriend have is special, and if it’s meant to work out, then it will. Try not to let this ruin what might be your “the one” because of something that may or may not be happening. You can’t control how other people feel and if they are honest with you or themselves, so if he says you have nothing to worry about you should trust that and go with that.

    I hope everything works out for the best!

    in reply to: What drives continuous emotional work? #97784
    squidgirl
    Participant

    Hello! I don’t know how you feel about journaling, but there is a really helpful exercise I use that I would be happy to share with you! The gist is that you take 10 points of life and rate them on a scale from 1-10 and then journal some ideas about why you feel that way/what needs to change.

    For example, I am in a wonderful and loving relationship with my husband, but when I did the exercise for relationship I realized a lot of things were lacking. We talked about it and came up with some ideas and put some new things into play…a month later when I did the exercise again I scored higher then I did before. On the surface it didn’t feel like anything in my relationship needed fixing, but I dug into it anyways and ended up even better then before.

    I hope that makes sense, and if anyone is interested on what it looks like all drawn out I’d be happy to show you/explain more.

    Hope that helps!

    in reply to: Devastated…annoyed #97781
    squidgirl
    Participant

    Hello! I just wanted to say that I’m really sorry about your Dads passing. That is a tough and scary thing to go through. A couple things to keep in mind…

    If your dad had the chance to say one more thing to you, I promise, without personally knowing him, that he wouldn’t waste that opportunity to tell you anything other then he loves you. Or hes proud of you. He definitely wouldn’t waste it asking you about marriage. A lot of the time when something happens, especially something tragic, people will focus on something meaningless because they don’t want to, or cannot, focus on what’s meaningful. Obviously there are cultural influences, but I think by and large it is easier to hound you about marriage then it is to talk about what your Dad meant to them. I would encourage you to be brave with the knowledge that your Dad loved you and wants you to be happy, and when someone feels like they need to make a judgement about your life, you can either smile and say thanks for the suggestion, or you can pretend you didn’t hear and mention something about your Dad. A shared memory or anecdote.

    You will never be able to change an entire culture of people so its best to just look inward. All of our thoughts are just stories we tell ourselves right? So with that in mind, tell yourself good stories about your Dad. Tell yourself good stories about being brave and moving to Ireland. It might not be easy at first but with practice and loving-kindness it will hopefully get easier.

    There are also a ton of support groups both online and in real life that are for adult children taking care of one or both elderly parents. That might also be helpful as you try to navigate through the tough stuff.

    I wish you luck!

Viewing 5 posts - 1 through 5 (of 5 total)