Youngatheart
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Who and how?
What about you? You didn't say.Who and how?
It's complicated. I grew up in a bad environment so to say.What about you? You didn't say.
Definitely my mom.Who and how?
Just like my father.My mother. She taught me what type of person NOT to be by her example.
"Turn right and stay straight?"A highschool lab assistant named Mr. Pedro. He pointed me in the right direction and smoothed off some of my rough edges. I went back to visit him once, and he had a notebook full of others who thanked him for his guidance.
Ann Murray - You Needed Me - Sounds like he provides this kind of support.My husband. He’s reassures me that I am worthy of love. He helps ground me with his logic and common sense. He supports me while I shift and struggle through various mental disorders. He believes in me no matter what . He makes me laugh and helps me cope. He teaches me by showing me daily what love really is. He’s my ROCK and soul mate. ❤❤
We all have done selfish things I think. I realize there were a number of people I should have thanked for their support at the time they were giving it. Years later I found the ones I could and did just that. Some were my teachers in high school.A woman who was an email pal when we worked at the same company 400 miles apart. Exchanging messages with her and discussing what I was going through and getting her feedback and encouragement was the best thing to happen to me. She gave me the key to unlock a new life which has been absolutely wonderful. I've written about her before in some threads here. I never did meet her in person due to my incredible selfishness and stupidity. This was back in the mid to late 80's.
It's good you can ask them these things. Do you do the same with you? Do they ask why older people are who they are?Nowadays, I would say my son. I know, I know....you are usually influenced the most by some mentor when you are growing up. Well, I am growing old, and my son keeps me informed on what the younger people think and do.... My daughter tells me how the millennial think when I can't understand why younger people act like they do. So both my children keep me in balance with a rapidly changing world.
In the last 12 months I have tracked down and thanked several people who helped me at various points. One of them was a fellow that I had not seen in 50 years. It was well worth the effort.We all have done selfish things I think. I realize there were a number of people I should have thanked for their support at the time they were giving it. Years later I found the ones I could and did just that. Some were my teachers in high school.