Support out in the wider community is geared almost exclusively to mums because they carry babies and go through childbirth. It was considered a bit crazy by those around me, but I went ahead with a "Why does Daran suck as a boss? By endlessly encouraging me as a child they crippled my ability to weather defeat and learn perseverance.

Once again our parents arguing was never an obvious problem at the time, but something seems to have been carried into adulthood from the fights. It’s interesting how we react to our parents’ behaviours, what we model, what we actively decided to differently, like how you manifest your depression and the way you are with money. She was open about mental illness to a degree that trivialized it; I keep it hidden because it’s a serious subject to me. I have to: pick up my kid/hang out with my kid/read to my kid/feed my kid/not drink because of my kid/pretend I care all bout my kid’s recital or baseball game or doctor’s appointment/use my kid as an excuse to not have fun because I’m super lame now. I actually completely understand the need and desire for a mother’s group of just women after the birth,” Sean noted.It wasn’t the point, I said, a loan was a loan and you can’t just change the terms of what was agreed upon. I had a couple of team members approach me in a very professional and respectful manner to help me understand where I was sucking at work. Our circle says things like “great” but then they ignore what we produce, even when it’s relevant to them. As her skills get better I begin thinking that she would have more fun if she had more challenging things to do. Of course there are things that are mutually agreeable, but often your kids don’t enjoy the same things as you.

The center of the universe: Unlike the emperor of la-la land, this guy totally lives in our world, because he believes he is the center of it.

Being real and authentic can sometimes be a little bit uncomfortable depending on which side of the fence you are on.

I do have her mouth, as you can fucking tell from my writings, but otherwise she taught me who not to be and it probably worked out for the best honestly. Me and my siblings all had our share of all the mental, physical and psychological issues from all sorts. It was good to just listen and hear their feedback and has helped me to understand how I can be better.Even the smallest, most insignificant, lie used to cover an action or prevent an undesired consequence is teaching them that it’s ok to lie sometimes. He’s so hot” “what’s thunder,” “it really is dad hour,” “she looks actually attractive right now,” “let’s take a photo!