I don't think less of you for your ranty mama bear tendencies. Kinda makes me feel better about mine.
And I'm with you on the ambivalence. It's hard standing back and letting a friend fight their battles on their own, but it's even harder knowing when to step in and how far to go. Communication helps, but it's still largely a guessing game.
You live, and learn, and then get luvs. :P
Oh! You should really read the book I'm currently on: Dance of Anger. For one, it's good. For another it totally talks about anger as a check engine light for your brain. That anger is not inherently bad just an indication that something needs your attention. And it can take quite a bit of effort to figure out why your angry and the root cause.
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Date: 2014-01-31 01:31 pm (UTC)I don't think less of you for your ranty mama bear tendencies. Kinda makes me feel better about mine.
And I'm with you on the ambivalence. It's hard standing back and letting a friend fight their battles on their own, but it's even harder knowing when to step in and how far to go. Communication helps, but it's still largely a guessing game.
You live, and learn, and then get luvs. :P
Oh! You should really read the book I'm currently on: Dance of Anger.
For one, it's good. For another it totally talks about anger as a check engine light for your brain. That anger is not inherently bad just an indication that something needs your attention. And it can take quite a bit of effort to figure out why your angry and the root cause.