10-09-2015, 04:48 AM
"It would be a lot easier if rescuer types would just say outright, “I think you’d be better if you did things my way, meaning I don’t accept you as you are or respect the choices you made to get there.” But they never do others that favor, do they — instead, someone who wants to fix you generally will present that disrespect as loving concern."
--Carolyn Hax.
The whole post is fairly relevant: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle...src=nl_hax
I also liked this part: "Wanting to be our best selves is noble and important, yes — when it’s our idea. When someone else wants it of us, it’s just a tarted-up form of control."
--Carolyn Hax.
The whole post is fairly relevant: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle...src=nl_hax
I also liked this part: "Wanting to be our best selves is noble and important, yes — when it’s our idea. When someone else wants it of us, it’s just a tarted-up form of control."