Give them the truth and it will set you free

[Sheilapate88]

This morning, I had a small interaction with a family member on Facebook. My cousin made a status about her daughter possibly being sick, I responded and explain that I was going through a similar situation right now with my daughter. My cousin replied with a "Thumps up". I don't why that trigger me so much, I think I was expecting for her to say more. I started to cry, then the crying turn into sobbing. The reason for that is due to I started to reflect on the many times I have been nice and caring. while the people who I do this to treats me like I am unworthy to be in their presence once the "using" is complete. I always kept my mouth shut and never admit how I truly feel due to not wanting to hurt others. Today I decided to take a stand and say how I felt and why I felt this way. Also letting the folks on my friend list know that they shouldn't treat others this way ( if they are) because you never know what that person is going through. I been going through a lot and trying to stay strong. It felt good because I am mentally and psychically tried of this, and I need to value myself more. I decided to logged off of Facebook for awhile in order to take care of myself. I am proud to say that I will be going to counseling next week That's a huge step for me so far... I hope you guys are okay.

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Way to go, Sheila!!👍

I'm sorry your daughter is sick.

[hypercat54]

Well done and I hope counselling helps you. I am sorry your daughter is sick and I hope she is better soon.

There are plenty of people in life who will use and abusive your nice caring attitude. I have found that sometimes others will see it as being weak and try and take advantage of you. It's happened to me but I developed quite a sharp tongue to those who abuse me and they only do it once! I remember swapping desks with a young girl at work once and she was busily scrubbing it whilst muttering loudly how dirty it was. So I made sure I did the same only louder and scrubbed and dubbed longer 😀. She shut up then.

Good family and friends should be willing to share and not just to use you just to offload to. It should be give and take otherwise it's not a healthy relationship and you need to get toxic people out of your life.