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***Mercy Now*** · 10-05-2009, 08:03 PM

Quote:yet you must find a point in life where you question yourself and not rely on others to build that confidence

I agree wholeheartedly. I understand wanting approval and acceptance.... to a point.

10-06-2009, 04:06 AM

So...let's break the cycle, yes? I can say that here, but putting it into reality is a whole 'nother story. I was put down my whole life, so turning that around is something like near impossible. I'm just too durn old...

***Astrojewels*** · 10-06-2009, 03:49 PM

Come one DT, yr never too oldÃ¢â¬Â¦ and not everyone lets you down, ask me for anything that I can humanly achieve and I will do it for you, I would never let you downÃ¢â¬Â¦but you have given me a thought for another topic!

***Mercy Now*** · 10-06-2009, 03:57 PM

Exactly.

You are never too old. What's age got to do with it anyway?I have an aunt who just published her first book of poems. She is 72 or 73. She is the 7th of 9 children and her life has never been charmed or easy.

***Mercy Now*** · 10-07-2009, 03:18 PM

DT, In what way were you put down your whole life?

10-07-2009, 04:38 PM

OMG, MN, that would take pages and pages to post. Some of my highlights: I never really had friends, they would just let me tag along if they were in a good mood or had an extra space. I was always called a "boy" even by strangers and adults because my mom would always keep my hair cut pixie short. I was called "Polack," "four-eyes," "pimple-face." I never had a boy-friend and never was asked out until I was 18. I was molested by relatives and strangers. And that was all in my younger years. I really don't want to go into what has happened in my "older" years...

***Mercy Now*** · 10-07-2009, 05:09 PM

I'm not bailing on you DT but right now I need to our prepare supper.I want to consider what you wrote too. .

***karen*** · 10-07-2009, 08:34 PM

DreamTime Wrote:OMG, MN, that would take pages and pages to post. Some of my highlights: I never really had friends, ...

DreamTime Wrote:I never had a boy-friend and never was asked out until I was 18. I was molested by relatives and strangers. And that was all in my younger years...

ARE WE TWINS??? Ditto, seriously...Makes me wonder what else we share as far as life experiences go....

10-08-2009, 03:46 AM

If your life mirrors mine, then I am so sorry, Karen. Hey, maybe that is why I named one of my daughters, Karen. LOL

Oh yeah, something else I forgot to add about my "put-downs" from childhood. My parents and sisters used to always say that I was a "jinx" and that I was so clumsy. They would laugh at me and say that if they put a string down on the floor, I would trip over it. I used to get very upset over that. They also used to always sing "knick-knack patty wack, give the dog a bone..." Man, that song really used to push my buttons!

***karen*** · 10-08-2009, 02:36 PM

DreamTime Wrote:If your life mirrors mine, then I am so sorry, Karen. Hey, maybe that is why I named one of my daughters, Karen. LOL

DT, I feel that having experienced the same the least I can do is let you know that you're not alone and that I understand completely how damaging it is to self-esteem and confidence. Just didn't want you to feel all by your lonesome.