What do you think is the biggest burden in your life?

@tarachand (3895)
India
February 2, 2007 7:47pm CST
Why?
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• United States
3 Feb 07
Alright, stepping up onto my proverbial soapbox! Here Ye Here Ye! My biggest burden in life is my husbands ex-wife. This woman continues to rule his life and p*ss me off. He cow tails to this womans whim in the name of doing it for his daughter so that he looks like the bigger person. Unfortunately, while doing this I constantly feel as if I am playing 3rd fiddle to everything in his life! She called the beginning of November and said that she had a flat tire! Count the months, November, Decemer, January, still... the tire is not fixed. We are hauling his daughter back & forth for visitations. Now, the car had to be towed because of transmission problems. This woman has been driving the car on her spare donut for 3 months! If she couldn't fix the d@mn flat tire, tell me how she is going to afford to fix the transmission! My second burden would have been my shyness as a teenager into early adult life. This has held me back professionally. I slowly started over-coming my shyness and have been far more aggressive in meeting people and having a more determined attitude after I turned 35. My 3rd burden is now being dependent upon my husband. Before I met him, I handled EVERYTHING. Now I have stepped backwards and have allowed him to take over paying bills and home repairs. I feel like I am no longer in total control. As nice as it is sharing responsibilities, I somedays feel like I am letting myself down by not doing it myself. Whew! Stepping down off the soapbox and turning it over to someone else. Thanks for listening to my rant!
@msqtech (15074)
• United States
13 Feb 07
This burden is self imposed you cant allow someone elses actions to make up the feelings that you have. It is you who control your feelings and your response. If you look at it effectively you will realize the response is the problem for you not the actual happening occurring. In relationships we control our actions and responses not the person whom we are reacting to.
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
3 Feb 07
My biggest burden in my life was that in my younger days I was so shy and had no confidence in myself what so ever, but today I am making up for that, I think you can reach a certain age when there are no rules for yourself and you can just go on and enjoy your life,and today I feel I have the confidence to do that....
@kerbausama (1335)
• Malaysia
3 Feb 07
myself.i need to fight against my darkness. ..
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• United States
3 Feb 07
Bills Bills Bills need i say more. :)
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• United States
3 Feb 07
My mother. I know that sounds bad, but she just drives me crazy. I'm in college, and she's still treating me like I'm in middle school. I'm trying to assert my independence but she really won't let me. She clings to me like I have no one else. She just can't leave me be. I try and talk to her but she doesn't understand how much it bothers me. I try and tell her and it's like she doesn't care.
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• United States
3 Feb 07
Myself and the urge to always fight negative feelings. But! I am doing something to change it, I have enrolled in college and I wont let my disability stop me!
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@msqtech (15074)
• United States
13 Feb 07
I think forgiving a father who left our family and did not support me and my siblings.
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@Lydia1901 (16351)
• United States
31 Mar 07
I do not think that I have any burdens right now. I think my life is doing just fine without them so far.
• United States
3 Feb 07
i think the biggest burden in my life would have to be myself. i am also so negative towards myself and have no confidence what so ever. i havnt really accomplished much yet but at my age alot of things can happen to interupt what goes on and what i am looking for in my future. i would have to say myself.
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