IT''S MY LIFE!

[SJMVarner]

I am thankful everyday for my friends, on line and off.  I have been through some serious stuff here lately and they have turned out to be the people that I hoped they would be.  I have gotten a lot of advice and quite a few shoulders to lean on.

I sometimes forget that even though I know I am a good person, I make mistakes.  And sometimes I forget that so do other people.  I usually try to be honest and upfront without being confrontational.  That has ususally hurt me in the end.  Some people see it as an open door for pity, or sometimes just to use to their advantage, and always at my expense.  I have been feeling down and I know I have been taken advantage of lately just because I try to aviod a confrontation and I am afraid of reprecussions.   That is until my friends stepped in.

They reminded me that this is my life.  I can choose to live it the way I want to.  I can choose not to be a victim and I can choose to survive.  I will do whatever it takes to protect my children, even at my own expense, but I will not under any circumstances let another person tell me how to live.  I must prove to my boys that a woman is capable, dependable and deserving of respect.  And they should be honored for their sacrafices.  I will make my boys into men who believe in the power a woman's heart holds.

I am reminded of lyric in Bon Jovi's song It's My Life.  " You better stand tall when they are calling you out, don't bend, don't break and baby don't back down!"

[amandasrainbow]

Sep. 10, 2007 at 10:02 AM

Good Monday Morning;

Amanda

[mama2jklm]

Sep. 10, 2007 at 1:12 PM AMEN

[angelwings2000]

Sep. 10, 2007 at 8:55 PM Such wise words!

[katydid2]

Sep. 11, 2007 at 9:09 PM AMEN!! We are all here for you!! I hope it gets better for you!!!