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Amy - 2010-04-14 15:07:51
I'm so glad to hear that you finally got some long overdue compassion. That reminds me of a quote from the Dalai Lama, "If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion."
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Bozoette Mary - 2010-04-14 18:58:33
Good!! I'm glad Mick finally took that walk.
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terri t - 2010-04-14 20:58:45
While it is a little bit difficult to read between the lines....I do get that Mick finally had his moment of being kicked in the gut and having some pain in his own life. I live with a black and white male partner and I am the pale shades of grey person in our lives too. But at least my black & white guy does get it.... I hope Mick continue to see with his eyes wide open
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Katheirne - 2010-04-14 21:15:31
Love you, LOVE this entry. Sorry Mick had to get kicked to see the light, but so happy he's seeing shades of gray today. He's lucky to have you, we all are. XOXO K.
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Stephanie - 2010-04-14 21:48:45
I'm sorry for whatever the big colossal fuck-up from Mick's past is and the effects it will have on you, but I'm so glad and relived that it turned out to be an eye-opener for him.
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Pam L - 2010-04-14 22:35:22
Not that i wish trouble on anyone, but sometimes these moments do make people see the light, or the lightbulb goes off or at the very least it humbles them. When things like this happen to people I know, I don't beat the person up (figuratively speaking, or literally, actually), usually they get that they screwed up and are already beating themselves up enough, but it does work to make them see the other side a little better, at least for a while.
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Poolie - 2010-04-15 03:27:28
Absolutely amazing and so well-said. I am delighted for you, my dear.
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gbw - 2010-04-15 10:29:02
Missed you call and bummed not to have seen you. I will call you from the road today, I am off to the capitol to be bored by the folks who issue my license.
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dichroic - 2010-04-15 13:08:16
You know, *I* don't understand in my gut why anyone puts up with abuse. My gut says I'd run from physical abuse at the first chance (admittedly, when you're 7 that chance can take a while coming, because your abuser has *all* the power). My gut says I'd recognize emotional abuse early on and not put up with it. My gut is wrong. My head overrules my gut on this one, because I have met (in person and in writing) too many smart, strong women I respect who did put up with it. My gut may be stupid, but my head isn't; when I see that many women who lived with abuse for years, I'd have to be *way* more arrogant than I am to believe it couldn't have happened to me. And if I can't internalize that belief down into my gut - well, that just means I'm lucky.
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cccerberus - 2010-04-15 13:15:36
it's cool you are rubbing off on each other, you tolerated the black and the white for a long time waiting for the grey to sink in!
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Melissa - 2010-04-22 18:56:20
Wow, that sounds pretty amazing! I mean, I'm so glad for the understanding, the lightened load. Not so glad for the rocky path, of course.
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