So I had to give myself permission to be boring. I had to give myself permission to be irrelevant.
Yes, this. This. One of the hardest things I"m teaching my perfectionist children -- where could they have possibly gotten that from -- is that it's okay to do things badly. In fact, it's great to do things badly, because you're learning.
That means nattering about what comes to mind, in my case a stew of politics, gardening, and sewing, and let who will read. I have a cascading set of friendslocks based on whether I want my parents [who aren't on my friendslist] to be able to see it, whether I want my children to be able to see it, and tightest of all, venting about the job or the family. Your solution may vary; I will say that I like listening to you think.
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Date: 2008-05-08 10:46 pm (UTC)Yes, this. This. One of the hardest things I"m teaching my perfectionist children -- where could they have possibly gotten that from -- is that it's okay to do things badly. In fact, it's great to do things badly, because you're learning.
That means nattering about what comes to mind, in my case a stew of politics, gardening, and sewing, and let who will read. I have a cascading set of friendslocks based on whether I want my parents [who aren't on my friendslist] to be able to see it, whether I want my children to be able to see it, and tightest of all, venting about the job or the family.
Your solution may vary; I will say that I like listening to you think.