How people make you feel
@strawpurple6763 (372)
United States
January 8, 2008 7:16pm CST
I try to do my best, but it is never good enough for some members of my family. I live on a fixed income and it was hard for me to find a place for me to live.Well I finely find one that I could afford. I still feel a little depressed, because I have a lot to do and not enough money to do it with. And no one wants to help. They just want to give a lot of oppions. Must of the time they are the wrong oppions. They can't even spare any of there time to help.
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@crazyredhead (954)
• United States
9 Jan 08
OK, after reading your post I must say, there is never a wrong opinion, just something you do not agree with.
I'm sorry you are having such a hard time and if you don't mind me asking, why a fixed income? Maybe you can find other ways of getting by?
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@strawpurple6763 (372)
• United States
9 Jan 08
Because of the way people are. And the car acciendent that I was in that messed up my back really bad. And the rest of my illness. That is why I am I a fixed income.
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@strawpurple6763 (372)
• United States
9 Jan 08
I retried working and I got sick and got put in the hospital. So I had to stop all over again. You see I have Asthma and everything sets it off cleaners and things that people wear to make them smell good and things they put in the air to make the room smeell nice. I am allergic to over 200 things and one thoses things sets off my asthma. I'm on a lot of med's for for it that only slow it down, but dosen't get reid of it or control it.
@crazyredhead (954)
• United States
9 Jan 08
Well, I don't know what to say. I'm sorry you are having a rough time. I've been through that too, but I work now too. Hope things start looking up for you.
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@RosieS57 (889)
• United States
9 Jan 08
Perhaps it would be better to make a trade-off? Trade your family and their unwanted opinions for patience.
Putting only a little aside will take a long time, but you will be doing it all yourself. You won't be dependant on people that don't really want to help you.
So be patient and save up. This way you do it all yourself your own way and can feel good about what you alone will achieve.
Sometimes our worst eneny is our own selves and our expectations of ourselves and others. Take the pressure off yourself by remembering that slow and steady wins the race.
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@strawpurple6763 (372)
• United States
9 Jan 08
I agree the only person you can depend on i youself. Because there are people in this world that is self centered.
@jhoana_joey (616)
• Philippines
9 Jan 08
Sorry to hear that this is all happening to you. Don't worry too much, have faith that everything will go fine. Just continue to do whatever you can as of now. God Bless you strawpurple.
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@loneleaf (165)
• China
10 Jan 08
me too, everyone has their problems, whether is passive or positive, the fact is that this issue has come to us, complain and give up, or be brave to face the fact? Sometimes i feel that i am a redundant person, for everyone leave me alone and do nothing when i am in a hot water, i feel helpless and want to die! now several years have gone and i am living well, so sometimes i contemplate when i live in a better circumstance, how am i now?
@motherjugs (5)
• Canada
24 Jan 08
After years of doing favors and being there for my family, I finally got fed up and said enough is enough. I packed up all my belongings back in '94 and left Calgary to come back to Montreal. I come from a very dysfunctional, (I won't say family because they have been anything but) situation, I mean I got to the point that when my phone rang I knew without answering it who it was, my stomach would get tied into knots, dear old mom, she never had anything good to say. Anyway, to make a long story short, in 1997 it all came to a head and I broke all ties with them and I am so happy, relaxed and at peace. I don't miss them because you don't miss what you never had. I guess I am cold hearted but I am better off having no contact with them at all. As for depression, I have had chronic depression since I was 14 yrs old and while I do take medication, there is nothing to be done, with me it is chronic, I also don't really bother with people either, can't be bothered, that to is a sign of depression, anything you want to know about it, just ask me because I know a lot. So, it is me, Suzie and Wookie and we are all we need. Best of luck, but I would tell that sister if she can't say or do anything useful, to take the door, you don't need her in your face. Remember only the strong survive.
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@WiteNgtOwl (304)
• United States
10 Jan 08
I just got remarried a few years ago and I have to daughters I'm trying to raise and its hard when you have to be on a fixed income and your bearling making it. My parents just dont understand why I dont have money all month or can spend it when ever I want. I'm spending it, on my home, my girls and gas. I get depressed to but hang in there, things will look up. Take it day by day.
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@strawpurple6763 (372)
• United States
3 Feb 08
I try too. But all my boyfriend wants to do is live beyond his means instead of within his means and pay the bills. And that maks it hard on me and I have to get money off his mom to pay a bill.
@bushfiredmx (111)
• Philippines
10 Jan 08
Well, you can't impress everybody. Once in a while people will have different opinions towards the things you do. I know its hard but its a fact of life. We can't dictate everybody to feel what we want them to feel. We'll just have to live with it and as much as possible defend ourself in case they try to manipulate us. With regards to the depression on the things you still need to do? Just settle down and take it one step at a time. You don't need to rush things. Just keep your cool and eventually you'll finish everything you need to accomplish.
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@strawpurple6763 (372)
• United States
3 Feb 08
Thanks I will. Things are starting to come together on the home front.
@tryxiness (4544)
• Philippines
9 Jan 08
It is not often that you would do everything for your family. I mean, you also have to think of yourself. I am not trying to say that you have to be selfish, the thing is you also have to think of yourself, the fact that you are feeling depress because you see nothing out of your earning or you feel like your working too much and yet you earn only as much. Ask them out to help you with the expenses. Do not project that you can like forever save them, at least they know what you are going through. :)
@strawpurple6763 (372)
• United States
9 Jan 08
I'm not really selfish. I do alot for my family. It's just when I ask my sisters to do somthing for me they say they don't have the time to do it. Sometimes they do it and start a fight about it. So it not a question of being selfish. The reason I'mdepressed all of the time is because of all the fighting I can't take it.
@teecee18 (18)
• United States
10 Jan 08
It has been my experience that family will help you until they get good and tired of you and then they stop helping financially and just give their opinions so as to remain apart of your life. If they are anything like my family, they know you will get back on your feet but people are stingy in general. Because they know you will bounce back they are gonna keep adding their two cents so that when you are successful they can say they "helped" or if u fail they can say "i told u so." This is an opinion site so my advice would be to stand on your own two feet and take their opinions for what they are....OPINIONS!
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