living with criticism
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| Wed, 08-11-2004 - 11:52am |
I don't want you to think he's some kind of bully, he's not, and he would never want to make me unhappy, but his ideas about how things "should" be keep me on edge all the time.
He recently got a new job, and he doesn't like his new boss. Miraculously, he's put 2 and 2 together and realized that he's being treated the same way that he treats me. It's made him feel what I've been feeling all these years, that he just doesn't measure up, even though he knows better. I'm sorry for him because he's not happy with the job, but I'm glad for myself and for us because it looks like a door has been opened, the fog has lifted and he will understand more how he needs to act towards someone who's different from himself...me, his wife.
I'm wondering, how can I make the most of his revelation, and really make it stick? I don't want to be nervous anymore. I want to relax and be myself without fear of criticism. I feel that an important first step has been reached, and I don't want it to stop there. He knows now, and he wants to make it right. How do I continue?
| Wed, 08-11-2004 - 1:25pm |
