How do you deal with the guilt?

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-02-2005
How do you deal with the guilt?
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Mon, 10-20-2008 - 8:21am

Dh and I made alot of mistakes while I was working part time and going to school.

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-22-2008
Mon, 10-20-2008 - 8:56am

Translate them into action.

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-17-2007
Mon, 10-20-2008 - 9:03am

Don't feel guilty it is all done and in the pass. Just don't do it again and get in the same mess.

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-02-2008
Mon, 10-20-2008 - 11:06am

Do you have a safe roof over your child's heads at night? Do you have food on the table when they come home hungry from school? Do you have heat at night in the winter when there is a blizzard coming your way?


Yes, you do. So, LET GO OF THE GUILT.


You might not have the biggest house on the block but please please remember that you have something special. You have family.


If you are struggling to make payments on things now perhaps moving isn't the smartest thing right now. So you have one bathroom? Juggle shower times. That's the best you can do.


The grass isn't always greener..........

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-27-2005
Mon, 10-20-2008 - 11:19am

I think that the best way to deal with it is to put things into perspective.

iVillage Member
Registered: 06-15-2007
Mon, 10-20-2008 - 4:47pm

Don't stress yourself out with worry.

 
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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 10-21-2008 - 8:01am

I think that our country as a whole is "getting back to basics," and that is a good thing right now.


I grew up in a 1-bathroom,1000 sf house (my

All my best,
Danni