never. We were all close in age...within 3 years (twin brothers)....but I was very overprotective of my brothers for some reason.
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Did you always put others before yourself?
not everyone...but definitely the men I dated and the one I married.
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Were you too nice to everyone?
I don't think I am too nice to everyone but I don't think I really understood the importance of establishing boundaries. I honestly never gave them much thought before going thru all of this. I was always like 'whatever'..'no big deal'...which sometimes allowed others to take advantage.
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Why are you a people pleaser?
I have several theories about this. I am the middle child. I think to stand out among them- I always tried to do well in school, help with the cleaning, pick weeds with dad. I wasn't an easy child- I was very independent and quite opinionated at times. I was tough. I was also the middle child in an alcoholic family. My older brother took on the rebellious role, my twin brothers are the clowns..they are hysterical, I was the over achiever. Lastly, my mother is a people pleaser. She is selfless to a fault. Culturally she was 'trained' to cater to men.
