WHG: Looking for the shrinking cake

[workinghardguy]

I hadn't thought of it that way... but you're right. All I was thinking as I sat in my van was "dang... I used to have to listen to all that".

I could still feel the old tensions build up... could feel my brain kicking in to troubleshoot as she complained about her boss, her co-workers, her employer. She even kept chatting as I walked down the sidewalk.

But I was able to stop myself. To simply empathize and say "sorry" and leave. And I meant it... I do feel sorry for her. She's very lost and struggling. I know it's largely self-inflicted, but that doesn't change the pain. I can still feel empathy for someone even if they made their own bed.

But since there's nothing I can do about it, it's not worth spending my time on changing.