I think the best reassurance is love & support despite imperfection.

Have you seen the Brene Brown video's on the TED Talks? She has a couple there on vulnerability & shame. She quotes the guy that made her expand her research beyond just women. It went something like this..

"The women in my life would rather see me die on my white horse than see me fall off..."

It's an expectation (real or false?) that men are not allowed to fail and if we do, then we have no value.

So I guess, smile at him when he falls off. Hug him and then go riding together...


Me:45, W:45
S:16 D:13
M:22, T:25
Bomb: July 2010
Putting finances in order for "D"
Continue to live in same home-separate rooms