Quote: I learned growing up that it was excruciating to wait for the next time my dad would get angry, and I felt like I had to constantly monitor and help adjust his mood.
I have been thinking about this a lot lately and I actually found a word to describe this constant monitoring of the environment (I still do this most of the time). It's called hypervigilance - I need to do some reading on it, I think.
Maybe I should have just asked and been done with it. Sigh....
The whole asking thing is necessary, I think - the Mars and Venus books do a really good job of eplaining why...maybe I should read them again! Thanks for your input, Mt2! I will have to come visit your place sometime soon! Hugs, Myrrh
One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life.
