My mother, 'God rest her soul' taught me the true meaning of life. My mother always taught me that it was up to me to make myself happy, to do all that I could to look after myself and she taught me along with my sisters at a tender age of twelve years old how to cook our own meals, do household chores and last but not least, all the responsibilities of making it on our own if she were not to be there for us.
I moved out on my own at age seventeen. I had to grow up fast and experience being on my own! I did not get into the dating scene until I was about 19/20 years of age and even in a relationship, I did not need for anybody to tell me or teach me how to do things in life i.e. cooking, managing my money, paying my bills and so on and so forth. I learned all of this with some support of my mother, otherwise I did this on my own.
I have had friends and/or people I have been in relationships with, try to take the accolades or credit for my acquired abilities in life. I have learned to not let that bother me any more or to lower my self esteem.
So, what I would like to know from readers of my blog. How did you all learn to cope with going out on your own and the realities of life? Were you self-taught? Did anybody ever try to take credit for your acquired abilities in life?
My little tidbit to you all. Do 'not' allow for anybody to run you down and make you feel that you are good enough for anybody, that you are not able to look after yourself unless you had some one in your life and that you cannot cook for yourself or manage your finances and pay your bills on your own. Remember, you can do anything in life that you set out to do and if you believe in yourself and put your mind to it.
I welcome comments on this blog post.
