Originally posted by: Fritzo
Originally posted by: mjuszczak
Originally posted by: Fritzo
Welcome brother. You are now a part of my commune. Please meet me for your 8pm baptism in the "Waters of Waning Cares." Once you fully accept the harmony of not caring anymore, you will feel all of your problems slip away.
I joined about 2 years ago, and I'm about as calm as I've ever been in my life. Brother-in-law needs money? Who cares. Cousin's computer not working? Oh well. Neighbor needs snow shoveled? Well...OK, but she's really hot

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Bring a friend.
Seriously? is this how you really are?
Its really nice to just tell people to go fix their own computers, etc. etc.
Yep. I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown a couple of years back, and I took two weeks off so I could get a hold of things. During that time, I noticed that my phone was ringing a dozen times a day with people wanting something from me. From that, I pieced together that over the years, every acquaintance (and acquaintances to those acquaintances), was using me and/or my skills because a) I'm more well off than they are, b) I have expensive skills or c) they're too lazy to do anything for themselves. All this, and I have not asked anybody for anything for myself in years (I don't even ask my wife to do anything for me- I either do it myself or she guesses if I need something

).
So, I had a problem of poor communication and letting people indirectly abuse me. I now limit myself to no more than 2 favors per week- it's tough though because I'm a generous and caring person by nature, but enough is enough. When you stop letting other people's inadequacies run your life, it's like being let out of prison!
I NO LONGER CARE AND I'M HAPPY!