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I will Babysit your Emotions No More
I am the classic babysitter. I love to play in the mud, make cookies, witches brews out of plants and water in special pots with special spoons. I love to watch the clouds on my back and make holiday crafts. Children are easy for me. Men, on the other hand, are not.
It is getting easier over time, saying “No”, and making firm boundaries with men. I never minded when a child threw a fit. Consequences are easy to come up with. I don’t mind when they even call me names. That’s on them. (this is not talking about my children) I have nannied many children and babysat for hundreds in my lifetime and even look forward to being a granny someday.
But the problem is, is when these children get older, some have no built-in ability to govern their own emotions.
Some of these men are not aware that they are energy vampires and soul-suckers. They have no idea what they are doing to other people who love them. That was my husband. He thought he was God incarnate. Still does, thanks to the validation from the stereotypical younger, perky girlfriend.
My sweet boyfriend, on the other hand, knows when he is not managing his emotions well. He knows it is not my fault. He knows that he is responsible for taking care of them and I will not fix them.
