Stop Saying YES When You Really Mean NO
I’m a big fan of Mary Kelly-Williams (and can’t wait to have her back on my radio show) and she has a fabulous, phenomenal, MUST READ guest post on Wednesday Martin’s blog, “Boundaries 101: Lessons for Stepmothers“.
Here’s an excerpt:
Stepmothers need to know when it’s okay to put up the bright red stop. They need to know when they’ve done enough conceding, enough “gutting” their way through their weeks and days. They need to recognize the warning their bodies give them when it feels like someone is stepping on their chest and it’s hard to breathe.
You know that feeling…that feeling you get when you agree to something that you really don’t want to agree to? That moment when you say “Yes”, and it’s as if you can feel all your essence, all that is you, slip down and go down the nearest sewer drain.
For every Stepmother out there reading this – oh, hell – for every woman reading this because this isn’t just a Stepmom issue – go read the article. Right now. Go on with yourself and read it. I’ll wait.
Because I want to know when you’re going to stop saying Yes when you really, really (and I mean really) mean NO.
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Yes, yes, yes, this article is for every women. Saying ‘no’, putting up boundaries will NOT have us out on the street, rejected and despised because we are so mean. We need to get over that illogical fear that is killing us, and the more we share our courageous deeds in standing up the more we encourage each other that it really works in everybody’s favor.
Way to go to saying “Stop, no more!” xox Wilma
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I LOVED this article. I mean, really loved it. It made so much sense to me, and I know that I will be keeping tabs on this one when I need to remind myself when I am losing my cool and my boundaries. Thanks for bringing this to my attention!
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