SERIOUSLY

Mine barely met the first. I would have enough to meet physical requirements but somthing else would always put a little asterisk on it. Ex. I always had “normal” portion sizes but they worked me so hard that I was skin and bones. They did meet the 5th requirement.

My parents only made it to the first requirements and even then once my sisters and I were deemed “old enough” they barely kept up with that one..

Something to consider is, if parents didn’t meet 2, 3, & 4 did they really meet 5? Because not meeting 2, 3 & 4 means that their behaviors, which are much stronger than words, taught you immorality.

Most of what parents teach their children gets communicated through modeling, not words. So it is not the things they say to you that teaches you morality, but the morality (or lack thereof) you see them living.

Ours got the first two,,, sort of. We got yelled at for having food sometimes though

When I was living with just my dad, it was 1-5. When it was both my parents, it was just 1 and there were days when that was debatable.

#This is exactly why she didn’t win #Men didn’t even know that’s what she was doing #Pride and Prejudice [x]

I love the slow walk back like “I could keep moving but this is too good to pass up”

served him right for leaving his hand out there

mood af 

I’ve been through all of this. But, I worked it out. This isn’t something you have to do forever. Eventually you can teach yourself how to choose better people and how to be content with a loving relationship.

Also, even if you don’t sabotage, you feel intensely anxious waiting for the other person to hurt you.  It takes time.  Lots and lots of time - and healthy love to begin recovery.  Please be patient with yourselves as much as you can.