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2 months ago
I epic-ly failed at this goal today.
How to be more patient with my family
It made me
Thoughtful 
"Inconsistent"
How I did it: Well, usually when I'm angry with my family, it isn't for something they've done, necessarily, but because of unrelated stress in my life. I by no means will be able to be consistent, but it is nice to know that for the last two months, I've been incredibly patient and I've communicated extremely well with everyone in my family. I'm not as overworked or stressed as I was in the last year, so in the future, I'm going to have to find ways of expressing my anger and frustration in more productive ways, such as explaining why I'm upset or stressed to my family, rather than taking it out on them passive aggressively.
Lessons & tips: Check yourself. When you're feeling angry about something unrelated to your family, but you find you are in a really bad mood, tell them what's going on. At first, I'm angry when I'm explaining something, but then gradually I'm able to see the humor and turn it into a fun anecdote, and sometimes I even get some pretty decent advice. If your problem is that your family is just downright awful, then I don't know what to tell you.
Resources: Watching other people deal with their families. It's a lot easier to think critically of a situation from the outside looking in.
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14 months ago
I am so impatient with my boyfriend, and it’s got to stop.
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22 months ago
I am doing this right now. I am not acting exasperated every time my son asks me for help with his toys. Sounds like a no brainer but I have been sliding downwards for awhile and today I realized I am acting like the bigger brat with the worse tantrums out of the two of us. I battle depression and am trying to stay off my meds and I realize it is getting the better of me, and my shitty attitude is proof. Time to buck up and put on my big girl panties. Grown ups don’t lose their patience.
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22 months ago
I am a loner by nature…sometimes family can be really overwhelming. But at the same time it is they who bring light to my life. I have been working on the goal of being more patient with my family for several months now, and would like to see even more improvement on that.
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22 months ago
I know in the long run if i keep being a dick to my family i’m going to regret it. This goal is pretty importatnt. More people should be doing this
