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February 23: Top 10 Mistakes I've Made Since 2013

Thursday, February 23, 2017

After making this list,
I contemplated deleting it
because it could be my eleventh mistake.

The "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS"  50/50 prompt
Come up with a Top 10 list- any topic or subject you'd like- and explain briefly your reasoning behind each pick. Today's fee is 2500 GPs.

Top 10 Mistakes I've Made
Since 2013

Answering my sister's phone calls after 7:00 PM because she is always drunk when she calls that late.

Letting my sister sign the last lease with me instead of signing it myself. Having my sister on the lease obliges me to let her pay the rent.

Accepting money from my sister to help with expenses instead of finding alternate means. My sister helping me with expenses gives her permission to tell me what I need to do.

Letting my sister move my library into storage instead of giving it away. I don't know what happened to the books, but I suspect she may have thrown them away.

Not being aggressive enough in attempting to publish my stories and poem. I'm good at writing and I can make extra money with it.

Not distancing myself further from my dysfunctional family after my mother's death. My family didn't help me take care of Mom. I was the only one responsible for her while she was alive. They only showed up at random times when they had another reason to come to Las Vegas.

Letting myself get stress about the way I'm treated by my family. Despite everything, I love my brothers and sister; it hurts to know that they care so little about me that they don't call or even bother remembering my birthday unless they are in Las Vegas for another reason.

Not being candid enough with my dysfunctional family about the way they treat me. I resent the way they treat me and they need to know.

Being afraid to confront my sister again concerning the issues that have festered for decades between us. My sister and I were sexually molested when we were teenagers. The one time I attempted to confront her with it she called me a liar.

Procrastinating instead of taking action. This is a problem I've had for years and I suspect it can be traced back to what happened to me as a teenager.