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Printed from https://shop.writing.com/main/profile/blog/sumojo/day/1-12-2026
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Rated: 13+ · Book · Personal · #2186156

The simplicity of my day to day.

This is where I write my thoughts, feelings and my daily trials, tribulations and happy things
January 12, 2026 at 6:08am
January 12, 2026 at 6:08am
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Prompt:
"Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step."
Mariska Hargitay
Do you ask for help when you need it? Or do you hesitate?

I am very reluctant to ever ask for help except from my husband. I hate to bother the children, although they’re all in their fifties and hardly children😂 My thoughts are they have their own families to worry about. I did make an exception last year. We were very concerned about our youngest daughter who has mental health issues. We were receiving multiple phone calls daily from her and we’d kept it from her siblings. But the stress of dealing with her by ourselves was taking its toll on both of us so I asked the others to deal with her demands, tantrums and dramas for a while. She was instructed to call them when she needed to and we blocked her for a month. The relief that somebody else had taken the burden just for a while was indescribable.
As for asking for help with things we both can manage ourselves, like household management, gardening etc we will continue to do them ourselves whilst we still can.


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