Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you.
I believe all humans have made a or many not-so-good decision(s) while navigating this thing called life.
I’ve heard that blood is thicker than water. When comes to family – blood is sometimes thicker only if you choose to drink it.
An individual member may behave in the following manners:
- Passive – will never cause a disruption
- Aggressive – loud haughty always right
- Busybody – knows everything about everyone – can’t hold water in a cup with a cap
- Selfish – don’t even ask that one – for the time of day –  the response would be you don’t have a watch as old as you are?
- Truth Seeker- she address anyone young or old if she sees or heard about something that is wrong, unsafe, has negative consequences to name a few: she will not offer something she saw on social media or gossip: she does not care how the information is responded to by others: she is careful to check her motives at the door: when she has information to disclose it most assuredly comes from learned experiences – sometimes backed up by thorough research guided by the Holy Spirit. That means the information is NEVER INTENDED to cause harm – but hopefully circumvent harm and to inform the person. Often the information is rejected with harsh words, refusal to engage. That’s the painful price for truth-seekers.
There have been several instances when information (unsolicited information-she does not care – when delivered in the family dynamics) was rejected and the consequences come through loud and clear- yet the recipient doesn’t acknowledge either out of fear, guilt, anger, shame or maybe they haven’t identified the connection – OR perhaps for whatever personal reason – one of my vices is used as global permission slip to reject my verbal concern.
Just this morning a family member created a create a nickname which to me was derogatory and painful because it was a label for one of my vices I struggled with for a long time.
Just this morning that family member called me, by and loving and caring phrase – immediately the weight of the disrespect that I carried instantly disappeared.
Is Blood Thicker Than Water?
Summary
- Selfish – don’t even ask that one – for the time of day –  the response would be you don’t have a watch as old as you are.
- Truth Seeker- she address anyone young or old if she sees or heard about something that is wrong, unsafe, has negative consequences to name a few.
- There have been several instances when information (unsolicited information-she does not care – when delivered in the family dynamics) was rejected and the consequences come through loud and clear- yet the recipient doesn’t acknowledge either out of fear, guilt, anger, shame or maybe they haven’t identified the connection – OR perhaps for whatever personal reason – one of my vices is used as global permission slip to reject my verbal concern.
- Just this morning a family member created a create a nickname which to me was derogatory and painful because it was a label for one of my vices I struggled with for a long time.
- Just this morning that family member called me, by and loving and caring phrase – immediately the weight of the disrespect that I carried instantly disappeared.
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