Food for thought
I thought this was nice:
If you are going to help me,
- please be patient while I decide if I can trust you
- let me tell my story - the whole story, in my own way
- please acacept that whatever I have done, whatever I may do, it is the best I have to offer and seemed right at the time
- I am not just a person. I am this person, unique and special
- don't judge me as bad or good, I am what I am, and that's all I've got
- don't assume that your knowledge about me is more accurate than mine, you only know what I have told you, and that is only part of me
- don't think that you know what I should do: you don't, I may be confused, but I am still the expert about me
- don't place me in a position of living up to your expectations, I have enough trouble with mine
-please hear my feelings, not just my words, accept them, if you cannot, how can I?
- don't save me! I can do it myself. I knew enough to ask for help, didn't I? Help me to help myself.
If you are going to help me,
- please be patient while I decide if I can trust you
- let me tell my story - the whole story, in my own way
- please acacept that whatever I have done, whatever I may do, it is the best I have to offer and seemed right at the time
- I am not just a person. I am this person, unique and special
- don't judge me as bad or good, I am what I am, and that's all I've got
- don't assume that your knowledge about me is more accurate than mine, you only know what I have told you, and that is only part of me
- don't think that you know what I should do: you don't, I may be confused, but I am still the expert about me
- don't place me in a position of living up to your expectations, I have enough trouble with mine
-please hear my feelings, not just my words, accept them, if you cannot, how can I?
- don't save me! I can do it myself. I knew enough to ask for help, didn't I? Help me to help myself.