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Why does titling paragraphs "How I moved on" ask to have the phrase "leaving wreckage in my wake" after it? >> - "I rented funny movies" So now you're basicall

Why does titling paragraphs "How I moved on" ask to have the phrase "leaving wreckage in my wake" after it? >> - "I rented funny movies" So now you're basically competing with every stay at home mom for work at home plans. My partner is chronically ill, which can be pretty depressing. Awhile ago we realized that the illness is there every day, eroding our ability to be positive and enjoy life. One of the ways we deal with this is to rent funny movies. It helps, and we'd be pretty stupid to not do it because we thought we were being like stay at home moms. I don't see how this is indicative of narcissism. Also, she's describing what worked for her - I don't know how you can argue with (or downplay, or whatever it is you're doing) someone's description of their own experience. Last - you use the phrase "now she's competing with x". I have no idea why you think it's a competition in any way. She's describing techniques that worked for her. It sounds like you wanted her to radiate a smiley face, and convince it to bite her so she could develop superhuman happy powers. I just don't understand your attitude. It seems like you're viewing her as a cutthroat business person trying to fleece women in need of help by providing them with a free article.

ojbyrne 18y ago
Because in general, CEOs are held up to the world as superheroes demanding and getting astronomical salaries (usually set by compensation committees stocked with similar pampered upper class twits), and represented in the press by PR companies who generally extoll how they're better than everyone else. And then when their company fails and the employees walk away with nada, they not only get golden parachutes but somehow manage to evoke sympathy while not working for 5 years, supported by the lost investments of, generally, pensioners. I didn't mean to insult you or your partner, I'm in fact saying that you're probably more deserving of sympathy and respect than the person this story is about.

ojbyrne 18y ago

Because in general, CEOs are held up to the world as superheroes demanding and getting astronomical salaries (usually set by compensation committees stocked with similar pampered upper class twits), and represented in the press by PR companies who generally extoll how they're better than everyone else. And then when their company fails and the employees walk away with nada, they not only get golden parachutes but somehow manage to evoke sympathy while not working for 5 years, supported by the lost investments of, generally, pensioners. I didn't mean to insult you or your partner, I'm in fact saying that you're probably more deserving of sympathy and respect than the person this story is about.