I am in a very similar situation as you. Child of the 60's too. I am that crazy cousin, aunt, mom and grandmother of the family. There are a few of my family that kind of get it, but none like me. Most think I am cray cray. That's ok. Some day, hopefully very soon, I can say I told you so and then help them adjust. I have no friends that get it. Kinda sad for them really, I am ok with it.
I am in a very similar situation as you. Child of the 60's too. I am that crazy cousin, aunt, mom and grandmother of the family. There are a few of my family that kind of get it, but none like me. Most think I am cray cray. That's ok. Some day, hopefully very soon, I can say I told you so and then help them adjust. I have no friends that get it. Kinda sad for them really, I am ok with it.
Ok, but isn't saying "I told you so" simply going to perpetuate the wheel of karma? My ego really wants to say "I told you so," too, but then I THINK about how that only makes me as bad as them. I THINK we all need to fight the urge to say "I told you so" when it all goes down and, like Clif says, put an arm around the normies and show them the way.
So true, we all think we want to say that but even in the small тАШwinsтАЩ where someone lately has started seeing a little clearer I havenтАЩt said anything at all part from encouraged them. That taught me I never would say I told you so when truths start being evident and I really really thought I would!
Tbh we will all be so compassionate and so overwhelmed by their pain I think we will jump straight into helping mode.
As I see it - people who think clearly canтАЩt help this they are empathetic by nature.
ItтАЩs called enabling and youтАЩre no better than those manipulating their convo all this time. Best friends tell you what you need to hear not what you want to hear no matter the consequences to themselves. Janine explained it best, something about they need to face it and take full responsibility for what theyтАЩve done or it doesnтАЩt count for their karma. That includes apologies for the zeal they had in condemning others.
IтАЩm gonna tell тАШem тАЬI tried to tell yaтАЭ anyway, karma be damned. The fact that I get to tell them so is the true karma. After decades of having my ego bruised by society it will be my karma to do so.
I am hoping and praying they will say, "Mom, you tried to tell us before it was too late." I will have to love them through the consequences. They have been my all and sweet women, they are.
I am in a very similar situation as you. Child of the 60's too. I am that crazy cousin, aunt, mom and grandmother of the family. There are a few of my family that kind of get it, but none like me. Most think I am cray cray. That's ok. Some day, hopefully very soon, I can say I told you so and then help them adjust. I have no friends that get it. Kinda sad for them really, I am ok with it.
Ok, but isn't saying "I told you so" simply going to perpetuate the wheel of karma? My ego really wants to say "I told you so," too, but then I THINK about how that only makes me as bad as them. I THINK we all need to fight the urge to say "I told you so" when it all goes down and, like Clif says, put an arm around the normies and show them the way.
You are right and I probably won't do that and try to help them as much as I can. But oh how I want to. :)
So true, we all think we want to say that but even in the small тАШwinsтАЩ where someone lately has started seeing a little clearer I havenтАЩt said anything at all part from encouraged them. That taught me I never would say I told you so when truths start being evident and I really really thought I would!
Tbh we will all be so compassionate and so overwhelmed by their pain I think we will jump straight into helping mode.
As I see it - people who think clearly canтАЩt help this they are empathetic by nature.
I hear you. Believe me, I hear you.
ItтАЩs called enabling and youтАЩre no better than those manipulating their convo all this time. Best friends tell you what you need to hear not what you want to hear no matter the consequences to themselves. Janine explained it best, something about they need to face it and take full responsibility for what theyтАЩve done or it doesnтАЩt count for their karma. That includes apologies for the zeal they had in condemning others.
I agree, Scott. My ego wants to say it, but love has to have the say so.
IтАЩm gonna tell тАШem тАЬI tried to tell yaтАЭ anyway, karma be damned. The fact that I get to tell them so is the true karma. After decades of having my ego bruised by society it will be my karma to do so.
Well said...
I am hoping and praying they will say, "Mom, you tried to tell us before it was too late." I will have to love them through the consequences. They have been my all and sweet women, they are.