tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093814628944800829.post3055736027395323515..comments2010-06-14T18:16:12.167-07:00Comments on Face Time: The Space BetweenJenn McKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096584277185808602noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093814628944800829.post-46995994095865248882010-05-07T05:08:10.752-07:002010-05-07T05:08:10.752-07:00Hmmm... interesting thoughts. I am not a product o...Hmmm... interesting thoughts. I am not a product of my circumstances or I would be the mess my parents were. Yet there are many things in my past that shaped me. At the end of the day I think we choose who we want to become. even if maybe we had no real choices in the moments of the past, we can choose to be prisoner to the past or carve new futures. At least, that is what I think :)Tabitha Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196816108272065974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093814628944800829.post-8381340523093889402010-05-07T17:26:48.291-07:002010-05-07T17:26:48.291-07:00I totally agree, Tabitha. I just also think our c...I totally agree, Tabitha. I just also think our circumstances play a big part in our choices - sounds like you probably made a lot of choices to be different than your parents, probably because the situation had a huge negative affect on you.<br><br>Illness and depression change the game completely, though. At least, that was my experience.Jenn McKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096584277185808602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093814628944800829.post-81917835907902880572010-05-07T21:11:21.599-07:002010-05-07T21:11:21.599-07:00I've had times in my life when things were bad...I've had times in my life when things were bad and I rather lost myself, but I kept going because, well, I had no other choice. I'm wondering, and I've never been in your shoes, of course, but could there be a friend who would be your... and I don't know the word here ... person who would say, Jenn, you're changing or you're in trouble or something so that you would be aware you're losing your voice.<br><br>Helen<br><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093814628944800829.post-39312049519244056552010-05-09T18:15:37.086-07:002010-05-09T18:15:37.086-07:00Helen, I'm rallying people now for when it hap...Helen, I'm rallying people now for when it happens again. I think it's so important. <br><br>On a very personal note, family and friends found it hard to approach me when I was depressed because I was extremely angry. Remember portable fences? It was a bit of an understatement... <br><br>I've made a pact to stop pushing people away with my anger so they will feel comfortable telling me when I'm losing myself.Jenn McKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096584277185808602noreply@blogger.com