fact or power of sharing the feelings of another, especially in
sorrow or trouble; fellow feeling, compassion, or commiseration.
Pity~
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress,
or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show
mercy
Empathy~
intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of
the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another.
I don’t want sympathy.
I don’t want pity.
I want Empathy.
- Try to understand what I am going through.
- I have embraced Natalie’s diagnosis and I have hope that you can, too.
- I need you to understand, I am going through a challenging time.
- I am busy.
- I am overwhelmed.
- I often have too much on my plate.
- I am immersing myself in so much.
- Striving my best to make positive impacts in my families’ future and learning new and better ways to communicate with my daughters.
- I’m not the Peg Bundy of stay-at-home moms.
- I’m a pro-bono Occupational Therapy Assistant.
- I bust my ass day-in and day-out.
- I ask that you have respect for me and my family and how far we have come in a little over one year.
- I will be the first to admit, it wasn’t easy.
- Understand that the road that lies ahead of us will be challenging and full of unexpected bumps and turns.
This will never be an easy journey, but I am determined to
make it as fun as possible!
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