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T D · 06-23-2011, 08:28 PM

Sometimes you just have to recognize when something is out of your hands and walk away. I know, NOT what you want to do, but really Drew, if you have no power or authority, and no one else is willing to do anything, what are you left with. Sometimes people have to find they're own "bottom" and wallow in it a bit before they figure out that they need to do something about it. I walked away from a 30+ year friendship with someone once for this very reason. It was incredibly difficult and painful, but something that I had to do. There was nothing else to do except remove myself from the situation that I had no control in. I couldn't watch one more second of it.

Hang in there bud!!!

06-23-2011, 08:28 PM	#7
T D Member How Do You Identify?: Person of the trans variety Preferred Pronoun?: He, Sir, Bro, TD, Stevin Relationship Status: On occasion Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 1,165 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,428 Thanked 1,123 Times in 310 Posts Rep Power: 3570338	Sometimes you just have to recognize when something is out of your hands and walk away. I know, NOT what you want to do, but really Drew, if you have no power or authority, and no one else is willing to do anything, what are you left with. Sometimes people have to find they're own "bottom" and wallow in it a bit before they figure out that they need to do something about it. I walked away from a 30+ year friendship with someone once for this very reason. It was incredibly difficult and painful, but something that I had to do. There was nothing else to do except remove myself from the situation that I had no control in. I couldn't watch one more second of it. Hang in there bud!!! __________________ “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”