Sunday, August 9, 2009

Contradictions

I am vain.
I have no self-confidence.

I stare in the mirror and think, not bad.
I catch glimpses of myself in storefront windows and wince.

I bemoan my figure.
I will not stop drinking Dr. Pepper.

I am angry about the state of our country.
I do nothing about it.

I love outlandish fashion.
I am afraid to wear anything that draws attention to me.

I didn't realize how hard being a stay at home mom is.
I spend a good portion of my day goofing off.

I love being alone.
I crave the company of others.

I adore being told I love you.
I put off telling those I care about what they mean to me.

I am never satisfied.
I am never satisfied.
I am never satisfied.
I am never satisfied.
Posted by CaraBee at 10:38 PM
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13 comments:

  1. mepAugust 9, 2009 at 11:15 PM

    Here's my response:

    I am me.
    I am CaraBee.

    I can relate to so many of those contradictions. Pretty much all of them, in fact.

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  2. sheilaAugust 10, 2009 at 7:19 AM

    Loooooooooooove it!
    Chuckled over the mom one - a lot.

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  3. KristiAugust 10, 2009 at 8:17 AM

    Did I write that?!

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  4. E...August 10, 2009 at 9:27 AM

    So true.

    Especially that alone/company one, I've been really struggling with that one lately.

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  5. Lula!August 10, 2009 at 10:30 AM

    I bemoan my puffy thighs.
    I will not stop eating chips and salsa.

    There's mine for ya...

    Brilliant post. Seriously, you should be famous. I've only been saying that for a year now.

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  6. bernthisAugust 10, 2009 at 8:40 PM

    stumbling this. You have read my mind

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  7. Lady MamaAugust 10, 2009 at 8:43 PM

    What a great post. It's true - there are so many contradictions in life.

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  8. CynthiaAugust 10, 2009 at 10:02 PM

    "I didn't realize how hard being a stay at home mom is.
    I spend a good portion of my day goofing off."

    Yep.

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  9. Zip n TizzyAugust 11, 2009 at 1:39 AM

    I sure I'm the only one feeling these things.
    I come here and see so's every one else.

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  10. jori-oAugust 11, 2009 at 1:56 AM

    You're awesome!

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  11. HeatherAugust 11, 2009 at 9:39 AM

    So true of so many of us.

    Love it.

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  12. Mom2PeachAugust 11, 2009 at 4:24 PM

    You captured exactly how I feel so many days, but articulated it far better than I ever could. Especially that "I love being alone/craving the company of others." It takes a lot of effort to get me to go out, maybe because of some deep-seeded social anxiety. Yet when I do, I feel so rewarded that I ask myself, why can't I do this more often?

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  13. MsPicketToYouAugust 11, 2009 at 11:39 PM

    Let.

    Go.

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Give me some sugar, baby!

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