"I know there are people worse off than me"

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Norah

I'm all in favour of trying to look on the bright side and being grateful for the good things we have, but it's bad enough living with difficulties without feeling guilty for grumbling and think we have to apologise.

I totally agree.

I tend towards never speaking to my difficulties, but they exist. I do not like anyone minimising my problems, I know 'it could be worse.'

Worse is treating me as if I'm stupid.

You think that because I know people have it worse than me, using the word ‘worse’ is minimising your problems and treating you as stupid? How did you arrive at that conclusion?

I'm not at all certain why you quoted me.

Apologies.

The phrase I most detest is someone saying” AT LEAST you can do this or that” It belittles the fact that you are suffering and isn’t at all helpful.

I’m guilty of mentioning children in Africa to my very own children!

To be fair, they’d been moaning for about an hour about “how starving” they were, I got annoyed after they refused fruit or raw vegs and told them that they’d never been starving in their entire lives, like some children in Africa!

They (my darling offspring) further claim I then made them watch a documentary on famine! I don’t recall this!

Bad bad mummy!

My SIL anyways says, "Yes, there are, but this is YOUR problem, you're allowed to feel it".

To be honest I do often say to my DH there’s people worse off than us and we must count our blessings. And I do.