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Is it easy being you?

#22
Relic said:
.....my kids are all "daddy's boys" which means that it's "dad this, dad that" aaaaall day long - I honestly love that because it makes me feel great to be so depended on and trusted.......
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It's not going to be easy for you when they get older and more independent is it? My wife took it harder than I did.

-Mike
 
#25
It's easier than some peoples, harder than others.

I'm about half way through my PhD, money is being a major issue at the moment, pile of issues with the flat and research is going slowly.

But I'm in generally good health, I have a roof over my head and I can pay my bills, for the time being and don't need to support anyone other than myself.

Easy in some ways, harder in others. But it's my life and I'll muddle through it just fine I hope :)
 
#27
MJ5150 said:
It's not going to be easy for you when they get older and more independent is it? My wife took it harder than I did.

-Mike
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To be honest Mike, I'm not looking forward to that.. so much of who I am is wrapped up in being "dad" that once they're all grown, I'm really going to have to reinvent myself.


macaroni tony said:
For me, it's more pressure than anything else. I have a whole lot heaped on my shoulders - more than I'd like to
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Same here, big time. But it's also how we each deal with pressure - some folks thrive on it. I'm not exactly one of 'em :(
 
#28
Relic said:
So - how much of "it's easy being me, vs it's hard being me" can be based on levels of self confidence, or do you think that that has little or nothing to do with it?
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Quite a bit I'd say amongst other things, a mountain to some is a molehill to others. Depends on your individual perspective and in which light you see things and what kind and level of self belief you have, yes I'd say it's v.important, indeed.
 
#31
Relic said:
Was chatting with a friend the other day and we were talking about general stuff - life, bills, kids, mortgages, etc and I jokingly remarked "hey, it aint easy being me", his reply was that he felt that his life was very easy and required little to no skill. (no kids, mucho cash, bought his house outright etc)
So I was thinking about it and thought that it made a great sorta open-ended/ general question for discussion - kind of like a measure of your skill at life vs the challenges you face. So - lemme ask you - is it easy being you?
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Yeah, it's relatively easy.

I don't think it's due to any great skill of my own, unless you consider "not giving a crap" a skill.
 
#33
If being me suddenly becomes easy, I'll take it as a sign that I've stopped trying to improve anything in my life and need to get back on the stick immediately.
 
#36
I hate to say it, but the one thing that makes it hard to be me is money. Its the only thing that there is never enough of and pretty much the only cause of my stress. and BTW I work my a$$ off and have my whole life.

I've learned that in life some people have it easier than others, getting parental hand-outs, easy connections to good paying jobs, often without putting in any effort, but as far as being a well rounded person, they usually fall short.

So being me is hard, but I do it MYSELF, and that feels good.
 
#37
Everyone has it tough, everyone has problems. Some people choose to complain more about their problems and act like they have it tougher than others. For the most part, if you're living in a first-world country, you have it way easier than the majority of the world.

In other words, quit belly achin! At least you're not getting shot at and can afford to eat everyday!

The problems we face day to day are what makes life what it is, a never ending challenge. If we didn't have that, then wouldn't that resemble a contemperary view of heaven or the afterlife?

Its easy being alive, it just takes willpower and a sense of humour to realize this
 
#38
I know there are lots of people out there who have it harder than I do. Even still, my life is easier now than it was 5 years ago. Im getting by alright. Im happy most of the time (a huge improvement over where I was 10 years ago, so much so that I would never have expected possible at the time). So yeah, these days, its not too hard being me.
 

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