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[quote=Anonymous][quote] I took away from the conversation that, because I tend to not join in on the husband harping or child whining (or child bragging), that I appear to be acting as though I'm above that (?! I mean, they're right, I don't join in but not because I'm above it -- mainly I'm just listening to what they say. I also feel it's unfair to rag on my husband to others, so I try not to do it...). I guess they think that I don't find them interesting so they get self-conscious???[/quote]

it's not necessarily "ragging" on your husband. I'm a private person and I like to present that whole one unit image to my friends, i.e., if you criticize my husband/family, you criticize me, because, well, that's how I feel. At the same time though, I know my husband is no angel and I sometimes vent about his annoying habits to friends, to balance out the perspective, I also praise him to friends when appropriate. What I don't participate in is name calling or disparaging remarks because I consider that unfair to someone you sleep in the same bed with everynight.

Nobody has it together all the time and if you are able to share your vulnerabilities, people will gravitate to you. [/quote]

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