A friend who has no Hive account (and cannot comment here) messaged me via Facebook,
I was engaged to a man who let his daughter be homeless for 3 years rather than letting her mooch off of him because she refused to get a job. Could you do that? I couldn't. It worked though. She eventually straightened up and has been employed for several years.
No, as a mother, I could not have allowed my child to be homeless even for a day.
Call me a spineless wimp, but "Tough Love" feels so alien to me.
This friend also wrote,
How many times have I written in my journal that my mouth is like a volcano spewing poison? Too many to count. I try to be positive, but open my mouth and negativity comes out. I am a grumpy old woman, embittered, and I don't want to be!
I'd love to lure her away from Facebook long enough to join Silver Bloggers! But these blockchain social media groups have been too challenging for most of my friends. Half a dozen have tried it and give up. Only one stayed. And did she ever! She learned the ropes, connected with whales, created her own communities, and became a much bigger fish than I have ever aspired to be. I won't tag her or call her out by name, but she is one in a million, and she is the only example of someone who heeded a suggestion, followed up on it, then skyrocketed to heights I hadn't even dreamed of.