I have some friendships where I feel that I pour my all. When they need to talk, vent, cry, whatever, I’m their loyal shoulder to cry on. Even when I’m having a flat out terrible MS day, you can count on me being all ears.
However, often it seems that these friends are so caught up in their personal problems, that they forget that I have my own mountains I face daily. Like MS. I understand everyone has their tough days and their issues, but please don’t complain to me about how hard your day was hauling your kids all over town and how exhausted that’s made you. And no, I don’t want to hear about how sore you are from your workout. Or how exhausted you are after having the opportunity to go out, have fun with friends & family.
I know that these people know about my disease. I know that they know I've been a single-mom, juggling it all with no familial support with MS, so to hear them complain to me about things that I wish were part of my life kind of makes me want to punch them in the teeth. I’m kidding. But, come on!
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