The response was that feelings ARE justified. Whatever you are feeling, it can’t be helped. It’s your actions that will determine if you are overreacting.
So if the bus driver asks for my ID before letting my son off the bus and I give my my ID and it turns out he doesn’t even have the list of names of approved people…. I am allowed to be angry.
When he says “your last name isn’t the same as your sons. I can’t let him off the bus because I don’t know who you are” I am allowed to be angry.
When the driver puts the responsibility on my 6 year old and asks him if im his mom and he becomes shy, shuts down, and won’t speak up, I’m allowed to get angry.
But when I get home and bitch about it to my partner, I’m overreacting.
I didn’t cause a scene. I literally bit my tongue so I wouldn’t cause a scene. I waited for the bus driver to finally call the summer camp and get confirmation (something he should have done immediately, imo)
How did I overreact???????
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This makes sense since overreacting literally has the word act in it. I’d never thought of it that way before.
The emotional immaturity of men as a whole never ceases to amaze me.
> But when I get home and bitch about it to my partner, I’m overreacting.
Your partner is telling you they aren’t interested in shouldering emotional burdens with you. One of the core responsibilities of partnership.