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Tina Scraps
September 8, 2007

Dear Abby

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For the September Scrap This Challenge (the red flowers) and Book of Me challenge (to talk about fear/phobia).
Journaling reads:

Dear Abby:

I’m a 32-year-old professional female, unmarried but dating, no children. In the last few years, more of my friends have been getting married and having children, which has become an unexpected source of anxiety for me. Having grown up in a dysfunctional, in fact, abusive, home, I have adamantly distanced myself from any desire to get married or have children. As I watch my friends, however, I question my decisions, and wonder if I am letting my fear get the best of me. I would like to be in a loving, thoughtful relationship, whether it’s marriage or not, but I’m afraid that I’m not even capable of such a relationship given my trust issues. I still have no specific desire for children, but the truth is, I’m also terrified that I simply wouldn’t have the emotional or psychological capacity to provide a child with the love and care that it needs and deserves. If I “don’t want” children or I “don’t want” to get married, I don’t have to confront my underlying fears. How do I figure out what I REALLY want, and if I’m just taking the path of least resistance?

Sincerely,

Bewildered in Boston


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