How Far?

For the people you love; how far would you go? How much pain would you take on? How hard would you battle your own head, if only to be able to fight for them?

How far would you go for the people you love?

How far is too short and how far is too far?

What do you mean? Not sure what you're looking for here.

Oddly enough I'm in a situation right now where I'm asking myself these very same questions myself.

It's really difficult for me to explain. I mean, I've done things to protect people I care about, kept secrets, did stupid crap etc.. I've done nothing when I probably should've and probably would if I could go back.

I'm just overwhelmed with guilt for both. More than that I'm just lost in confusion.

To add to it, I'm starting to believe that I have to protect everyone from me. I don't think I'm good -- maybe even safe -- for the people I love. What I want to do and I think I need to do are two different things. I'm just wondering which one will hurt them more. Quite honestly, I think a lot of my turmoil right now is strictly inside my head. Trapped in there and tormenting me. It's starting to leak outside, though. I don't know how to keep them separate anymore.

I think I get what you mean. I go out of my way to make sure my mom is ok, after all she did give me life, so I feel obligated just from that. And even though I am a pain in the *** a lot of the time, she still always checks to make sure I'm ok no matter how rude I can get. But also since I was the one that decided to move out, her finances are back to being a mess and I feel completely guilty about that. I now recognize that she was spoiled by my grandmother because it seems as though she has difficulty living on her own. But because of me leaving her behind...I take the loss of she needs help for this that and the other because of the guilt and because I make more than her. And after talking to her on Friday...I took out a personal loan for her to pay off some bills...sigh...

I'd go pretty far, given my limitations. My husband has MS, and my daughter suffers from anxiety and depression. I can only give so much out my cup, though, and they get that.