[Justme_55]

I grew up a survivor of many forms of abuse and got to a point I didn't care what people thought of me, I was proud to be me. Until everyone I knew/know starting picking blatantly at my every flaw, people I considered them friends, the ones I met through my husband until they started hating everything about me. I'm a bad mom to them because I danced to support my son, so there fore I had no morals. I was modeling happily because I was making great money and loved the art form, and I was less to them. Then I was a piece of crap because I didn't dance wasn't working but was in school so since I didn't have a job I was useless.
I am someone & my T keeps telling me to stop caring what everyone else says/thinks about me...but it's hard when I keep getting it screamed at me by people I thought I could trust. I've reverted to hating myself, and allowed them to do so.

[Leed]

Hi ~ You know, you did what you HAD to do to support your son and yourself! The people you know/knew have NEVER been in that position -- have never had to resort to those jobs in order to put food on the table. Those are legitimate jobs -- you did NOT work the streets, for Pete's sake! You COULD have stayed home and collected welfare, but you chose not to, which is very admirable! Then you wanted to improve your lot in life by going to school, and that TOO is very admirable! So those people are just ignorant fools. Their opinion isn't even worth thinking about. If they were ANY kind of friend at all, they would have supported you and given you kudos for all that you were doing!

Find yourself a better set of friends --- people who aren't SNOBS! God bless and please take care of yourself. And you've done good! Hugs, Lee

[needfixing]

if they didn't support you then they were never your friends to beign with.
a friend supports you, not judges you.
sorry they made you feel so down about yourself. (((hugs)))

[Fuzzybear]

[Velvet Cactus]

You can't win with these people! The putdowns say a lot more about them than about you. Give yourself the gift of positive, supportive people around you - you won't regret it! Best of luck with school!