This isn't a race to see who has it worse, it's an attempt to understand and respect everyone's unique struggle so we can support each other. ADAD— UnGreat Pandemic WifeUnGreat Pandemic Wife: I can’t explain it any better than you did, or offer any relief you haven’t already tried. Repeat till “aha”: “understand and respect everyone’s unique struggle.”You don’t even need him to understand what yours is — just that you’re having one. Because you’re different. “Baseline — can we agree that I’m not you?”Thereafter, streamline: “I don’t need you to understand my position, just that it’s different.

Source: Washington Post February 17, 2021 04:52 UTC