tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96742836372207261.post1276829593920422530..comments2023-10-03T06:37:46.193-04:00Comments on The Mind of the Mangi: Give and TakeM Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950209456659968542noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96742836372207261.post-46704114253545769832009-06-30T09:17:35.000-04:002009-06-30T09:17:35.000-04:00You and I are a lot alike. I too am able to step u...You and I are a lot alike. I too am able to step up and offer whatever little help I can give, but when it comes to accepting it, I have a harder time. I feel like I'm an imposition.<br /><br />When my aunt died last week, I was amazed by who did (and even who didn't) reach out to me. There I was, roughly 1,500 miles away from home, and people were calling, emailing, texting me to both check up on me and ask if there was anything they could do. That meant a lot to my family and me.<br /><br />My independent streak is pretty hard-wired, and I'm learning to loosen up on it myself.Fredonoreply@blogger.com