Adult Children's Bill of Rights
Forgiving is not forgetting, it's letting go of the hurt.
Mary McLeod Bethune
You Have A Right To:
- Put yourself first.
- Make mistakes.
- Accept all your feelings as valid.
- Your opinions and convictions.
- Change your mind or behavior.
- Protest unfair treatment.
- Negotiate for change.
- Express yourself.
- Ask for help or emotional support.
- Ignore advice.
- Say "No"
- Be alone, even if others prefer your company.
- Not take responsibility for another's problem
It Is Not Your Responsibility To:
- Give what you can't or don't wish to give.
- Sacrifice your integrity to any cause or person.
- Drain yourself in caring for others.
- Put up with unfair treatment.
- Conform to unreasonable demands.
- Be perfect.
- Follow the crowd.
- Feel guilty for inner desires.
- Bear the burden of another's misbehavior.
- Meekly let life pass you by.
- Be anyone but exactly who you are.
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