#i just needed get something off my chest

I am cis male heterosexual. But the meme is the meme so here it is. It is easy to throw a few clever lines on a pic. But while this statement is true, life sad to say is not that easy. I am not even sure there is a big difference. It would not need to be said if the difference is obvious. When are you accepting bullshit and when are you not showing enough empathy. When are you there for them and when are you being walked on. I am ashamed of how old I am as I am struggling to learn this distinction. I explained away too much justified too and expected too little. My biggest shame is who I was as it happened. I was often angry and hurt. I said things that were hurtful in my distress. I was not who I wanted to be. I kept telling myself if I do this better, if I am better that way. Things will change and be good. I learned a lot about who I am, what I have to offer and what I expect. But nothing changed then. Now that I have been discarded my task is to shed the baggage, take what I have learned and build a new life.