About Me
by Mags DePetris
Over the past 20 years, I’ve gone from being best friends with rage and exhaustion, to being a relatively well-rested, peaceful soul (comparatively, of course). I’ve gone from criticizing my husband for how he cuts tomatoes and blaming him for my unhappiness, to accepting both how he does things, and what he’s capable of giving me. I’ve gone from bagging my children’s clothes by outfit in Ziploc bags, to giving them the dignity and space to make their own (often questionable) decisions. And, I’ve gone from putting everyone else’s needs and agendas before my own, to learning how to put myself on our family calendar first. I never would have gotten to this place without looking at the traits and beliefs that were preventing me from appreciating my life. Especially the tendencies I have toward earnest micromanaging, determined martyrdom, and tenacious perfectionism. In small doses, control, care, and pride are lovely, but when these old survival techniques try to take over—there’s trouble in MagsCity! If any of this resonates with you… if you feel like you ever blame people, play the victim, judge yourself and others for not doing or being enough—you’re in the right place. I would love to invite you to join TeamConfessions so we don't have to work through all of this adulting crap alone!
