“Why me?” T-Shirt

“Why me?” What a whiny question, and yet most of us ask it at some point or another. "Why did this happen to me? Why did I get this sickness? Why did I have to be the one to get scammed, or hit by a car, or have a terrible thing happen to my family member? Why, why why?" Is this a responsible frame of mind, or a responsible attitude? Is this the best way to react to adversity? What if we stood up and tackled our problems by the horns, owning them instead of being owned by them? So let's remember that and turn the tables on our need to feel so special that nothing bad will ever happen to us. Because part of what we are saying when we say "Why me," is "I wish it had happened to somebody else." Is that true? Do you actually wish your [parent /