If you can't prioritize yourself, then you don't care about anything else. - LOH Community Contest #178 [ENG-ESP]

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Maybe I'm going to get crucified in the comments for whar I think... But, who cares? I mean, I'm way beyond the point when we care about what other people night think, I'm used to swim against the current, so it's okay.
As soon as I read this week's questions I couldn't help but smirk just thinking of that, so I will proceed to elaborate on my answer for this one:

What do you think about the phrase "Family comes first" Do you agree with it? Or do you prefer the phrase "饾悎 饾悮饾惁 饾惁饾惒 饾惌饾惃饾惄 饾惄饾惈饾悽饾惃饾惈饾悽饾惌饾惒." I would like to know what you think.

I had an uncle that used to say something like: "First you, second you, third you, and if there's still room you can think of everyone else". I have always thought that people that make enormous effort to seem like they put family first are just puttin up an act, is performarive... Seems like they need the validation waaaay too much. I don't mean that you shouldn't care, but if you dont care enough about yourself to prioritize your own being, then you cannot really care about anything else. Not sincerely.
The same happens with love, if you don't love yourself then you can't really love anyone... You're just trying to fill a void instead of working on yourself.

I understand society puts pressure in that department, as women we are supposed to present ourselves as martyrs willing to sacrifice everything in the name of love and family. So much so, that we are seen as selfish for having goals and aspirations as individuals. But lets be real, if you are not okay how are you going to care for your family financially, emotionally, etc?
I am a mom, and I had an awful case of postpartum psychosis and I felt it was forbidden to speak up because I was supposed to appear happy. But if I was in such a bad state how was I supposed to tend to my child's needs? If I'm bad financially how am I going to help mom and dad with their money issues? We need to understand we have to prioritize ourselves instead of sacrificing hoping someone will notice.
I'm there for my family, but my issues come first. If I drop dead tomorrow I will not be able to care for them. As simple as that.

Thank you for reading me, every picture is of my ownership.

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Quiz谩s vayan a crucificarme en los comentarios por decir lo que pienso... Pero 驴A qui茅n le importa? Es decir, estoy mas all谩 de ese punto en el que a uno le importe lo que piensen los demas, estoy acostumbrada a ir contracorriente, asi que est谩 bien.
Desde que le铆 las preguntas de 茅sta semana no pude evitar sonreir pensando en ello, asi que proceder茅 a dar mi respuesta a esta:

驴Qu茅 opinas de la frase "La familia es primero?" 驴Est谩s de acuerdo con eso? 驴O prefieres la frase "Soy mi prioridad?". Me gustar铆a saber qu茅 piensas.

Ten铆a un t铆o que sol铆a decir: "Primero t煤, segundo t煤, tercero t煤, y si queda espacio entonces puedes colocar a los dem谩s". Siempre he pensado que las personas que hacen un esfuerzo enorme por parecer que ponen la familia primero simplemente est谩n actuando... Parece que necesitan validaci贸n a toda costa. No digo que no deberia de importar, pero si no te quieres lo suficiente como para darte prioridad, entonces no puede importarte realmente mas nada. No sinceramente.
Lo mismo con el amor, si no te amas entonces no puedes amar a nadie... Solo est谩s intentando llenar un vac铆o en lugar de trabajar en t铆.

Yo entiendo bien que la sociedad pone presi贸n en este departamento, como mujeres se espera que seamos unas m谩rtires dispuestas a sacrificar todo en nombre del amor y la familia. Tanto asi que somos vistas como ego铆stas por tener metas y aspiraciones propias. Pero seamos honestas, si no est谩s bien 驴c贸mo se supone que veamos por el bienestar econ贸mico y emocional de nuestros familiares?
Soy mam谩, y tuve un horrible caso de psicosis postparto, y sent铆a que estaba prohibido hablar al respecto porque debia de parecer feliz. Pero si estaba tan mal 驴C贸mo se supone que atendiera las necesidades de mi hija? 驴Si estoy mal econ贸micamente, c贸mo puedo ayudar a mam谩 y pap谩 con sus problemas econ贸micos? Debemos entender que nos tenemos que dar prioridad en lugar de sacrificarnos esperando que alguien lo note.
Yo estoy alli para mi familia, pero mis cosas estan primero. Si muero ma帽ana no podr茅 cuidar de ellos. Tan simple como eso.

Gracias por leerme. Las fotograf铆as son de mi pertenencia.

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