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I came across this quote by Marilyn Monroe a minute ago. In a way I agree with the sentiment; but in another way I don’t. I’ve never understood how it is that people can sometimes be their meanest and nastiest with the people they supposedly love.

We tend to think our loved ones ought to love us no matter what. Meanwhile we keep the best of ourselves from them and only show them the ugly side. The quote from Marilyn Monroe:

“I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.”

I agree with Marilyn Monroe that if someone can’t handle you at your worst then they don’t deserve you at your best; but if you never show them your best then what’s going to offset the damage you do showing them your worse? What reason will they have to tolerate your bad behavior if they never see you at your best?

I think people should try to be just as conscious of their behavior when at home around their family as they try to be when out in public. Why should you only try to be nice when around strangers, work colleagues and friends? Sure, it’s understandable that sometimes you have frustrations to deal with and home is the only place you feel safe venting your frustrations; but when you vent by taking out your frustrations on your family and making them feel like they are the source of your problems it only makes it harder for them “handle you at your worst”. It doesn’t seem fair to expect your family (siblings, children, parents, husband or wife) to love you no matter what while you do everything to make yourself virtually impossible to love.

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