Originally Posted by isnthatodd
When you reach the point where you can gracefully and thankfully accept help, I think you have arrived at maturity. That is such a difficult thing to do for so many of us who were raised to be independent.
You all give me something to think about. I never thought of letting somebody help me as them paying it fwd. I have always been very independent, too, being a 20 yr. Navy wife. Since losing my husb. recently, I have neighbors who bawl me out for not letting people help me. I'm learning that I HAVE to. I ask lots of questions about how to do things but am learning to lighten up & let them help more. I know how good I feel when I help somebody else.
Pat G