I had a girl text me this past week regarding her parents’ visit to her normally happy home. She talked about how she loves her parents, but that her dad (and how he responds and reacts to things) really triggers her and makes it hard for her to set healthy boundaries.

When we are dealing with ANYONE that has been stuck for a long time in their ways and has had ZERO accountability about the way they respond, react, their actions, etc., it can be very hurtful, frustrating, and really draining.

We most surely have triggers that can completely remove us from a happy and healthy place. These triggers usually happen so fast, and before we know it we are saying things that we know are not from a healthy place. And then we get so mad at ourselves for being triggered, so we want to just toss it all out of the window and call it a fail and a loss.

DON’T! Please don’t. Push through. Try again.