How can one differentiate between people who act and make decisions out of selfishness and people who simply try to look after themselves and their own needs?
As a society, we are constantly being flooded with contradicting messages when it comes to self-love and care: 'Be kind to others', 'Love thy neighbor', 'Put yourself first', 'Love yourself before loving others', etc… These messages make it impossible to know when we're supposed to put ourselves first and when we need to put ourselves aside and help others.
When it comes to our family, this differentiation becomes even harder. We go back and forth between fighting for ourselves and giving everything to the people we call family. This makes setting clear boundaries become the stuff of legends….
The daughter in this Reddit story decided to put herself first when she refused her estranged father's request for her kidney donation. However, she was met with criticism from the rest of her family for being selfish and heartless…
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