Anyone who knows me knows my mom is my best friend. I’m extremely lucky that I literally can talk to my mother about anything. There’s not a lot about my life she doesn’t know. She also has some of the best advice when I’m in a rut. I seriously have no idea what I would do without her. But… with both of us being strong, confident, independent women… sometimes our conversations get really heated and end up with us hanging up on one another.
If I’ve learned anything from our relationship… it’s okay to create a healthy space, but for a short period of time. The other night, my mom and I got into a fight about my attitude. Of course, I have rose-colored glasses on and didn’t see that I was definitely having an attitude. I hung up on my mom and blocked her number for 24 hours. She was worried sick about me. When I finally unblocked her, I had four missed calls from her. That 24 hours gave me time to think and get my head on straight again. Creating healthy boundaries is good and admitting that you were wrong is even better. So if you need to block your mom, brother, sister dad, best friend, coworker, or boss for 24 hours, then deal with the situation… do it! It’ll help with your mental health for sure! That’s my unnecessary advice for the day!
