Having low self-esteem doesn’t just “happen.” It takes a lot of consistent work over a very long period of time. Sure, it may start from humble beginnings. You know, you spill some juice and mom tells you, “You’re a bad person” instead of, “It’s bad that you spilled the juice” or you getting bullied at school and you conclude that it’s because you’re a terrible person, not because your bully is a wildly unhappy kid from a broken home who gets beaten up twice a week because his dad is a mean drunk. That kind of thing.
Wow John. I love this sarcastic (but true) little pick-me-up to start my Thanksgiving morning. You rock! So do I!