Author Disillusioned Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 The thing I find is that men who call themselves alpha, are usually the opposite of. I think someone comfortable and confident in himself won't have to state it. I still congratulate you on your success OP. I am trying to work more on myself as well. The thing most people don't understand about me is that when I was younger, other people who were older and/or had more authority were always trying to micromanage my life, telling me what I could and couldn't do. I was always getting the shaft for things that other people did. I honestly believe my family wanted a retarded kid who'd happily accept any unpleasant thing they shoved in front of him... then they treated me badly when they figured out I was smarter than most boys. Now some of them are dead because of their own bad decisions, while others are starting to realize they can't really do anything (legally, at least) to keep me from doing what I want to do with my life. My closest friend had it even worse than I did... HE grew up in the shadow of his over-achieving older brother and was constantly being told he'd always be a failure and would never amount to anything. He ended up marrying a domineering woman who treated him as her personal servant (this went on for 10 years). At one point, he was even suicidal and I talked him back from the brink... then he finally got up the courage to divorce the woman who'd almost ruined his life. Now 5 years later, he's working on getting his DVM. But hey, that's what friends are for, right? Link to post Share on other sites
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