My Desire to Have a Child Showed me that I Needed Anger Management

<p>Most people who know me would probably describe me as a laid-back person. I value harmony. I&rsquo;m calm and patient. I&rsquo;m nurturing. And not to brag, but I&rsquo;m an excellent peacekeeper. I consider myself to be a gentle person. As such, I thought all of these things meant that I didn&rsquo;t have any issues with anger. I didn&rsquo;t realize how wrong I was. Imagine my shock when I realized that I was, indeed, angry. For a time, I think I may have been one of the angriest people I knew.</p> <p>I grew up believing anger was a bad emotion, while happiness was the only truly good one. I was so resistant to anger that I believed fun-loving and happy were the only acceptable modes of behavior. I once believed all the cliches we hear today about anger. You know the ones.&nbsp;<em>Anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die</em>.&nbsp;<em>Don&rsquo;t let the sun go down on your anger.&nbsp;</em>I made it a point never to display anger. Where did I learn this? The place where all learning takes place for us, family &mdash; most notably my parents.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@berniesdaughter/i-needed-anger-management-ebf86cd140cc"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>