I’m behind the eight-ball on this one … weeks behind … but if you haven’t already read this incredible post on the Single Dad Laughing blog, I recommend you do so. http://www.danoah.com/2010/09/disease-called-perfection.html#idc-cover My husband found this article and forwarded it to me, wondering how similar Australian society is to US society. I think Australia labours under a different strain of the same disease.  It’s very human to fear rejection.  What changes, from culture to culture, and from person to person, is what we’re afraid of being rejected for.  One person’s shame is another’s pride. Maybe, just maybe, “being real” registers …Read more