Enemy

So, I have to tell write about this person who has really been bugging me lately. Let me describe this person and see if you can figure out who it is before I reveal it at the end of my blog.
This person is someone who just doesn't seem to be able to figure it out. They just don't understand how to get the members in their family to all of the places that they need to be. They are constantly in a rush and frequently behind the pack. It is seriously annoying how they just can't seem to keep up with everyone and they seem to always slow everyone down.
This person doesn't seem to accomplish much. I don't think that it's not because they are not motivated, but sometimes they seem to take too much on. Don't get me wrong, this person is generally a nice person, but it can sometimes be hard to get to know them because they seem to be a bit shy. Because of this it seems as though they are standoffish, but I think that there is more to them than that.
This person doesn't seem to want to follow the mould. They don't break the rules, but they try to be a bit different than everyone else. This person has a hard time being spontanious and it is really hard on them when changes are made to plans.
Have you ever heard of the saying "Early to Bed and Early to Rise Makes a Man Happy, and Healthy, and Wise"? Well so has this person, but they hardly ever go to sleep early, and they have a hard time waking up in the morning.
This person's house is rarely clean. I go there quite often and they are always making up an excuse as to why their house is messy. I mean it can't be that hard to keep a house clean right? I know that this person has a few children, but if they could just control their children better, or teach them better, the kids should be able to keep all of their stuff clean right?
I know that I am not alone in my opinion of this person. I have heard various others say most of these comments either to me or to other people about this person. I do have to say that I agree with them when they say it, but I feel so bad for this person when they say it because there has to be another side to the story.
Why have I told you about this person? Why do I even associate myself with this person? I can't help it. I actually love this person. I know that this person has tons of flaws. . . many of which are listed here, but I also know that there are two sides to every story.
Maybe when we see someone who always has a messy house we are missing the fact that this person spends some of their time helping others, or teaching others, or working, or playing with their children. Maybe when we see someone who refuses to go to bed early we are missing the fact that that might be the only quite time alone that this person gets in a day. Maybe when we see someone who wants to stand out what we are really seeing is someone who is independent.
I would like to think that people would like to see both sides of the story. I would like to think that I would like to see both sides of the story. In this case, the person that I have been describing is ME. The descriptions I have made above are things that I have sometimes thought about myself on days like today when I have been exhausted, and overwhelmed. I don't think that I am that bad, but I am sometimes my own worst enemy. Aren't we all sometimes? Don't we sometimes feel as though we don't measure up? We can often forget the positive things in our lives and focus on the negative and get really bogged down.
This was me today. Writing about it has made me feel better. I hope that one day I can overcome some of my weaknesses and not be my own worst enemy.