You Do Have Rights!

Sometimes we find ourselves 'bogged down' with responsibilities.  So much so that we often forget our 'rights'.  I thought it may be useful to remind ourselves of 'our rights'.  Here we go!

I have the right 

- to state my own needs and set my own priorities as a person independent of any roles I may assume in my life

- to be treated with respect as an intelligent, capable and equal human being

- to express my feelings

- to express my opinions and values

- to say yes and no for myself without feeling guilty

- to make mistakes

- to change my mind

- to say I do not understand

- to ask for what I want

- to get what I pay for

- to decline responsibility for other people's problems

- to be listened to

- to be taken seriously

- to deal with others without being dependent upon them for their approval

- to choose not to assert myself if I wish

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