Being empowered

我的原创博客 Being empowered，今天写了第４７篇，欢迎大家捧场。

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“You are so stupid; you haven’t done anything smart.” Have you been discouraged by someone like that in your life?

Spouses or life partners affect each other a lot as they are in a very close relationship. The first several years after I got married, I always thought I was a person who could not be independent and was not capable of doing lots of simple things ,such as cook a meal for my family. I relied on my family and my husband told me that I was not smart so I should always listen to him.

I had the belief that I was not a smart person for several years. I did not believe I could be like those intelligent women who can be very independent and be the owner of their lives. I was like a snail, who needed to stay in a shell and hide when meeting with any challenges. I believed that the only person who could help and rescue me was my spouse.

One day I had a car accident, after I just got my driver license in China. I hit a taxi when I was driving on a driveway. After I had heard a “bang” on my car, I turned off the engine and shrank in the car; I dared not open the door although the taxi driver was angrily knocking on the window.

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