Up till being about 24 I spoke my mind - good or bad, hurtful to others or not. Then I had the twins at 25 and Matt at 27. I calmed down so much that I was almost asleep I let people walk all over me and cried daily because people were mean to me.
Then on my 40th birthday I found out that I was pregnant with Tomster. I decided that day that nobody would be allowed to say what they wanted about me. I found the old Shabbs.....when I met Chellester she 'made' me speak my mind and a new, improved, nasty piece of work was invented - the new Shabbster.
Nobody says anything nowadays that I dont like or appreciate. Sometimes, though, it takes all the courage I have to confront someone. BUT when it comes to Dan, Tom, Em, Lew or my DH - DO NOT UPSET ANY OF THEM I always knew I would fight to the death for my friends and family but I never knew I would be this fierce