What do you think...?

Question

...is the STRONGEST thing you've ever done?
Something you would be proud, but humble to admit.

For me, that would be standing up in a courtroom full of people and loudly cussing out my divorce lawyer, and firing him on the spot, for doing something without my persmission or knowledge. Aside from all officials present, were my not-yet-ex-husband, my in-laws, my mother, and my friend. The lawyer had a bad reputation, and the crowd in the courtroom cheered. The judge let me rant, and then told the fired lawyer to leave the courtroom.

WHY on God's green earth, would anybody give me a "thumbs down" on this question???

Answer 1

i did a HEIMLICH maneuver to a stranger inside the mall coz he was choking.. good thing i knew first aids....

Answer 2

The strongest thing I have ever done is survive. At 17 I had my first child, at 20 my second. By 21 I had to become temporary legal gaurdian over my mother who I had to put out a missing person's report on, b/c she is schizophrenic and wound up over 200 miles away, almost dead of a drug overdose. (that i had to take on by myself) Then by the time I was 22 and my youngest was not quite 2; she almost died when she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. So, I had to take on that responsibility too.This last March I finally had my hystorectomy due to an unknown illness. Now that I am 23 I am currently trying to go back to school and again get my mother help, and maybe becoming her legal gaurdian again. In other words, I don't know that you can really compare ones strongest point to anothers. The strongest thing anyone can do is live, everyone hits some bumps on their path in life.

Answer 3

well, snickers, I've always considered myself a strong person until I read your question. That's when I realized that I haven't done many "strong" things in my life. I've remained strong throughout things that happened to me, but I've not done many things that I would consider strong.

The first thought that came to mind is that I broke up with a guy that I thought I was in love with so he could pursue his career. We wanted different things, and he was more than willing to give up his dream for me. I let him go, and he was able to pursue a music career and is actually mildly successful. That, however, was a good thing, because right after that, I met my soulmate, so I'm not sure that was a strong thing to do or if it was just the "right" thing to do.

The second thought that comes to mind is standing up to my mother about the way she was treating my sister. However, my mother and I have never been close, so I'm not sure that was a "strong" thing to do either.

The third thought was "surely I have done something strong for my children", but other than the everyday pretending not to be scared when I really am, or trying to look out for their best interests, I haven't really had an opportunity to do something "strong" for them.

So I guess I haven't really done anything strong in my life. I have had to be strong to make it through some very painful situations, and I feel that so far, I've done ok with that. I am putting my happiness on hold to protect someone else, but that's not really my choice, is it?

Wow! I guess I'm not really that strong after all.

I don't know why anyone would give you a thumbs down for this question. I'm sure they meant to hit the thumbs up and just accidentally hit the wrong button.

Answer 4

My son was only 8 months old and in the hospital. He had already been through 2 surgeries and many procedures some were not even necessary. We were sitting in the hospital room and the nurse came in and said that she had to do some kind of test and change his formula. I asked her why and she said the Dr ordered it. Well no Dr discused this with me and I refused for her to touch my son until I talked to the Dr that wrote the order. It wasn't until the next day that the Dr came in and thought that she was going to be smart with me but I stopped her and asked her who she thought she was just thinking that she can do whatever she wants to my son without even asking me or telling me what she was doing. Then I went right up to the nurses station and told them to never let that woman in my sons room again. I am so glad that I did because later on the formula that the nurse left for me to give to my son we noticed that it was expired and the test that she wanted to do was totally unnecessary. Just when I thought I was mentally weekened and exausted I found this strength to fight for my sons well being.

Answer 5

Good for you, some attorney's need to be put in their place.... I am proud of myself for getting the courage to divorce my X husband after 12 years of physical abuse....That was the hardest step I ever had to take then even harder, raising my 2 children alone, but I did it and I'm proud of the type of people they grew to be....

Answer 6

Last semester at the university I made a friend who was funny, and very intelligent. She dressed very geeky, and looked retarded. One day we were walking trough the halls of the science building and this pretty girl was looking at my friend with the eyes of OMG this girl is so ugly.. so I just turned around and said" what you looking at oxygenated enzyme looking like non reacting polypeptide rigth in her face and she was so ashamed she did not picked on my friend EVER! I cant stand abuse.

Answer 7

Sitting in my mother's kitchen writing out her obituary less than 10 hours after she died. She died on Thursday. My brother and sister did not arrive until Saturday night. My dad was no help. That is when I realized I was strong. My kidney transplant was the other time.

Answer 8

i live in the south and when my sister died and had a closed casket and was cremated..it was a taboo down here ........but i was her wishes......i finally got tired of hearing the crap so i got up and made a very (not 2 nice) statement and showed them her diary where she proclaimed her wishes....basically i told them where they all could go...I was so proud of that and would do it again....i mean really.....she had lost a lot of weight and she looked bad and she didn't want people to stare at her and OMG ...they wanted 2 take her picture..(a southern thing) she asked my not to let that happen and by god i wasn't .....and didn't ...sometimes i still here the crap.....GET OVER IT ALL READY ........thks 4 letting me vent......

Answer 9

probably stood up for myself to my parents. they always tried to control me as a teen. it wasnt normal, they were always down my throat about something. my younger brother could have done something and they blamed it on me. so one day my mom was ranting and raving about how i called her boss and told her boss a bunch of crap (i didnt even know her boss's name) so i told her i quit. i packed my things and moved out at 17. nothing they could have done. she has backed off greatly now. used to i let them step all over me. comming home from school around 3:40, had to mow their grass (an acre) for free and then at 5:00 had to be at work until 12 am and went to bed around 2 because of homework. if not mowing, i had other chores my mother should have done. hell, i was washing her clothes! it was just too out of hand.
to this day im still proud of myself. my father wont talk to me, but he can get over it. im not there to cook him dinner every night or iron his uniforms or wash his dishes. im on my own and free. its an awesome feeling.

Answer 10

GOOD FOR YOU !!!!! MORE WOMEN NEED TO STAND UP FOR THEMSELVES !!
The strongest thing I've ever done was learn how to walk again after a horse riding accident, when the doctors told me that I would never walk again.HA !!!!!!!!
It was tough,but I KNEW they were wrong !!!!!

Answer 11

The strongest thing I've ever done was whimper away when my ex-wife kicked me out!