How is it possible that someone who is supposed to have a mentoring relationship with someone can spend an entire hour talking about themselves and never once ask "How are you doing?"
A second (actually fifth) career Episcopal priest, I am serving as Director of Transition Ministry in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. I help parishes find priests and priests find new calls.How did a RC convent girl with a Teamster shop-steward dad end up here?
Married to Pastoral Husband, AKA PH, an ordained minister and full-time pastoral counselor. Three kids from the prior marriage: Strong Opinions, artistic 30 y.o. girl trying on the world for size, Stonemason, 32 y.o. guy working with his hands in the North Country, Litigator, highly verbal 34 y.o. with aspirations to be the next Michael Moore. Two stepsons, 4 step grandkids, a cat. Way too many books.Well, there are never too many books...
4 comments:
Ouch. Sorry that is happening.
absolutely not what should have happened -- and amazingly easy to do, even when one knows better and has known better for a long, long time.
I just used that exact description to a friend to define a toxic friendship (one that is always that way).
A mentor who EVER does that? I would think would fall into the same category: toxic.
I hate that.
That sucks. I'm sorry!
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