Jaramillo, "Self-Portrait: Caretaking"

SELF-PORTRAIT: CARETAKING
an indictment
Canéla Analucinda Jaramillo

TEXT:

But it wasn't like they stole from you; you knew exactly what you were doing. Think about it: every time you held their hands, mothered their frustrations, who came out on top? And every time you played the victim, how did you make them pay? It's about control -- don't forget that. You need to see yourself as simple and giving. Makes you feel superior. It's not like they used you. You left yourself wide open.

"Self-Portrait: Caretaking, An Indictment" © 1990, 1996 by
Canéla Analucinda Jaramillo

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	TEXT: But it wasn't like they stole from you; you knew exactly what you were doing. Think about it: every time you held their hands, mothered their frustrations, who came out on top? And every time you played the victim, how did you make them pay? It's about control -- don't forget that. You need to see yourself as simple and giving. Makes you feel superior. It's not like they used you. You left yourself wide open.