Empathy

empathy... the ability to sense and understand someone else's feelings as if they were one's own [Greek empatheia affection, passion]

I don't understand why I am such am empathetic person? Especially toward my family!!! I swear when one of them hurts I hurt and I can actually feel it in my heart :( I have oodles of empathy for my sister right now. I know deep down she has to be hurting over the fact that some people just aren't supportive of her. I know either way she'll be ok but it can't be easy!

I keep thinking my dad will pull out of this little mess he has going on in his head about my sister but he's not. He has taken everything so much to heart when really you should never take what a 16 year old says to heart. He gets frustrated when he doesn't see or hear from her but I don't know what 16 year old what's to talk to their parents. I told my dad that but still he's all butt hurt about everything. He says to me today that he's not going to check her baby site because she should be calling him. I'm afraid he's ruining their relationship because he can't see that she's a teenager. My heart is literally aching over all of this and I have no clue what to do anymore. I kinda just feel like I have to step back and say if you guys can't work it out I can't sit here and try to make you.

Maybe everything will be just fine... I just need to not let it stress me out. Thank goodness for Piloga tomorrow!