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Weekly Contest #287
From the very beginning, when things got difficult, I felt it was always me having to take on the full weight of the problem. Without any room for error lest things get even worse. If I messed up, said the wrong thing, took the wrong approach, I felt as if it was my fault. But I also conditioned us to be that way, I never wanted you to deal with issues, mine or otherwise. So I just took it all upon myself not knowing that I couldn't handle it. And my pride wouldn't let me tell you that I couldn't handle it. But there were problems that...
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