Jewish Guilt

I need to vent about Jewish guilt for a few minutes. As a Jew, I am entitled to do this. Jewish guilt is like no other guilt on the planet. It makes you do some crazy and stupid things. Not only do I have a very close relationship with my mother, but I have the Jewish guilt on top of that. I receive the guilt all of the time and then have the problem of giving in to it. Yes, this is a problem because I end up doing this that I would not normally do. I go back and forth in my head all of the time about whether I should do things and once I finally make up my mind... there is the Jewish guilt that comes into play. It messes me up. I end up doing things that I don't want to do and giving in to other people.

I have come to realize that mothers are not the only ones to give Jewish guilt... it's a whole conspiracy. Anyone who is Jewish can give this type of guilt. And stupid me gives in to everyone.

I consider myself extremely independent, except when it comes to other people giving advice combined with the Jewish guilt. I need to just stop telling people stuff and asking for advice. Now I look like an idiot and have the Jewish guilt to thank! The only good thing about Jewish guilt is that it is a good excuse when I do something stupid.