Is Obama Throwing a Pity Party?

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If your theme song has become “It’s my party, and I’ll cry if I want to,” you need to get a new song.

by Michelle Medlock Adams
Mar 16, 2015

Are You Throwing a Pity Party?

My mama was a hoot. You might say, she called ‘em like she saw ‘em–especially when it came to her children. She was an encourager and a cheerleader, but when we needed tough love, she wasn’t afraid to dish out a big helping. And I needed a helping from time to time.

Whenever I would get down about something or start saying negative things, she’d listen and encourage for a bit. Then she’d say, “Listen, Poor Pitiful Pearl, nobody wants to come to your pity party.”

As much as I hated to admit it, she was right. The only ones showing up at a pity party…