P!nk - Perfect

The last week hasn't been great for the family, especially for Xian and the hub.

Too much angst. Too much anger. Too many insecurities.

And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

My firstborn's growing up fast, and many issues have started to surface. She's academically weaker than her peers and struggling to keep up. And it really doesn't help that she's put under pressure to achieve better results. I'm not even talking about getting 'A's or 'B's. Obtaining a passing grade is already a tall order for someone with learning disabilities, regardless of how "mild" her dyslexia is.

The hub's facing challenges (both good and bad) at work. Being the perfectionist that he is, he places high demands on himself and on his colleagues, so you can well imagine the stress he's in.

Yes, I can be there to provide the emotional support for them, but at the end of the day, I can't jump in to take over the reigns because I'm not them. And we all have different coping mechanisms built into a our systems.

So P!nk's Perfect really resonates deeply. For Xian, my wish is that she'll overcome those insecurities, recognise her weaknesses and embrace her strengths. For the hub, my wish is that he opens up and realises that he can't always be a hero to bear the burden of the world on his shoulders. As I mentioned in one of my previous tweets: "No-one's perfect. Even Superman grows weak in the presence of Kryptonite."

We should all really forget about being faultless and perfect, and love ourselves wholeheartedly. Else we'll all be chasing after that elusive pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.



Perfect

Made a wrong turn, Once or twice
Dug my way out, Blood and fire
Bad decisions, That's alright
Welcome to my silly life

Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood
Miss "no way, it's all good", It didn't slow me down
Mistaken, Always second guessing
Under estimated, Look, I'm still around

Pretty, pretty please
Don't you ever, ever feel
Like your less than perfect.
Pretty, pretty please
If you ever, ever feel
Like your nothing
You're perfect to me.

You're so mean,
When you talk, About yourself, You are wrong.
Change the voices, In your head
Make them like you Instead.

So complicated,
Look happy, You'll make it!
Filled with so much hatred
Such a tired game.
It's enough, I've done all I can think of
Chased down all my demons, I've seen you do the same.
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsty.com/pink-perfect-lyrics.html ]
Oh, Pretty, pretty please
Don't you ever, ever feel
Like your less than perfect.
Pretty, pretty please
If you ever, ever feel
Like your nothing
You're perfect to me.

The whole world stares so I swallow the fear,
The only thing I should be drinking is an ice cold beer.
So cool in line and we try, try, try,
But we try too hard, it's a waste of my time.
Done looking for the critics, cause they're everywhere
They don't like my jeans, they don't get my hair
We change ourselves and we do it all the time

Why do we do that? Why do I do that?
(Why do I do that?)

[Yeah~, Ohh~ pretty pretty please, Ohh~]

Pretty, pretty please
Don't you ever, ever feel
Like your less than perfect.
Pretty, pretty please
If you ever, ever feel
Like your nothing
You're perfect to me.

You're perfect, You're perfect
Pretty, pretty please
Don't you ever, ever feel
Like your less than perfect.
Pretty, pretty please
If you ever, ever feel
Like your nothing
You're perfect to me.