aunt agony

for some unknown reasons, i always become the aunt agony of people around me. i even have my staff coming to me to tell me things about them that they do not normally tell people. but they would share it with me in-confidence. i felt honoured that they trust me with their secrets. yet, at times, i do wonder if i feel pressured subconsciously. people will tell me things like - my son is actually fostered and not really mine, i had problems with childbirth, etc...

i supposed it is partly becos i have the very unthreatening look (or do i! haha), or perhaps i give people the feel of confidence, or perhaps people feel comfortable with me, or when they know that i was previously a religious teacher... hmmm... whatever it is, whenever people come to share their secrets or their troubles with me, i will always try to counsel them or to help them see things from another perspective... that is perhaps the least i can do to repay them for their trust in me.

:-)