My oldest daughter was a perfectionist. So much, that she tried to kill herself when she was 16 because she couldn't measure up to her own standards. Today, I would know the warning signs. Back then, I didn't. She came very close to dying.

She still thinks she has to be perfect. She's back in college and trying to be an A student (which she is) mom and wife. And, she has health problems because of the stress. Her doctor is running scans on her this week as she's bleeding and having severe stomach pains. Said all of her signs are indicative a cancer. Please pray for her. She was the college biology student of the year. She's the first student in the history of the school to ever get a perfect score on the pharmacy test. This is because she makes herself study so much and has to be perfect. Poor thing.