07/20/2025
The adultifying of children is so real and so historically prolific. The value of having a childhood, in which it is safe to be vulnerable and have needs, is immeasurable.
Many adults struggle with never having had that themselves, and the act of parenting their own children can cause a traumatic response.
There is no shame in needing support. There is only strength in reaching out.
I still woke up every day with that same crushing fatigue, that same foggy feeling in my head, and that same sense of being trapped in a body that wouldn’t cooperate.