21/02/2026
Free yourself, lovely one.
So many years of worrying about upsetting other people.
So many times of choosing to not say because the other person wasn't strong enough.
So many days and nights of having to be the grown up because it suited other people to remain like a child.
So many secret tears of anger and rage shed because you had to be the strong one while everyone else left you to pick up the pieces.
So many times of having to be the one that looked the difficult things in the face, while everyone else buried their heads in the sand.
Oh brave soul, the loneliness. The weariness. The despair. The longing that someone, anyone, might just take care of YOU for a change.
So listen up. Take this in. Ponder hard.
All that is based upon the biggest con out there. You learn it and you believe it, and then you live it.
The con? That no one but you is strong enough.
Yes they are, tender heart. They bloody are. They just have to dig deep and face their fears and grow into who they're capable of being.
While you do it for them - which is your part in perpetuating this nightmare - they'll never discover what they can do, or bear, or survive or work out.
Free yourself, sweet soul. Walk alongside instead of carrying. Listen instead of taking over. Offer choices rather than solving.
This might be the biggest test of your life, and that con you've bought into will make it really scary.
But know what? It will feel so good. To breathe again. To find your voice again. To be you again.
Free yourself, lovely one.
Start now 💖
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