when i'm mad from my perspective but i can also see their perspective so now i’m carrying double the emotional weight and being eaten away by my anger and empathy
there’s a version of withdrawal that comes from feeling like no one actually wants to know you deeply, even the people who think they do
& I think seeing too much while feeling unseen changes you
As a child I questioned everything that didn't make sense to me. That's why patriarchy and religion just never had a strong hold. You're supposed to be the one cooking, why. You will get sent to hell, why. In your husband's house, why.