still, at my big age, i immediately feel like i’m overreacting whenever i try to explain to someone why they hurt my feelings. the way i want to backspace, backtrack, delete my existence and pretend i never mentioned a thing. it’s so foreign to me to validate myself.
I totally understand homes where one person goes out to work and the other partner takes care of the home. But why will you have 2 adults with 9-5 jobs, in a home and only one person is burdened with all the house work? I don’t get it. I will never get it.
Working your job while working on your mental health while working on your relationships while working on physical health while working on your family while working on sleep habits while working on self-care while working on exercise while working on personal goals while working
Today, April 13,2022 I am no longer using the term “imposter syndrome”. Last night Dr.@atachine informed me this concept was developed by two white women to explain why minoritized folks feel like outsiders or face self-doubt
apologizing to myself for all the times i blindly allowed people who continuously invalidated my emotions near me. i didn’t deserve that. i deserved better. i now know why i allowed it and i no longer allow it but i still mourn the times i didn’t know any better.