I saw a woman on TikTok say she was a “good girl” her whole life. Did everything the “right” way. Followed the rules. Kept the peace. Put everyone else first.
Now she’s in her 40s and said all she feels like she has to show for it is grief and a lot of built-up anger.
And honestly… as a woman in her 20s, I felt that deeply . Because nobody really talks about how being the “good girl” often benefits everyone around you… except the actual good girl.
Everyone else gets the patience, the understanding, the sacrifice.
And she’s the one left realizing she spent years shrinking herself just to keep everyone else comfortable.