My mom passed away in the middle of the semester unexpectedly, and I still managed to leave my family, go back to school, and get that motherfreaking 4.0
‘I overplayed my part’, ‘I cared too much’ no. you were simply being you: gentle & thoughtful. someone was using you for their own benefit and you’re trying to understand how you messed it up? you didn’t. they didn’t value you the way you valued them, and that’s never your fault.