my mom once told me "accountability will always feel like an attack when you are not ready to acknowledge how your behavior harms others" and that shit is real.
@teaaa_04 After a certain age, we can begin to choose differently, yes. But many still live in patterns shaped by early environments they’ve never been taught to question.
Awareness is a process, not a switch. Healing isn’t a matter of age, it’s a matter of access, safety, and timing.