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Personally, I think the “eldest daughter” trope was hijacked by women who just so happen to be born first out of their siblings when in actuality…it stems from women who are the eldest and usually grew up in SINGLE parent households where they did have to be the 2nd mom and were tasked with overwhelming responsibility of cooking, cleaning, watching, bathing, and even being held accountable for everything their younger siblings did since elementary school.
Never having time to themselves. Never getting to do what they wanted because they had to think about their younger siblings. Being the authority figure for a parent that is barely there because they work a lot. Getting in trouble for not catering to their siblings.
It’s time we admit that’s where this stems from. Let’s not act like people don’t have this type of life. Being born first isn’t the issue, it’s the conditions that woman was born into that make it the issue and why they feel like they are surrogate mothers to their younger siblings.
Ngl, adult friendships require grace. People are very busy. People are healing. People are growing. People are taking time for self care just like you. Less communication isn’t less love. Check in not out.
I love when I stick to the program. Whether it’s going to the gym, cutting someone off, eating right, or setting boundaries. When I validate my worth with my actions I gain more love and respect for myself.
Men can't manage to be friends with women without ending up developing feelings... but, somehow, they can be in a whole relationship with a woman without feeling a thing.
I no longer need hardcore proof to validate what my intuition tells me. If something feels off about a person, place, thing, it's because something is off. i'm not sticking around to discover what it is. My time and my energy are way too valuable.