I’m learning to stop being overly nice because it gets you taken advantage of , people look at you as a easy lick and do things to you they’d never do to a person who comes off “mean” or stern. I have no intentions on being the nicest anymore.
Co-parenting with someone who broke your heart while protecting your child's innocence is PhD-level emotional intelligence. That's not weakness. That's warrior work.
I feel like people who feel themselves too much, people with too much ego and pride, are actually the most insecure. I could be wrong, but it’s giving the energy of someone who constantly needs validation, who hides their fears behind a mask of confidence, and who overcompensates for what they’re afraid of admitting about themselves.